BMR & TDEE

BAFCH
BAFCH Posts: 23 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi folks,

I’ve been on and off and on again and everything in between, for years.

I feel like I now have my exercise locked down and need to seriously get my nutrition in check and could do with some help on numbers.

I exercise 5 times a week both weight training and cardio and I’ve been consistent for 7 weeks exactly.

I’ve seen movement on scale but not as much as I’d like, although there is noticeable difference on appearance and clothes size.

My BMR is 1703 calories and my TDEE according to the online calculator is 2639 calories.

I need to cut 500 calories from my TDEE in order to lose 1lb a week - have I got that correct? Can I choose to cut more or is that not recommended?

Thanks

Replies

  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,578 Member
    Yes, you cut 500 calories a day to lose 1 pound a week. If you use the MFP settings, it will do this for you automatically.
    Whether you can try to lose faster is a question for you to answer, but if you're only trying to lose a few pounds, probably not. If you have a hundred pounds to lose, probably so.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,835 Member
    Forget about the calculator.

    What is your recent calorie intake and what is your weight change? That will tell you what your TDEE is.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,409 Member
    Retroguy is saying that the calculators are just a starting point.

    Which is true.

    Here is the article telling you how myfitnesspal calculates, but you'll have to run your own experiment for a month or two to see how you do. There are a lot of variables that are in your control, so first understand this tool and how they come up with your numbers:

    https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

    This site uses the Mifflin St Jeor calculation, in case you don't catch that from the links in the article. Understanding the inputs/data will help you.

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