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SO many TDEE Calculators. which one to use?

shelliemacs
shelliemacs Posts: 42 Member
edited February 1 in Health and Weight Loss
I went on the internet and put my stats in no less than 12 TDEE Calculators. All were different and one had my TDEE at 1260. I guess taking 20% off that number wouldn't work well for me. Others had my TDEE at 2200. What a wide range!

anyone have a TDEE calculator that you trust?

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  • pepperpat64
    pepperpat64 Posts: 423 Member
    I'm having the same problem. It's so frustrating. If I find anything somewhat definitive, I'll let you know.
  • graceire
    graceire Posts: 323 Member
    Discard the one that said 1260, because that's ridiculous, and take an average of the others. I just did 6 different calculators myself, and got an average of 2280.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    try this calculation.

    Total Calories consumed+(3500*Lbs lost)/(Total days for loss)

    For example for me

    75353+17500=92853/(8*7)=1658
    Total Calories+5lbs lost=Total calories needed/(8weeks*7=56days)=1658 calories to maintain my weight of 178

    I want to loose so I take a 20% deficet =1658*.2=332 1658-332=1326 calories to loose about 1/2lb a week

    Keep in mind you need to tweek this as you loose or gain weight.

    Note this is a calculation from a group I am in and since the mods know what they are talking about so I trust this one.
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