TDEE question...

salvationsdying

My TDEE says to lose 2 pounds I need to intake only 1689.6. So I'm wondering, is 1650 to low? I'm thinking that the 39 calorie difference won't matter to much but I want to make sure. I was given 1740 by myfitnesspal. And I have found I eat about 1500-1600 normally. But sometimes I eat simply because I have the calories. And that's not something I want to do. So I lowered my calories to 1650 then decided to check my TDEE.

WBB55

At 1500-1600 do you eat some of your exercise calories? Food is fuel. If MFP has your goal at 1740, why would you eat less?

yarwell

None of this is accurate to better than +/- 10% so 1650 and 1740 are pretty much the same thing

Anniebotnen

Make sure you are comparing apples and apples. How did you determine hour TDEE? MFP does not give your TDEE, it gives you your calories before exercise, which is why you should eat at least some of your exercise calories back. The TDEE calculation includes your exercise, and you do not eat exercise calories back. It seems strange that MFP would give you more calories than your TDEE...

_Terrapin_

A 5 foot 6 inch, 24 year old, whom weighs 230 pounds has TDEE of 2175. I used iifym.com and placed 0 exercise calories in (sedentary) *edit* And your BMR is North of 1650. Check your calculations again and make sure you understand what the numbers are. Good luck.

sijomial

Your numbers seem wrong.
Are you sure you are quoting TDEE? How did you calculate TDEE? Did you leave something out of your TDEE calculation?

4legsRbetterthan2

Make sure you are comparing apples and apples. How did you determine hour TDEE? MFP does not give your TDEE, it gives you your calories before exercise, which is why you should eat at least some of your exercise calories back. The TDEE calculation includes your exercise, and you do not eat exercise calories back. It seems strange that MFP would give you more calories than your TDEE...

on a similar note:

most TDEE calculators give you your intake goal with a deficit calculated as a % of your TDEE, this might not actually be the same as the pounds/ week lost you select on MFP

TDEE-intake suggestion = daily deficit * 7= weekly deficit /3500 = lbs/week lost

salvationsdying

I used a online calculator. And I have mfp set at 1 pound where as I subtracted 20% from thr number the TDEE calculator gave me. That's what the site said to do for 2 lbs. It was a fitness site. Ill have to find the link again and ill post it.

As for eating less then mfp gave me, why would I let myself be in the habit of eating just because I have the calories. Which is what I'm doing. I've always been a emotional/boredumm eater. And I'm trying to break that habit.

Also I'm a stay at home mom so I don't do much during the day. I do have a toddler but she's pretty calm and likes to sit and play with blocks and monster high dolls and her foam puzzles. We do have short burst of wild play (dancing and tickes and you know, toddler play) I clean our house but since its small it never takes long and I have a dishwasher so dishes aren't something I often do.

Ii have a fitbit flex and unless I wake up full of energy I only get about 2600 calories burned a day. Its set at 2900 but after losing 40 pounds its harder to get all my lights. So I'm eating about 1000 calories less a day which is a 2 pound deficit right? If I've been really active and got all my lights I normally let myself have something I wouldn't normally eat (like yesterday I had a dark chocolate reese cup, after I completely reorgainized and cleaned my daughters room, went threw her old clothes and packed those up for give away, and cleaned my house).

salvationsdying

A 5 foot 6 inch, 24 year old, whom weighs 230 pounds has TDEE of 2175. I used iifym.com and placed 0 exercise calories in (sedentary) *edit* And your BMR is North of 1650. Check your calculations again and make sure you understand what the numbers are. Good luck.

My stats are the same other then I'm. 5ft 3. I entered all that in and got 2112. Which I took 20% from. That's how I'm suppose todo it right?

salvationsdying

And to be honest when I started this 40 pounds ago my dr only wanted me to intake just 1400 calories a day. That seemed pretty low top me. So I completely went against his recommendations and went with what mfp said until now.

WBB55

Honestly, 1600 is a great goal. I'd caution against eating less than that right now.

katro111

If you have a Fitbit Flex, why are you using a separate online calculator to find your TDEE? You have it right there on your Fitbit dashboard!

Easiest way to calculate TDEE: Add up 7 days worth of your total daily burns (as per Fitbit), then divide that by 7. BAM! TDEE time. Then subtract your deficit from your calculated TDEE. However, you don't really want to eat less calories than your BMR and your BMR is in the 1,700 range as per the first three results I clicked on when Googling "bmr calculator."

P.S. The "habit of eating just because you have the calories" is not the mindset you want to be in - food is fuel. Even if you're not as active as you think you are, you need food for energy and if your TDEE is in the 2600 range, then squirrelfriend, YOU NEED TO EAT!

salvationsdying

If you have a Fitbit Flex, why are you using a separate online calculator to find your TDEE? You have it right there on your Fitbit dashboard!

Easiest way to calculate TDEE: Add up 7 days worth of your total daily burns (as per Fitbit), then divide that by 7. BAM! TDEE time. Then subtract your deficit from your calculated TDEE. However, you don't really want to eat less calories than your BMR and your BMR is in the 1,700 range as per the first three results I clicked on when Googling "bmr calculator."

Your BMR is: 1760 CALORIES/DAY Your TDEE is: 2112 CALORIES/DAY that's according to http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

I entered 229.9 which is what I was yesterday at weigh in.

Edited to add I didn't realize my goal number on fitbit was my BMR. It doesn't say that and I didn't know. Sorry

WBB55

Your BMR is: 1760 CALORIES/DAY Your TDEE is: 2112 CALORIES/DAY that's according to http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

I entered 229.9 which is what I was yesterday at weigh in.

Edited to add I didn't realize my goal number on fitbit was my BMR. It doesn't say that and I didn't know. Sorry

Your FitBit is probably more accurate at determining your TDEE than the iifym.com website. Since you're still a bit heavier, it's ok to eat below your BMR for now (until you're a little closer to your goal weight). You don't have to. But it's ok. As long as you're exercising and taking a multivitamin, 1600-1800 should be fine.

katro111

If you have a Fitbit Flex, why are you using a separate online calculator to find your TDEE? You have it right there on your Fitbit dashboard!

Easiest way to calculate TDEE: Add up 7 days worth of your total daily burns (as per Fitbit), then divide that by 7. BAM! TDEE time. Then subtract your deficit from your calculated TDEE. However, you don't really want to eat less calories than your BMR and your BMR is in the 1,700 range as per the first three results I clicked on when Googling "bmr calculator."

Your BMR is: 1760 CALORIES/DAY Your TDEE is: 2112 CALORIES/DAY that's according to http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

I entered 229.9 which is what I was yesterday at weigh in.

Edited to add I didn't realize my goal number on fitbit was my BMR. It doesn't say that and I didn't know. Sorry

I wasn't trying to be rude or anything so no need to apologize. I think you may be confusing BMR and TDEE... BMR is Basal Metabolic Rate which is what you'd burn if you were in a coma. TDEE is Total Daily Energy Expenditure which is how many calories you burn per day breathing, thinking, walking, running, exercising, sitting, etc. Since Fitbit tells us how many total calories we burn per day (I also have the Flex) it takes a lot of guesswork out of the process. You can also set the Food Plan on Fitbit to however many pounds per week you want to lose and just let Fitbit tell you how many calories you can eat per day to achieve that loss.

salvationsdying

If you have a Fitbit Flex, why are you using a separate online calculator to find your TDEE? You have it right there on your Fitbit dashboard!

Easiest way to calculate TDEE: Add up 7 days worth of your total daily burns (as per Fitbit), then divide that by 7. BAM! TDEE time. Then subtract your deficit from your calculated TDEE. However, you don't really want to eat less calories than your BMR and your BMR is in the 1,700 range as per the first three results I clicked on when Googling "bmr calculator."

Your BMR is: 1760 CALORIES/DAY Your TDEE is: 2112 CALORIES/DAY that's according to http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

I entered 229.9 which is what I was yesterday at weigh in.

Edited to add I didn't realize my goal number on fitbit was my BMR. It doesn't say that and I didn't know. Sorry

I wasn't trying to be rude or anything so no need to apologize. I think you may be confusing BMR and TDEE... BMR is Basal Metabolic Rate which is what you'd burn if you were in a coma. TDEE is Total Daily Energy Expenditure which is how many calories you burn per day breathing, thinking, walking, running, exercising, sitting, etc. Since Fitbit tells us how many total calories we burn per day (I also have the Flex) it takes a lot of guesswork out of the process. You can also set the Food Plan on Fitbit to however many pounds per week you want to lose and just let Fitbit tell you how many calories you can eat per day to achieve that loss.

I know I was only saying sorry because I didn't provide all my info. Biggest problem is my phones not new enough to sync my flex. And time warner are idoits and messed up our net. So I have been using my hotspot once a week to sync my flex. I was following it and just using mfp to log but without being able to sync everyday it threw me off some.