is going by TDEE definitely the best route??

Porcelaine22

Just trying to do a little bit of research about the ins and outs of high or low calorie intake when trying to lose weight... MFP sits me at a 1200 calorific intake but to be honest I don't think its high enough... should I follow my TDEE?

Ready2Rock206

It's been working for me!

Just remember MFP is 1200 PLUS exercise calories - so a lot of times it can be quite similar to your TDEE.

My0WNinspiration

I love food. Using the TDEE method has allowed me to eat as much as I can and still lose weight. So yea, for me its the best way. Sure beats starving myself and then binging afterwards.

AmyRhubarb

MFP works great if you enter your information realistically - such as an accurate activity level and target loss per week (sedentary and 2lbs a week loss will get you 1200 every time), and then enter your exercise and eat those cals back. Done properly, it comes pretty close to the TDEE minus 20% for most.

I used MFP's method for awhile, but as I got closer to goal weight, I wanted to sort of fine tune things, and have a better understanding of what my calorie parameters were, to avoid under- as well as over-eating. Calculating my body fat percentage, BMR, and TDEE though this topic helped me do that: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

Once I had my BMR and TDEE, I set my goal with a 20% cut from TDEE and made sure I ate above my BMR. It was very freeing in the food department, because while I generally aimed to hit my daily goal, I also knew that as long as I didn't go over my TDEE, I wouldn't gain. I find it easier to just go for my daily goal no matter what, and not worry about eating back exercise cals.

Been eating this way (at a 10-15% cut now, and often over goal as it's summer and I'm not being super disciplined!) for about a year and half, and have had my best success with losing the fat.

jwdieter

It's a cosmetic difference getting at the same basic principles.

shutupandlift13

If using them both correctly, its the same route.

twinketta

It's been working for me!

Just remember MFP is 1200 PLUS exercise calories - so a lot of times it can be quite similar to your TDEE.

Exactly.

DopeItUp

Six of one, half dozen of an another. If you're doing it right they should come out pretty similar.

cwolfman13

If you're doing it right, it's gonna be 6 of 1.

My MFP net calorie goal to lose 1 Lb per week was 1,850 calories...plus my exercise calories, I was grossing between 2100-2200 calories per day depending on the workout I did. My TDEE - 20% goal is 2,150 gross calories...the exercise is included in my TDEE so I don't eat them back. As you can see, my gross calorie goal is roughly the same with either method. It's just that one does NOT include exercise in my activity level and I log and eat them back. The other method (TDEE) does include them as an estimation of how many hours I work out per week so I don't eat them back.

Again...really pretty much 6 of 1 when you're doing it right.

yarwell

Just trying to do a little bit of research about the ins and outs of high or low calorie intake when trying to lose weight... MFP sits me at a 1200 calorific intake but to be honest I don't think its high enough... should I follow my TDEE?

set it to a lower loss rate if you don't like the target calories, simples.

Healthy_4_Life2

It's a cosmetic difference getting at the same basic principles.

This is so true!!

Francl27

It's been working for me!

Just remember MFP is 1200 PLUS exercise calories - so a lot of times it can be quite similar to your TDEE.

This, although in my experience TDEE-20% is still 100 or 200 more calories. I just do it because it's much easier than having to calculate workouts all the time.

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