TDEE question

shannak612
shannak612 Posts: 18
edited November 2023 in Getting Started
according to scoobysworkshop.com

BMR - 1483
TDEE-%20= 1631

first question is I currenty have my calories on MFP set as 1500.. this number is working just fine for me in terms of hunger during the day but is it unhealthy for me to eat that since my TDEE-%20 is 131 calories more?

other question is.. if I am fine with the 1500 cals do I still have to eat my exercise cals back since my net would most likely be under my BMR for the day? or should I aim to eat the 1631 and not bother with eating the exercise cals?

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  • init2fitit
    init2fitit Posts: 168 Member
    If you're doing the TDEE method, you do not eat back exercise calories.
  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
    I would go with eating your TDEE-20% and not eating back your exercise calories.
  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    They look to be about the same, given your likely exercise. You can go whichever way works for you. If you don't want to log exercise, do TDEE. If you want to eat more as a reward for exercising, go with NEAT.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    BMR - 1483
    TDEE-%20= 1631

    first question is I currenty have my calories on MFP set as 1500.. this number is working just fine for me in terms of hunger during the day but is it unhealthy for me to eat that since my TDEE-%20 is 131 calories more?

    other question is.. if I am fine with the 1500 cals do I still have to eat my exercise cals back since my net would most likely be under my BMR for the day? or should I aim to eat the 1631 and not bother with eating the exercise cals?

    None of this is accurate to better than 10% so you're fine at 1500. A 20% deficit is OK if you have a fair bit to lose and a higher deficit is OK if you have a lot to lose.

    The basis of the TDEE method is to have your exercise in the TDEE and eat the same each day at a discount to your average expenditure.

    MFP's method is to have exercise-free calorie expenditure with a deficit, then when you exercise you eat more to cancel it out.

    You can log your exercise as 1 calorie so MFP's algorithm doesn't distract you.
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