Please help me with calories

drummondk
drummondk Posts: 79 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Can someone please help me calculate how many calories I need to lose weight? I feel like I might not be eating enough? I've tried different websites, but they all say something different.

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  • 5stringjeff
    5stringjeff Posts: 790 Member
    What does the MFP calculator tell you?
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    5stringjeff wrote: »
    What does the MFP calculator tell you?

    This. MFP's has been pretty accurate for me.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Enter your goals and stats into MFP and it will generate a calorie goal for you. Have you done this and you don't think it's enough? If so, did you choose an aggressive weight loss goal (like 2 pounds a week)?
  • drummondk
    drummondk Posts: 79 Member
    I have out my info in MFP, but I was wanting to try TDEE, which MFP doesn't use. Or am I wrong?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    drummondk wrote: »
    I have out my info in MFP, but I was wanting to try TDEE, which MFP doesn't use. Or am I wrong?

    If you want to use another goal, you can manually enter that into MFP as your goal.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    I've used Scooby's TDEE calculator (for kicks and giggles), and there are several online if you google search TDEE Calculator.
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    drummondk wrote: »
    I have out my info in MFP, but I was wanting to try TDEE, which MFP doesn't use. Or am I wrong?

    You are correct MFP's calorie goal is before exercise. If you have set a weight loss goal it has also subtracted calorie to meet that goal. TDEE is going to give you your total estimated calories burned per day including excercise and you will need to subtract calories off of that for your goal.

    What does your workout routine look like?
  • drummondk
    drummondk Posts: 79 Member
    ryry62685 wrote: »
    drummondk wrote: »
    I have out my info in MFP, but I was wanting to try TDEE, which MFP doesn't use. Or am I wrong?

    You are correct MFP's calorie goal is before exercise. If you have set a weight loss goal it has also subtracted calorie to meet that goal. TDEE is going to give you your total estimated calories burned per day including excercise and you will need to subtract calories off of that for your goal.

    What does your workout routine look like?

    I walk 2-3 miles a day and I do PiYo (a mix of Pilates and yoga).
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    drummondk wrote: »
    I have out my info in MFP, but I was wanting to try TDEE, which MFP doesn't use. Or am I wrong?

    TDEE is an estimate of maintenance. This number includes exercise MFP does not. So you can start with this number and reduce it by 250 (1/2 pound per week)......500 (1 pound per week).....750 (1.5 pounds per week).

    Using TDEE don't eat back exercise calories because they are already accounted for.
  • drummondk
    drummondk Posts: 79 Member
    According to one TDEE calculator I just used, it says I should eat about 1500 calories a day. That is more than what I've been eating.

    Could my stall in weight loss be that I wasn't eating enough?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    drummondk wrote: »
    According to one TDEE calculator I just used, it says I should eat about 1500 calories a day. That is more than what I've been eating.

    Could my stall in weight loss be that I wasn't eating enough?

    No. If you weren't eating enough (that is, if you were at a deficit), you would lose weight.

    If you are eating less than 1,500 and not losing weight, my guess is that you have a logging issue.
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    Just remember when comparing that MFP uses "NEAT", not "TDEE"
    Pick one and go! Basically I prefer MFP and it's numbers because it doesn't assume I'm going to exercise, that becomes "extra" which feels better to me personally.

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