Scooby Accurate Calorie Calculator confusion .. HELP!

kait_marie24

When I put in all my stats on this website it says I should be eating 1380 a day. I put that I am lightly active (I work out 20 mins 5x a week). Should I be eating 1380 even on days that I am NOT working out?

OllyJ_79

Yes, with the TDEE method you eat the same every day of the week, it takes the days you do workout into account to form an average

kait_marie24

Ok great, Thanks.

SezxyStef

When I put in all my stats on this website it says I should be eating 1380 a day. I put that I am lightly active (I work out 20 mins 5x a week). Should I be eating 1380 even on days that I am NOT working out?

what was the percentage off your TDEE? 1380 seems low with 12lbs to lose...

If it was greater than 5-10% then no that number is not correct.

kait_marie24

When I put in all my stats on this website it says I should be eating 1380 a day. I put that I am lightly active (I work out 20 mins 5x a week). Should I be eating 1380 even on days that I am NOT working out?

what was the percentage off your TDEE? 1380 seems low with 12lbs to lose...

If it was greater than 5-10% then no that number is not correct.

I put 25% calorie reduction. I'm 133 5'4'' and lightly active.

WBB55

When I put your numbers in and use the 15% rate, I get 1567 calories for you. That's what the calculator is suggesting you eat every day. With a TDEE of 1844 and a BMR of 1341.

You don't have a lot of weight to lose, and I really think you'll have better success and have more energy to work out if you eat something closer to 1550-1600 every day. I know this only translates to about 0.5 lbs per week. But you don't have a lot of weight to lose. Aiming to lose 0.5 lbs per week is MUCH more realistic. And if you're accurate about your intake (like, logging everything and weighing it on a digital scale) you'll lose and be so much happier while you're doing it. You can fit a lot of your favorite food into 1600 calories per day.

Edit, please note the 1550-1600 suggesting is TOTAL calories, not "net" calories.

kait_marie24

When I put your numbers in and use the 15% rate, I get 1567 calories for you. That's what the calculator is suggesting you eat every day. With a TDEE of 1844 and a BMR of 1341.

You don't have a lot of weight to lose, and I really think you'll have better success and have more energy to work out if you eat something closer to 1550-1600 every day. I know this only translates to about 0.5 lbs per week. But you don't have a lot of weight to lose. Aiming to lose 0.5 lbs per week is MUCH more realistic. And if you're accurate about your intake (like, logging everything and weighing it on a digital scale) you'll lose and be so much happier while you're doing it. You can fit a lot of your favorite food into 1600 calories per day.

Edit, please note the 1550-1600 suggesting is TOTAL calories, not "net" calories.

Well, that's good news! haha. May I ask why you set it at 15% and not 20% though?

SezxyStef

When I put your numbers in and use the 15% rate, I get 1567 calories for you. That's what the calculator is suggesting you eat every day. With a TDEE of 1844 and a BMR of 1341.

You don't have a lot of weight to lose, and I really think you'll have better success and have more energy to work out if you eat something closer to 1550-1600 every day. I know this only translates to about 0.5 lbs per week. But you don't have a lot of weight to lose. Aiming to lose 0.5 lbs per week is MUCH more realistic. And if you're accurate about your intake (like, logging everything and weighing it on a digital scale) you'll lose and be so much happier while you're doing it. You can fit a lot of your favorite food into 1600 calories per day.

Edit, please note the 1550-1600 suggesting is TOTAL calories, not "net" calories.

Well, that's good news! haha. May I ask why you set it at 15% and not 20% though?

25% is too agressive for 12lbs to lose...10% would be good as it allows for 1/2lb a week...

Yes it might seem like a long time but you want to do this at a reasonable rate so as not to gain it all back after you lose it, or stop because you aren't getting in enough food and give up.

kait_marie24

When I put your numbers in and use the 15% rate, I get 1567 calories for you. That's what the calculator is suggesting you eat every day. With a TDEE of 1844 and a BMR of 1341.

You don't have a lot of weight to lose, and I really think you'll have better success and have more energy to work out if you eat something closer to 1550-1600 every day. I know this only translates to about 0.5 lbs per week. But you don't have a lot of weight to lose. Aiming to lose 0.5 lbs per week is MUCH more realistic. And if you're accurate about your intake (like, logging everything and weighing it on a digital scale) you'll lose and be so much happier while you're doing it. You can fit a lot of your favorite food into 1600 calories per day.

Edit, please note the 1550-1600 suggesting is TOTAL calories, not "net" calories.

Well, that's good news! haha. May I ask why you set it at 15% and not 20% though?

25% is too agressive for 12lbs to lose...10% would be good as it allows for 1/2lb a week...

Yes it might seem like a long time but you want to do this at a reasonable rate so as not to gain it all back after you lose it, or stop because you aren't getting in enough food and give up.

Thanks a lot, I appreciate all your help with this. I'm going to sick to the 1380 for the next 2 weeks because I have a wedding and then shift it to the lower percentage you suggested after. Adding you btw, hope you don't mind!