Help me calculate TDEE based on maintenance calories

sweettoothfairy

I maintain my weight eating 2300-2400 calories with 50 min strength training workout on a single day in a week. If i add 30 min walk everyday and increase strength training to 2-3x week from 1x week. What would be my TDEE?

One way is to add exercise cals everyday and find an average but thn strength training is more about recovery and after burn. So how do we calculate it.

editorgrrl

No one can give a magic number of calories at which your weight will stabilize. It will take trial & error, and your weight will fluctuate.

Each week, add 100-200 calories.

sweettoothfairy

I am trying to lose weight. So trying to figure out numbers to maintain deficit.

editorgrrl

To lose weight, start w/ the MFP defaults & work on logging accurately & honestly. Choose an activity level & weight loss goal. You'll be given a calorie goal w/ your deficit built in. Find reliable database entries. (There's a lot of incorrect data in there.) Weigh your food. Log your exercise, and eat back your exercise calories. If you're still not losing, eat back half your exercise calories.

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

Weight loss takes a whole lot of trial & error to find what works for you.

yarwell

I am trying to lose weight. So trying to figure out numbers to maintain deficit.

You maintain at 2300-2400. You plan to increase activity. If you continue to eat 2300-2400 you should lose weight, or you could shoot for say 1800 - 2000 and lose it faster.

Mr_Knight

The level you maintain at is your TDEE, plus/minus the usual error bars. Neither 30 minutes of walking nor 30 minutes of lifting are going to add appreciably to that. If you really really want to add something, throw in an extra 100 calories/day.