Conflicting views on calorie consumption

baisleac

Saying you pull your calories from TDEE and not your BMR, is preposterous! You only have 1 (ONE) Calorie bank. Do you think your body can tell what is BMR and what is TDEE? That's just silly. BURN MORE THAN YOU EAT. EAT LESS THAN YOU BURN. Done.

BMR and TDEE are two different things..

BMR is what your body needs to function in a coma.

TDEE is what you actually burn each day by living your life.

Eating less than your TDEE will give you a calorie deficit and you will lose weight.

Eating less than your BMR and you risk slowing your metabolism down; making it that much harder to continue to lose weight and that much more likely that you will regain that weight when you get to maintenance.

And yes... your body can tell the difference between BMR (what it needs to survive) and TDEE (how much energy it is actually using)

redhead91

Saying you pull your calories from TDEE and not your BMR, is preposterous! You only have 1 (ONE) Calorie bank. Do you think your body can tell what is BMR and what is TDEE? That's just silly. BURN MORE THAN YOU EAT. EAT LESS THAN YOU BURN. Done.

BMR and TDEE are two different things..

BMR is what your body needs to function in a coma.

TDEE is what you actually burn each day by living your life.

Eating less than your TDEE will give you a calorie deficit and you will lose weight.

Eating less than your BMR and you risk slowing your metabolism down; making it that much harder to continue to lose weight and that much more likely that you will regain that weight when you get to maintenance.

And yes... your body can tell the difference between BMR (what it needs to survive) and TDEE (how much energy it is actually using)

The lightbulb has turned on! again, thank you!

Rworthy

Oh this might help, I started from the beginning, and found this to be confusing.

When you set your goals in MFP, it asks you your activity level, and gives you your TDEE, not your BMR!

In goals, under Calories burned with normal daily activity is your TDEE, not your BMR. It is PERFECTLY FINE, even encouraged, to go below this. So, if your TDEE is 1500, MFP wants you to eat 1200.

If you want a more accurate BMR, go to the article I posted, or look it up online. There are three ways of calculating BMR. I encourage the one that takes into account your lean body mass (you need to know your fat percentages).

Rworthy

From another site:

1. People should aim to eat 400-500 below their BMR when losing weight.
2. Since BMR accounts for 80% of calories burned, use that as your baseline.
3. Consider calories burned from activity as a bonus.
4. Very few men need to eat over 2,000 calories per day even maintaining (will shock many people and he explains why).
5. He is 217 pounds, is eating 1,200-1,500 calories per day to lose 2 pounds per week.
6. Bottom line…people have been mislead when it comes to how many calories to eat per day.

redhead91

I understand that MPF calculates the TDEE. I have calculated my BMR on other websites, including the one you mentioned and my BMR (NOT TDEE) is around 1500.

Oh this might help, I started from the beginning, and found this to be confusing.

When you set your goals in MFP, it asks you your activity level, and gives you your TDEE, not your BMR!

In goals, under Calories burned with normal daily activity is your TDEE, not your BMR. It is PERFECTLY FINE, even encouraged, to go below this. So, if your TDEE is 1500, MFP wants you to eat 1200.

If you want a more accurate BMR, go to the article I posted, or look it up online. There are three ways of calculating BMR. I encourage the one that takes into account your lean body mass (you need to know your fat percentages).

Rworthy

And yes... your body can tell the difference between BMR (what it needs to survive) and TDEE (how much energy it is actually using)

How does it know to store an apple or to burn an apple? Lol You fairy lady. You silly. Your body doesn't give a crap if its eating BMR food or TDEE food! That is scientifically impossible. Giving up. You can't reason with crazy.

baisleac

From another site:

1. People should aim to eat 400-500 below their BMR when losing weight.
2. Since BMR accounts for 80% of calories burned, use that as your baseline.
3. Consider calories burned from activity as a bonus.
4. Very few men need to eat over 2,000 calories per day even maintaining (will shock many people and he explains why).
5. He is 217 pounds, is eating 1,200-1,500 calories per day to lose 2 pounds per week.
6. Bottom line…people have been mislead when it comes to how many calories to eat per day.

Who is this person? What is the site?

Sounds like a quack.

laddyboy

The only way to lose weight is to consume less than your BMR. Simple answer. Research BMR and weight loss - there are zillions of sources out there.

What? You lose weight by consuming less calories then your burn.