80% of TDEE net or gross?

clocklady

This may be redundant but.......

I calculated my BMR to be 1502. My TDEE is estimated at 2224. I'm only 8 pounds away from my goal weight so I factored in a 224 cal deficit and set my cals to 2000 a day. I keep reading that I shouldn't cut less than 20% of my TDEE so on days that I workout and burn 400 plus calories that would put me under (20% is 1779). So on workout days should I eat enough to make my net 1779 or just eat my 2000 for the day?

Thanks!

Phrak

This may be redundant but.......

I calculated my BMR to be 1502. My TDEE is estimated at 2224. I'm only 8 pounds away from my goal weight so I factored in a 224 cal deficit and set my cals to 2000 a day. I keep reading that I shouldn't cut less than 20% of my TDEE so on days that I workout and burn 400 plus calories that would put me under (20% is 1779). So on workout days should I eat enough to make my net 1779 or just eat my 2000 for the day?

Thanks!

most TDEE calculations factor in working out. Just eat the 2000 calories.

clocklady

Ok, thanks!

Ambrogio1

I took like the workout buffer. Makes room for errors when you don't eat cals back