BMR/TDEE

chapparra27
chapparra27 Posts: 115 Member
in Food and Nutrition
My TDEE is 2635 and my BMR is 1,680. I have been trying to net about 1,700, so eating back my calories.
Is this wrong? So I am actually taking in about 2,200 on some days to net 1,700.
Should I only eat 1,700 no matter what since my work outs are already figured into my TDEE?

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  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    Are you losing weight with this method? If so, I say there's nothing wrong about it. Eating more food + meeting weight loss goals = awesome.
  • chapparra27
    chapparra27 Posts: 115 Member
    Are you losing weight with this method? If so, I say there's nothing wrong about it. Eating more food + meeting weight loss goals = awesome.
    I am not sure yet. I have not weighed yet, I just started doing this on advice from many on MFP.
    Seems like maybe I need to just eat 1,700 no matter what...even if I don't net that.
    I have been stuffing myself to get it all in.
  • chapparra27
    chapparra27 Posts: 115 Member
    HELP.....I get so much conflicting advice.
  • JonathonMars
    JonathonMars Posts: 358 Member
    Around here, all you are gonna get is conflicting advice. You have to either trust your intuition, or experiment to know the answer, I guess.
  • Spanaval
    Spanaval Posts: 1,200 Member
    That sounds about right. 2100-2200 cals is 20% less than your TDEE. You should see a slightly higher than 1pound per week loss.
  • ladyace2078
    ladyace2078 Posts: 460 Member
    That sounds about right. 2100-2200 cals is 20% less than your TDEE. You should see a slightly higher than 1pound per week loss.

    I agree. I quit using the net calories thing and just pay attention to how much of a deficit I'm eating from my TDEE.

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