BMR, TDEE, net cals issue... Again! :)

SVMR17

HI Everyone! My goal is to gain muscle and lose a couple pounds of fat.
I am 5'2'' and I exercise 5-6 days a week and usually burn around 500 calories. I also use the Fitbit to adjust if I burn more than 1350 in a day.

I have a question about the whole BMR, TDEE, net cals issue.
With a BMR of 1080 and a TDEE of 1350, I set my net goal at 900 calories a day (but I always eat more than that because I eat back my exercise calories)... here's my thinking...

1350 (which is my TDEE) X 7 days = 9450 (TDEE for the week) minus 3500 (to lose a pound a week) = 6090 divided by 7 days = 850 calories.

So each morning my net is set at 900 and I usually consume 1300 to 1500 calories a day. ***That way the "calories remaining" is always accurate*** and that makes sense to me.

Keeping net at 900 to me seems easier. Make sense or no?

graysmom2005

That TDEE sounds awfully low.

SVMR17

I think it's accurate based on calculations and fitbit. Maybe not?

petreebird

I'm 5'4" and workout 3 to 5 days a week and my maintenance is about 1800 with eating exercise cal's back. Oh, I'm about 125 pounds too. Not sure of my weight...one scale says 127 another says 120, so, yeah.
Here, use this spreadsheet to find your numbers.... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/510980-my-gift-excel-spreadsheet-for-bmr-tdee-cut-build-and-ma