Road map spreadsheet help

chasetwins

Hey everyone

I am hoping someone can help or explain something for me

I and now my husband are using the TDEE-% method accompanied by the spreadsheet provided by heybales. Not sure if he was the creator or not. Spreadsheet has worked great for me. But now I question it for my husband.

He just started lifting , currently averaging 30 minutes 3 or 4 times a week. When I entered this onto the spreadsheet his BMR, TDEE etc all dropped ?!?!?

I was under the assumption - lifting = feed your body more. He just started lifting and I have no doubt the time will increase but if I cut his calories the amount it tells me to...he will have the hungry horrors

Can someone explain this to me - is it right? And if so...please explain why. I know NOTHING about lifting weights and would like to understand for him as well as when I start as well.

Thanks ~

chasetwins

No one ??? ~ : (

beachlover317

If you are using the spreadsheet from heybales, send him a message. I know he won't mind. He will have the answer.

chasetwins

Thank you will do

erickirb

But if he is burning less calories than before his cals would go down. Also if he lost weight his BMR would be lower than before

chasetwins

But if he is burning less calories than before his cals would go down. Also if he lost weight his BMR would be lower than before

I understand that - the only thing I changed on the sheet was his lifting minutes. Nothing else changed. I put BMR above..sorry BMR is the same - all other numbers changed. TDEE went up but TDEG dropped. (just did it again to see exactly what the number differences were.)