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Help! I need to understand whats TDEE and BMR

CJsf1t
CJsf1t Posts: 414 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone, I am new to MFP. I wanted to know how to set my daily calorie target. I am 30 y/o female. 5ft 6in. and weigh 223 lbs. I need to lose 90 lbs. I am a sahm, lighly active through the day. Currently I have been working out 4-5 times/week for about 40-50 mins at moderate intensity. when I started on MFP it gave me a tartget of 1200 cals/day. I found it too restrictive so I increased it to about 1350 cals/day and then to 1600 cals/day. Currently i am eating 1600 cals /day. Then I saw on the forums something about TDEE and BMR. So I went to a recommended website. scoobysworkshop.com and found out that my BMR is 1785 cals and my TDEE is 2765. I also learnt that I should set my limit somewhere in between these two figures. But the problem is I am ok with 1600 cals/day! I rarely feel hungry and am always just below or at my limit. So what should I do? Continue at 1600 cals/day? Increase it? If yes, then to what ? Please help.

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  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I've been posting this a lot this morning, lol.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    That thread will answer the questions in your post and much, much more. :flowerforyou:
  • CJsf1t
    CJsf1t Posts: 414 Member
    I've been posting this a lot this morning, lol.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    That thread will answer the questions in your post and much, much more. :flowerforyou:

    Thank you :) All the information can be a bit overwhelming :blushing:
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I agree, it can be overwhelming, especially at first! That's why that particular post was made because it answers a ton of questions all in the same place.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Hi everyone, I am new to MFP. I wanted to know how to set my daily calorie target. I am 30 y/o female. 5ft 6in. and weigh 223 lbs. I need to lose 90 lbs. I am a sahm, lighly active through the day. Currently I have been working out 4-5 times/week for about 40-50 mins at moderate intensity. when I started on MFP it gave me a tartget of 1200 cals/day. I found it too restrictive so I increased it to about 1350 cals/day and then to 1600 cals/day. Currently i am eating 1600 cals /day. Then I saw on the forums something about TDEE and BMR. So I went to a recommended website. scoobysworkshop.com and found out that my BMR is 1785 cals and my TDEE is 2765. I also learnt that I should set my limit somewhere in between these two figures. But the problem is I am ok with 1600 cals/day! I rarely feel hungry and am always just below or at my limit. So what should I do? Continue at 1600 cals/day? Increase it? If yes, then to what ? Please help.

    all of these numbers are just estimates... how much weight are you losing on 1600 cals? do you weigh and measure everything you eat with scales?

    for me, i think you should be aiming to eat as MUCH as you can but still lose weight... so going by your stats, if you can eat 2000 cals and lose a pound a week, why not!?
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    The link posted above are very helpful.
    are you losing at 1600? and if you're happy eating at that then thats fine :)
    some people just find their weight stalling or would like to eat a bit more but are scared to. Knowing our TDEE/BMR really helps in this case.
  • CJsf1t
    CJsf1t Posts: 414 Member
    Hi everyone, I am new to MFP. I wanted to know how to set my daily calorie target. I am 30 y/o female. 5ft 6in. and weigh 223 lbs. I need to lose 90 lbs. I am a sahm, lighly active through the day. Currently I have been working out 4-5 times/week for about 40-50 mins at moderate intensity. when I started on MFP it gave me a tartget of 1200 cals/day. I found it too restrictive so I increased it to about 1350 cals/day and then to 1600 cals/day. Currently i am eating 1600 cals /day. Then I saw on the forums something about TDEE and BMR. So I went to a recommended website. scoobysworkshop.com and found out that my BMR is 1785 cals and my TDEE is 2765. I also learnt that I should set my limit somewhere in between these two figures. But the problem is I am ok with 1600 cals/day! I rarely feel hungry and am always just below or at my limit. So what should I do? Continue at 1600 cals/day? Increase it? If yes, then to what ? Please help.

    all of these numbers are just estimates... how much weight are you losing on 1600 cals? do you weigh and measure everything you eat with scales?

    for me, i think you should be aiming to eat as MUCH as you can but still lose weight... so going by your stats, if you can eat 2000 cals and lose a pound a week, why not!?

    I joined here only two weeks ago. I have been measuring and tracking everything. And after two weeks I have lost 2.2 lbs.

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