Question about TDEE

justjenny

I just figured my TDEE on a website. It says my BMP is 1247, and my TDEE is 2198. In order to lose weight, do I have to subtract 500 from the 2198? So I should be eating 1698 to lose a pound a week? Is that how it works?

SezxyStef

exactly how it works.

and it seems fairly reasonable as well.

quiksylver296

Agreed. Remember that you do not eat back exercise calories when you use TDEE. Good luck, @justjenny!

justjenny

Thanks! So just so I am clear, my BMP is what I burn just living...no exercise, etc. I should never go below that number correct?

cwolfman13

justjenny wrote: »

I just figured my TDEE on a website. It says my BMP is 1247, and my TDEE is 2198. In order to lose weight, do I have to subtract 500 from the 2198? So I should be eating 1698 to lose a pound a week? Is that how it works?

Yeah, your TDEE is essentially your maintenance calories...you cut from your maintenance calories...it includes your BMR, your NEAT (day to day stuff), and your exercise. Your BMR is the calories you burn merely existing.

SezxyStef

justjenny wrote: »

Thanks! So just so I am clear, my BMP is what I burn just living...no exercise, etc. I should never go below that number correct?

BMR (Basal metabolic rate) is the number of calories to allow organ function etc. So just living not moving.
NEAT(Non exercies activtiy Thermogenisis)number of calories you use living and moving without Exercise (MFP is based off NEAT)

It doesn't matter if you go below it as long as it's not for an extended period of time like 2 years....;)

justjenny

NEAT? This is the first time I have ever heard of that. Wow. You do learn something new every day!

loulamb7

Just be aware that these are estimates, YMMV. Start with TDEE-500 and if you lose 1 lbs a week over 3-6 weeks then the estimate is valid for you. Adjust your calories based on your personal data.

clark614

What do you mean when you say MFP uses NEAT?

earlnabby

clark614 wrote: »

What do you mean when you say MFP uses NEAT?

They figure out what calories you need for your daily activity without exercise. When you exercise above your daily activity, then you eat more because you burned more. The point is to have a NET calorie expenditure that is fairly consistent. NEAT stands for Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis.

shadow2soul

clark614 wrote: »

What do you mean when you say MFP uses NEAT?

@clark614 - MFP estimates how much you will burn in a 24 HR WITHOUT exercise (aka your NEAT) and gives you a calorie goal off of that.
This is why MFP adds calories to your day when you log them.

MFP has you low on rest days and high on workout days (once workouts are logged).
TDEE gives you a constant goal no matter what.

With everything selected properly your avg daily intake with MFP's method tends to be really close to whatever TDEE - 10 to 20% would be.
Example:
Following MFP's method (low calorie on rest days/high calorie on workout days) has me avg around 1900 cals (Netting 1550 for 0.5lb per week).

IIFYM.com gives me 1930 for a 15% cut (a little over 0.5lb per week).

Christine_72

clark614 wrote: »

What do you mean when you say MFP uses NEAT?

It means that exercise is NOT counted in the calories mfp gives you, you wll lose weight eating those amount of calories with zero exercise.
Exercise calories get added on top of your base calories separately.

yarwell

TDEE = BMR + TEF + NEAT + Exercise

NEAT does not include BMR. It is the energy cost of Activity that is Not Exercise (the clue is in the name).