TDEE and Net Calories

stefaniemazz

So what exactly is your question?

How many cals should you be eating?
Can you have a cheat day?
Will you lose weight?

I'm confused.

I guess my question is, can I continue to have a cheat day and still lose weight? like when I'm about 5 pounds away from my goal, should I stop the cheat day?

Sorry for the confusion, like I said, I'm confused myself.

I have lost weight before, I went from like 140 to 105, and then I gained it all back because I lost it too fast eating under 1200 calories day. I want to make sure I'm doing it right this time.

Absolutely.

This is oversimplifying things a bit, but as long as you are eating less than your body burns over the course of time, you'll lose weight. You can be over 1 day, or even 4 days, as long as you are under your TDEE for the week.

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Thanks for all your help!

Appreciate it.

BenjaminMFP88

Understand that MFP follows the NEAT method which is different from TDEE. MFP is designed for its users to eat their exercise calories back (thus the "Netting of calories) while TDEE includes exercise calories (which is why those who follow this method tend to log their exercise as 1 cal burns).

It is important, regardless which method you use, to pick the correct activity level as well as the correct amount of weight loss per week for you.

Seeing as you don't have that much to lose (per your ticker), you probably should have gone with the 0.5lb/week loss. Also, are you truly sedentary? Maybe consider going with lightly active (if using MFP's #s) and sticking with those #s for 4-6 weeks. If you follow TDEE - pick the correct activity level by exercise amount and subtract 10-20% of that.

Also invest and use a food measuring scale if you aren't already. Here are some helpful links for you to read:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1122891-9-reasons-fat-loss-is-always-slower-than-you-d-like

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1105036-article-on-flexible-dieting-by-armi-legge?page=1#posts-17068746

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/the-myth-of-good-and-bad-foods-by-eric-helms-588801

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1144679-kiss

Wait, NEAT is a part of TDEE, how can it be different?

TDEE = (RMR/BMR + DIT/TEF + [PAEE wich comprises both EXEE and NEAT])

Am I missing something?

heybales

Wait, NEAT is a part of TDEE, how can it be different?

TDEE = (RMR/BMR + DIT/TEF + [PAEE wich comprises both EXEE and NEAT])

Am I missing something?

The context was to the deficit and eating methods being different between MFP and TDEE deficit methods, not what makes up TDEE.

Add "method" as the last word on the first sentence.