False TDEE/BMR & goals

VividDawn

I have a weird situation.

I am technically sedentary. I sit around all day, take a 2 hour afternoon nap. I do volunteer twice a week, but even then I rarely DO anything (I sit and deligate the work to other volunteers, since I'm the Volunteer Coordinator after all! LOL).

BUT I have heart defects. I have recently had a bunch of tests done, and it is estimated that my heart pumps a dozen liters a minute. Most people with normal hearts only do 3-6.... so my heart is working at least twice as hard as normal. My cardiologist said it's like I'm out for a jog 24/7.

Soooo... despite me sitting around doing nothing all the time, my clunky ticker is just burnin' through tons of energy! I used to be able to maintain weight at 1600 calories, now I'm losing on 1800!

On my settings, I have "Active" ...which is a lie. But I put in my true height and weight (5'0"/75) and MFP set my calorie goal at 2010. (net calories consumed). I also set to gain 1 lbs a week.

Is 2010 to gain weight, or is that my TDEE/BMR?

Either way, I manually set my goal to 2500. But I wanted to know if the 2010 suggested was for gaining or maintaining?

Sued0nim

It's neither it's the calorie intake to gain 1lb a week based on your settings

But it's average calculations so you need to just increase your calories until you hit your weight goal over time

Sued0nim

Ps cardiologist meant your cardiovascular function is like you're jogging not your calorie burn

DancingMoosie

TDEE and BMR are not the same thing. TDEE is total daily energy expenditure(what you burn including all acitivities) and BMR is basal metabolic rate(what you would burn if in bed all day). You set your goal to gain, which should go above your TDEE. The only way to know if you calculated correctly is to log your calories and weight over time and track trends. If you gain an average of 1lb/wk, then your calculations are correct. If not, tweak as necessary.

psuLemon

Have you been put on a beta blocker or a steroid to help slow down your heart rate? Orthostatic hypertension can accompany issues with imbalance of electrolytes.


Either way, all calculators are just estimates and you will have to adjust for real life conditions. Pick one number, track for 3-4 weeks and if you aren't gaining, add more calories. If you are gaining too fast, decrease calories.

VividDawn

Yeah, I just got put on Metoprolol, and it's been helping a bit

TavistockToad

psulemon wrote: »

Either way, all calculators are just estimates and you will have to adjust for real life conditions. Pick one number, track for 3-4 weeks and if you aren't gaining, add more calories. If you are gaining too fast, decrease calories.

this!