MFP TDEE

laney4818
laney4818 Posts: 73 Member
edited February 12 in Health and Weight Loss
I've figured my TDEE on other calculators, but I see people talking about their MFP TDEE. I don't see a calculator for that on the website, so do you just set the fitness goal to "maintain current weight" to see what MFP says your TDEE is?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    There is no MFP TDEE...MFP is a NEAT (Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) method calculator...you put in all of your stats just like any other TDEE calculator except your activity level is sans exercise, where that activity would be accounted for in your activity level with a TDEE calculator.

    Example...my maintenance NEAT with MFP is 2,350ish calories.

    My TDEE is somewhere between 2700 and 2800 calories.

    The difference between the two is my exercise.
  • laney4818
    laney4818 Posts: 73 Member
    Ok thanks! I wasn't sure because MFP asks how many times a week you will exercise and for how long.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    That's just a goal setting thing. It has no bearing on your daily calorie goal. When you exercise, you log the activity and at that point MFP adds the calories to your daily goal. You should plan on eating back at least half.
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