TDEE

AmyJade_mfp

I just entered my details into: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

And It said my TDEE is 2427

What is this? I have no idea?!

sourmash1973

This is how many calories you would need to maintain your current weight according to the info and activity you entered. BMR is the amount it would take to maintain your weight if you were in a coma/sleeping 24/7.

AmyJade_mfp

This is how many calories you would need to maintain your current weight according to the info and activity you entered. BMR is the amount it would take to maintain your weight if you were in a coma/sleeping 24/7.

So if I eat anything less than that then I SHOULD be loosing?

JoRocka

TDEE = total daily energy expenditure.

It means that's what you have to eat to survive and maintain you're current weight.

Eat less than that- you will lose (you'll burn more than you consume)

Eat more than you're TDEE you'll gain. This could mean- either getting fat- or bulking- if you are lifting and trying to get bigger- you NEED to eat more than that- you physically cannot have any significant gains without the surplus.

Otherwise- just eat at TDEE to maintain.

Science.. it's awesome.

AmyJade_mfp

TDEE = total daily energy expenditure.

It means that's what you have to eat to survive and maintain you're current weight.

Eat less than that- you will lose (you'll burn more than you consume)

Eat more than you're TDEE you'll gain. This could mean- either getting fat- or bulking- if you are lifting and trying to get bigger- you NEED to eat more than that- you physically cannot have any significant gains without the surplus.

Otherwise- just eat at TDEE to maintain.

Science.. it's awesome.

...THEN WHY AM I NOT LOOSING ANYTHING?
I eat less than that roughly 1500/1800 whilst being at home for the holidays and for university is 800/1500
What am I doing wrong?

Bekahmardis

Easier to tell you what's wrong if you open your diary so we can take a look. Other than that, are you weighing your food, or just eyeballing it? I love this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

(no sound necessary)

sourmash1973

This is how many calories you would need to maintain your current weight according to the info and activity you entered. BMR is the amount it would take to maintain your weight if you were in a coma/sleeping 24/7.

So if I eat anything less than that then I SHOULD be loosing?

Yep, you got it. Start with 20% less than that. Eat that amount for 4 weeks and see what happens. If you lose 1-2 Lbs a week, great! If you lose slower than that, reduce it a little bit. If you don't lose at all, decrease another 100 to 200 calories and see what happens. If you gain, reduce it another 500 and see what happens. Unfortunately, trial and error plays into it A LOT. Once you find the sweet spot, you will being losing at a steady pace. Good luck!

trogalicious

...THEN WHY AM I NOT LOOSING ANYTHING?
I eat less than that roughly 1500/1800 whilst being at home for the holidays and for university is 800/1500
What am I doing wrong?

Cause every one of these calculators are effectively estimates.
If you aren't weighing your food and getting exact intake, then there could be something wrong with the equation from that point.
You could be over estimating your calorie burn, again, that'd effect the outcome.
It could be that you're not measuring/logging correctly
...or maybe you aren't being as patient as you should be when making changes.

AmyJade_mfp

I see everyones point!
I don't currently log because I am at home for the holidays and I simply have no idea what my mom cooks me for dinner and I can't estimate it either, I could probably do breakfast and lunch but that's about it. The sooner I can get back to university and tracking my food the better!

But thank you! I think I actually get it now!!!!

heybales

If you got the activity level correct for your level, that is your POTENTIAL TDEE with a full burning metabolism.

Now, if you have caused muscle mass loss so far in diet, you have less muscle than expected for someone your age, weight, height. So that makes your TDEE lower than expected.

If you have caused your glucose stores to almost always be depleted to some big level, then that is extra LBM (not muscle, water and glucose) that would be a higher metabolism. So that makes your TDEE lower than possible right now.

If you have under-eaten for your level of activity for some time, causing the muscle mass loss and constantly depleted carb stores, you have likely also lowered your metabolism just on it's own. So that makes your TDEE lower than possible right now.

The solution - figure out your best estimate of TDEE based not on BMR of age, weight, height, but Katch BMR based on bodyfat%.
Figure out your real potential TDEE based on activity calculator using your actual time and type of activity.
Then slowly increase your eating level to what is possible. Remove stress from body that is messing up hormones and fighting fat loss.
Take deficit and lose while eating more than bare minimum.

This will do all the above, and let you track progress with inches, very important.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/813720-spreadsheet-bmr-tdee-deficit-macro-calcs-hrm-zones

sourmash1973

I don't currently log

This is the problem. I would place money on it.

trogalicious

I don't currently log

This is the problem. I would place money on it.

yup. If you don't know what's going in, there's no point in using this site to give other estimates.