CALCULATE MY TDEE HELP

4daluvof_candice

I think Im getting somethign wrong...

Stats:

34 y/o female 5'6" 255lbs

Activity:

Desk Job; 15 min walk 5 days/wk w/ HRM (on break)
30-45min workout (strength and cardio) 5-6 days/wk
BF: 47.8%

Thanks:ohwell:

81Katz

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/#projectedweightloss

With TDEE you do NOT eat back your exercise calories, unless you input SEDENTARY.

Any other setting you won't eat them back.

kr1stadee

At lightly active, Scooby's gave me:
BMR - 1877
TDEE - 2580
-20% - 2064

lauren3101

This is what i got from http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/

BMR - 1676

TDEE possibilities

Sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job) 2298
Lightly Active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk) 2633
Moderately Active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) 2968
Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) 3303
Extremely Active (hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e marathon, contest etc.) 3639

To be honest I would start at lightly active. You need to eat 20% below your TDEE to lose 1lb a week and DO NOT eat back your exercise calories - they are already accounted for. So you would be looking at approx 2100 cals a day.

4daluvof_candice

thanks, so how long should I give this amount before there is any changes other than inches that is?

lauren3101

thanks, so how long should I give this amount before there is any changes other than inches that is?

I would say stick to any new routine for 2 months. It is quite normal for your weight to go up also at the start of upping your calories.

kr1stadee

thanks, so how long should I give this amount before there is any changes other than inches that is?

4-6 weeks, at the very least!! Stay away from the scale in that time! haha

4daluvof_candice

I would say stick to any new routine for 2 months. It is quite normal for your weight to go up also at the start of upping your calories.

Yeah thats the scary or maybe I should say nerve wreckin part..

thanks, so how long should I give this amount before there is any changes other than inches that is?

4-6 weeks, at the very least!! Stay away from the scale in that time! haha

LOL! I'll try..I need to get my daughter to have a hiding place for it.

kr1stadee

Well, you CAN weigh in, as long as you are in the mindset that it's ok, and that you should be seeing a gain at first (especially if you've been following low-calorie diets for a while)