Yet another TDEE post

DanielGray73
DanielGray73 Posts: 17 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys, looking for a little help to protect what little sanity I have left.

So, I fell into all the normal traps, got into food logging and regular exercise and was jumping on the scales seeing the weight come off. Fantastic!

But then, some three weeks into my adventure it's as if someone pulled the handbrake and nothing has changed since. Because of this I decided that I need to do some reading and change on up a bit and that's where TDEE and BRM came into the story.

Some figures...

I'm 40 years old, 107kg and 5'10. I have a BMR of 2150 and TDEE of 3300. As far as exercise goes I'm a road cyclist so I'm doing 20mile 1:30min sessions (this has tailed off recently due to bike issues) and I'm walking 8-9miles 2-3 times a week on hilly terrain. I'm exercising with a HRM on both my bike and walking so I have accurate (sort of) data to input. Also started doing some yoga, stretching and cardio stuff but no weights yet.

I'm finding it hard to imagine how I'm going to eat up to my BMR every day as I struggle quite often to get to my old goal of 1900. I guess my question is this. Is eating to BMR currently right for me?

Looking for a little sage like advice, or just a bit of confirmation that I'm doing the right thing. Thanks in advance and know that I appreciate anyone that take the time to read this post as I'm sure you all have much better things to be doing.

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  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    I'm no pro at this since I'm just starting, but yes you should be eating at BMR at the minimum, and TDEE -20% at most if you want to lose weight. At least, that's what I understand the responsible amounts to be. If you're currently slightly less active than you were, then your TDEE is going to change with it.
  • DanielGray73
    DanielGray73 Posts: 17 Member
    I'm probably just as active as I was it's just I've had less time on the bike and more time hiking. I understand that TDEE takes into account exercise but is the amount that it accounts for the difference between BMR and TDEE (If that makes sense)

    I ask because I'm worried when I next get a burn around 900 or so I'm going to have to eat even more.

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