TDEE

photojunk

Hi, I just used a TDEE calculator entering my exercise as moderate but not sure if I am over estimating my exercise.
I have a desk job, I cycle to work everyday so 5x a week hilly 4 miles each way.
I am currently doing the jillian michaels body rev workout 6 days a week. I also do bouldering once a week for about 60 minutes (climbing time) and try to run once a week also. So I put my self at moderately active.
With My current weight and height 5ft 1 inch 29 years old and 147lbs I come out at tdee 2060, if I eat 20% below tdee to try and lose weight I should be eating 1648 calories.

At the moment I have set my calories to 1200 and eat back my calories, I always net just under or over 1200 cals. If I look at what I'm eating before takin off my exercise calories I do eat on average 1600 a day but I'm not seeing any loss even though according to the tdee calculator I'm eating at tdee minus 20%.

Have I got everything wrong?

lizz2013

I don't really understand TDEE but I'd say with all that exercise you are much more than moderately active!

Francl27

I'd put you between moderate and highly active, if anything. Do you weigh all your food?

Mr_Knight

Delete.

photojunk

Yes I weigh all my food, I do struggle with my macros I can never get my protein to where it needs to be.

cafeaulait7

It sounds good. Take measurements. How long have you been doing it? You are probably just holding more water. The scale can't tell you enough right now since you just started a tough workout in addition to your normal high activity. Definitely use a tape measure for a while.

edit: and up the protein, now that I just read that Still, I do think it's from the new workout.

deksgrl

How many pounds per week did you say you want to lose in your MFP settings? A properly set MFP + exercise goal should be around the same as a properly set TDEE-% goal. If you chose more than 1 pound per week, your calories may be too low.

With the Scooby calculator I get different numbers for your TDEE. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

3-5 hours per week exercise
TDEE 2230
20% cut 1784

or 5-6 hours per week
TDEE 2481
20% cut 1984

deksgrl

double post.

photojunk

I went put in sedentary and to lose 1lb a week MFP gave me 1200cals so I've been eating back all my exercise calories so I don't net below 1200.
I'm thinking I might try eating at tdee minus 20% for a couple of weeks and not log my exercise

_TastySnoBalls_

if you're doing TDEE method, do NOT enter and eat back exercise calories, TDEE already "includes" them.

deksgrl

I went put in sedentary and to lose 1lb a week MFP gave me 1200cals so I've been eating back all my exercise calories so I don't net below 1200.
I'm thinking I might try eating at tdee minus 20% for a couple of weeks and not log my exercise

If you want to keep track of your exercise for motivational purposes, you can just enter it as 1 calorie so it doesn't skew your food log calories.

geekyjock76

You're definitely closer to very active rather than moderately with that much activity. So you could have a TDEE of 2400 depending on exercise expenditure.

At your weight, you're likely able to do a 0.75 lb per week goal which would suggest that you consume about 2025 calories. Then when you get to 15 lbs or less of you goal, add 100 calories to begin transitioning towards maintenance. For now, though, eating at the 2000 mark for several weeks seems logical.

Allup2Me78

If you factor your Tdee-20% at no activity then you need to eat back exercise calories but if you factor them in, then you do not eat them back.

I went put in sedentary and to lose 1lb a week MFP gave me 1200cals so I've been eating back all my exercise calories so I don't net below 1200.
I'm thinking I might try eating at tdee minus 20% for a couple of weeks and not log my exercise