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Good morning everyone, I have a question. What is a simple, accurate way to figure your TDEE without using a caliper to determine your body fat%?0
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FYI...looking for a crayon version.0
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Hi, over 60 and have tried this several times. I find that when I get to the end of the day, if I have extra calories left, I go for the wrong thing. Anyone else??1
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Hi, over 60 and have tried this several times. I find that when I get to the end of the day, if I have extra calories left, I go for the wrong thing. Anyone else??
Hi! I'm thinking that if you have extra calories at the end of the day, there isn't any wrong choices as long as you stay within your limit. I've had a serving size of ice cream(count the grams!) and a kit kat stick for a late night snack and still remained at goal. Also, you can look at the week, 1 day you might go over, and another you are under.1 -
Hi, over 60 and have tried this several times. I find that when I get to the end of the day, if I have extra calories left, I go for the wrong thing. Anyone else??
I plan my food for the day before the day begins and plan an appropriate evening snack. Also, there's nothing wrong with having calories left over at the end of the day. 0 -
teresadannar wrote: »Good morning everyone, I have a question. What is a simple, accurate way to figure your TDEE without using a caliper to determine your body fat%?teresadannar wrote: »FYI...looking for a crayon version.
This doesn't exactly answer your question, but one option that may give you some insights is the Sailrabbit calculator. It displays results from several different research-based formulas, some that require body fat percent (BF%), and some that don't; and it has more activity levels than a lot of the other TDEE calculators do.
For the Sailrabbit formulas that use body fat, I think this is a case where you could use the BF% estimate from a BIA scale or handheld device, especially if you have the opportunity to get the BF% estimate on different days and average them. These are not accurate estimates, but it would give you a clue whether your BF% might be different enough from the average of others your size/age to be a meaningful factor.
I suspect that an alternative to a BIA device in these cases might be an estimate from some of the (also inaccurate
) online BF% "calculators". The reason I think an inaccurate BF% estimate might be OK-ish in this case is that the difference in calorie level isn't huge, for a single-digit percent difference in BF%. You can kind of get yourself into the calorie ballpark, maybe, even though the precise BF% number is questionable. You can do a web search to find this kind of calculator. Some just ask for tape-measurements from different body parts, plus your age/height/weight type data.
Another option is a spreadsheet that a user here (heybales, I believe) created that breaks down your input options in a bit more nuanced way. It's here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G7FgNzPq3v5WMjDtH0n93LXSMRY_hjmzNTMJb3aZSxM/edit?usp=sharing (you have to download it to use it).
The best option for accurate TDEE is to use your own logging data, assuming you're fairly meticulous** about logging consistently over a period of at least a small number of weeks. To do that, take a period of time, and figure out your total weight loss for that period, and count the number of days in the same period. Add up your food calories over the same time period. Then use this formula
TDEE estimate = ((pounds lost X 3500) + calories eaten) / days in time period
** In one sense, "meticulous" might not even be as important as one would think, since most of us have semi-consistent eating and exercise habits. If your data is approximate and you over-estimate your TDEE from it, continued logging at that same approximation level will tend to produce consistent results, as things average out.
If you're actually at the point of moving into maintenance, there's a thread in the Maintaining area's "Most Helpful Posts" about how to find the calorie level, with lots of good multi-user discussion:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10638211/how-to-find-your-maintenance-calorie-level/p10 -
@AnnPT77, this is what I'm looking for:
TDEE estimate = ((pounds lost X 3500) + calories eaten) / days in time period
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Did a kettlebell circuit early at the gym today. Spent the morning working on a bathroom sink drain. I like old houses - but old plumbing, not so much. 😒 Off to work in the afternoon.
Have an awesome weekend, y'all!🎇1 -
So much rain this morning that the dogs gave up walking after 20 minutes and I walked alone for the next hour. It was better this afternoon so the dogs enjoyed their walk. Otherwise a happy day, just like all the ones before.
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What is TDEE?0
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trekkie123 wrote: »What is TDEE?
Total Daily Energy Expenditure: The number of calories you burn per day doing all the things you do, from heartbeat/breathing to job and chores to exercise.
ETA a useful thread:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1069278/acronyms-and-terms-for-new-mfp-members-v-6/p12 -
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Hi, my dear age cohort. Just introducing myself. I've been here off and on for years but this time I hope I'm here to stay. What's driving me this time is different. My A1C was sliding upward and my GP referred me to an endocrinologist. Before that tele-appointment I took a blood sugar and it was in the 360s!! And it was staying up there. That got my attention!! I know, partly from family experiences, what blood sugar up there can mean.
I'm already a bit debilitated from scoliosis and couch-potato-syndrome. My hubby had a stroke a couple of years ago and his mobility and dexterity are impaired along with a bit of "executive function" (technical term meaning he's lousy with planning, problem solving, organization and time management). I am his sole caretaker and am likely to remain so. We have no kids and he has no close relatives. Luckily, we live in a seniors community with lots of services.
So, looking forward to onset of diabetes related side effects and loss of ability on my part scared the living daylights out of me! I know how to fix this. Do what the doctor says. Take the medications, keep track of the blood sugar, LOSE WEIGHT and EXERCISE.
So that's what I'm doing. I'm taking Jardiance and Metformin. I'm pricking my fingers. I'm eating at a calorie deficit. I'm walking outside almost every day. So far, I'm down about 15 pounds in just over 5 weeks and my fasting blood sugar is under 200 every morning -- still not low enough but we're working on it.
So, I'm here. A daily weigher, still over 100 pounds to lose, with an open diary. I'm glad to have friends in similar boats -- even though we may not share specific methods, e.g. the daily weighing, we are likely able to share thoughts.6 -
TDEE is Total Daily Energy Expenditure.trekkie123 wrote: »What is TDEE?
Even if you spend the day as a couch potato, you expend energy simply live your life. TDEE is an estimate of that figure based on things such as gender, age, height, weight, etc. Often included is your percentage of body fat, which is also an estimate but that's another issue.
Your TDEE changes with your activity. A regular long distance runner expends more energy per day than a couch potato. Muscle percentage can up your TDEE as well. Arguably, muscle percentage is the flip side of fat percentage but our bodies are not that simple so there's argument about how much fat percentage (an estimate) should be used in the calculation of TDEE (an estimate).
In general, though, as an estimate, TDEE works fairly well. If you take your daily TDEE and consume that minus 500 calories each day, you will likely lose 1 pound per week (3500 calories equal one pound).
The danger with this idea of subtracting daily calories to lose weight is that you cannot be too extreme with it. If you eat too few calories per day you are unlikely to be able to get all the nutrients you need to maintain health. This is why VLCD (very low calorie diets) should only be undertaken under a physician's supervision and require special vitamin supplements. Even eating too little while maintaining health is problematic because it can lead to compensatory overeating (binging, crash days, etc.).
So, for most MFP members, the way to lose weight (or gain weight or control weight) is to calculate how many calories their bodies need and adjust their eating accordingly.2 -
Thanks for the great explanation!0
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Glad you made your way back!! Continued succeds!1
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That was continued success!!1
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Greetings, kids! Hope you're having a great day. Raining sideways in Idaho this morning. The dog walk will have to be this afternoon. The cooler temps are pleasant, though.0
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Everybody knows how to lose weight (eat broccoli instead of Snickers bars and go for a walk instead of sitting on the couch). The problem that this thread and MFP can help with is supporting and encouraging you to keep doing that every day and liking it. Hubby baked bread today so I have to get back on the exercise bike and away from the computer. Barbie in NW WA 2
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Loiking for fitness buddies. I dont know how to add friends
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mighty1234 wrote: »Loiking for fitness buddies. I dont know how to add friends
Chantal
I invited you🥳1 -
My DH had a medical procedure and after he was given LORNA DOONE cookies. He loved them so much that he asked me to buy them for him, which I did. Now he says that they are not the same taste like the ones in the med. center - they taste salty to him and in med. center they were sweet without a hint of salt. So, I tasted them for the first time ever and they do have a salty aftertaste. I wonder if there are a few varieties of those cookies and if there are which ones should I buy?
Fundamentally, Lorna Doones are shortbread cookies. You could try other shortbread cookies with less sodium on the nutrition label.
Online info says (assuming those labels are current):
Lorna Doones are 220mg sodium per 42g of cookie (5.23mg sodium per g).
Pepperidge Farm Chessmen are 80mg sodium per 26g of cookie (3.07mg sodium per g)
Walkers Shortbread are 80mg sodium per 28g of cookie (2.85mg per g)
Maybe try one of those other brands? Shortbread cookies are also very easy to make. The classic recipe doesn't include need to include salt, can be just butter (you could use unsalted), sugar, flour. Lorna Doones do have salt. Walkers do. Chessmen don't (but don't specify whether the butter is salted or not, and do have baking soda which is also sodium).
Thank you very much. I will definitely try the suggested varieties.
As for suggestions to bake the cookies - I try not to bake anything as I am a sweet tooth binge eater and such stuff is not allowed in the house. Poor husband has to keep his cookies in the garage away from me and this is going on for 50 years already, otherwise, I would balloon to an enormous size which I did a couple of times in my lifetime already.
Also, I enjoy reading your well thought and very informative posts. Thank you for them too.
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mighty1234 wrote: »Loiking for fitness buddies. I dont know how to add friends
Chantal
To add friends on MFP on the desktop app:
1) Click on the username in the left sidebar. A window showing the username will open.
2) Click on the username again. The user's profile will open.
3) Click on the "Add Friend" button on the user's profile page. There is an option to send a message along with the request. That's always a good idea - just a short note mentioning where you saw the user, some common interests or goals, etc.
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Hi and best wishes to all our group. It was a beautiful week-end, even turned the A/C off and enjoyed the fresh air. This has been a good week, I ventured to the farm park and took a nice walk on the trail early one morning. The farm buildings are still closed to the public but the animals are out grazing in the pastures. It's so good to be back in nature. My tracking and walking habits resulted in the little loss I was expecting. Tracking my daily calories first thing in the morning make self-control so much easier to stay in the green. Our area is starting to open more businesses, restaurants and gyms at social distanced limited percentages or appointments, but at my age I don't yet feel ready to go out except in the outdoors. I haven't been to the grocery store yet and find myself having less variety in my meals because of limitations on delivery options. I really miss my local fresh farm market that still hasn't opened for the season. Hope to carefully venture out a little more this week.
Make it a happy week.
Friend Hugs. Om….
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Today in New Jersey we enter phase 2 of reopening which for me means back to the office. We are doing staggered schedules which I am happy about. I plan to go in on an as needed basis. This is going to cut into my pre retirement joy that I was having during the quarantine. On the positive side only 7 1/2 months to go!4
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61 years old here and needing to loose half my body weight. Five years ago I was housebound due to knee issues. I’ve had two successful knee surgeries but haven’t been able to get my activity mojo back. I need to get my butt in gear or the future will be increasingly bleak.4
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Suescribbler103 wrote: »61 years old here and needing to loose half my body weight. Five years ago I was housebound due to knee issues. I’ve had two successful knee surgeries but haven’t been able to get my activity mojo back. I need to get my butt in gear or the future will be increasingly bleak. One thing that has helped me stay active is listening to music, audio books, and podcasts while I walk. My cell phone allows me to do all that so I have entertainment while I move. Walking is good exercise. Barbie 1
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Or if you have a treadmill, I watch tv while I am on it. Outdoor walking is so much better, tho!!2
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Hello everyone! Hope everyone is well...........where did the time go?1
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TDEE = total daily energy expenditure, or how many calories your body burns in a day. Your total energy expenditure in a day will depend on factors such as how much exercise you do.
Here's a link if you want to see what a simple TDEE calculator looks like: https://www.calculator.net/tdee-calculator.html. As mentioned above in this thread, these online TDEE calculators are not all that accurate (for a more advanced one, you could google the Sailrabbit TDEE calculator referenced by AnnPT77 above).
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