TDEE question, quick clarification

GretaGirl8
GretaGirl8 Posts: 274 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
yes, another TDEE post. I am on the Scooby site that is referenced time and again on MFP.

this line confused me:

Daily calories to maintain weight (TDEE)--but then it states how many pounds you will lose per month/year eating this amount. if this is your maintenance calorie intake, why does it show you losing at all?

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  • marissanik
    marissanik Posts: 344 Member
    http://www.fat2fittools.com/tools/bmr/

    I've known this one to also be accurate.
  • DrJenO
    DrJenO Posts: 404 Member
    Directly under that line is another line that says daily calories based on goal in step 6. It will be a percentage off (20% of the default) your TDEE, which is the amount of calories you need to maintain based on the information you entered. This is your "TDEE -20%" that everyone talks about, and is a good starting point.
  • wolfsbayne
    wolfsbayne Posts: 3,116 Member
    http://www.fat2fittools.com/tools/bmr/

    I've known this one to also be accurate.

    This is the one that I used because it's in between the scooby and IIFYM targets set for me.

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