Little help on BMR, TDEE, and Calories Needed please.

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TwistMotionless
TwistMotionless Posts: 30 Member
edited March 2017 in Health and Weight Loss
I just want to make sure I'm correct on this

My BMR is 2092.
So if I multiple my BMR by 1.375 for Light Exercise I come up with a TDEE of 2876.5, now if I subtract 1000 from that, I get 1876.5 calories so I can be in a 1000 calorie deficit to lose 2 lb's per week, correct?

On days I do not go to the gym I consume 1510 calories a day, (2092 x 1.2 - 1000)

So days I go to the gym: 1876 calories.
Days I do not go to the gym: 1510 calories.

I go to the gym 4 days a week for an hour each day. 30 mins weight training, 30 mins cardio.
Once I get home I do nothing but sit on my computer playing games, no activity outside of the gym, same for days I don't go to the gym.

Weight: 245 lb's
Height: 5'9
Age: 24
Male.

Would this be correct?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    You would actually consume the 1876 every day, since your exercise is averaged out over the week. But that's also if a 1000-calorie deficit is appropriate for you. What are your stats?
  • TwistMotionless
    TwistMotionless Posts: 30 Member
    edited March 2017
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    malibu927 wrote: »
    You would actually consume the 1876 every day, since your exercise is averaged out over the week. But that's also if a 1000-calorie deficit is appropriate for you. What are your stats?

    Weight: 245 lb's
    Height: 5'9
    Age: 24
    Male.
    Body fat %: 34%

    Starting weight was 286 lb's

    Also, why would I not consume less calories on days I do nothing but sit around?
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    What you said appears correct. However, if you use MFP then it will do those calculations for you.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,013 Member
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    TwistMotionless wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    You would actually consume the 1876 every day, since your exercise is averaged out over the week. But that's also if a 1000-calorie deficit is appropriate for you. What are your stats?

    Weight: 245 lb's
    Height: 5'9
    Age: 24
    Male.
    Body fat %: 34%

    Starting weight was 286 lb's

    Also, why would I not consume less calories on days I do nothing but sit around?

    If you are going to use the tdee method, it averages out your exercise cals over the week. Otherwise you can use MFP s method (NEAT) and only eat back exercise cals when you log them.

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