Eat according to MFP or acc to TDEE??

Suzd1976
Suzd1976 Posts: 52
in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone,
I am really confused. According to MFP I should be eating around 1200 calories for me to lose 2 pounds per week but since I am going to start strong lifts from Tom and as I have been hearing about TDEE , I am now confused. Acc to my TDEE, I should be eating around 2033 to maintain...so if I minus 20% to create deficit! I should be eating around 1627 calories...so should I follow MFP or I should I go according to TDEE
Please advice
P.s I run for 5 days in a week and now going to start strong lifts. I also do 30 day shred 3-4 times in a week. I need to lose around 22 pounds
Thanx a lot

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  • jordymils
    jordymils Posts: 230 Member
    Sounds like you're doing more exercise than necessary, and all of that cardio could negatively affect your lifting. If you use all of your energy for cardio, then your muscles won't have a whole lot left for lifting, let alone adding in the 30 day shred as well... I'd personally say to cut down on the exercise a bit, maybe do 30 day shred 3 times a week and lifting 3 times a week, with some cardio added on to the end of your lifting sessions if you want..

    As for calorie intake, I personally think the MFP intake guideline is rubbish. For some reason, even when you update your exercise it doesn't change your daily caloric intake, so it ends up being way too low. Even if you did no exercise, 1200 calories would be too low for most people. Not sure what calculator you used but I recommend using the scoobyworkshop calorie calculator to work out your TDEE (make sure you don't over or underestimate exercise) and then I'd go for a 15% deficit and eat that. Given your exercise, 2033 to maintain still sounds too low - what are your stats?
    You can change your calorie needs and macro % in your settings on here. Remember you need to fuel your body for workouts, not starve it :)
  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    after eating back you exercise calories, you'll probably eat more food if you follow MFP.... that being said I;d go with MFP


    I'll add that MFP's calculations arent based on science.... a 7000 calorie deficit over a week can be detrimental... if you cant get the energy from fat youll burn tons of muscle

    and yeah, you do way too much training.... you're going to corner yourself when you plateau...

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