TDEE Calculator help

kelkel500
kelkel500 Posts: 15 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Could someone please help me out here. I just used the TDEE calculator iifym.com. I put in excercise 4x week which is an accurate average for me. The calculator does not ask for how many calories burned (i use a hr monitor and usually burn about 350 cals per workout)

The calculator says:
Your BMR is: 1406 Calories/Day
Your TDEE is: 1995 Calories/Day

does this mean 1406 is my target cals for weightloss and i DO NOT eat back workout calories?

I am 5'5 currently 153 lbs with an ultimate goal weight of 140lbs.

Appreciate any insight into this, thanks in advance.

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    It means anything under your TDEE will result in weight loss.
    A 10% cut from TDEE would be sensible as you don't have much more weight to lose, any more of a reduction and you may well feel really restricted.
    Transition to maintenance will be much easier if you take the last few pounds loss slowly.

    With the TDEE minus a percentage method you don't eat back exercise calories as you have already factored them in when calculating your TDEE.
  • kelkel500
    kelkel500 Posts: 15 Member
    thanks that helps!
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    You eat 1800 calories every day, and do not eat exercise calories back.

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