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TonyaBtrfly
TonyaBtrfly Posts: 118 Member
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fitness frog and scooby have my tdee at 2365 and bmr at 1526. i was eating 1600 and eating back my exercise calories of 360. is this right or do you think i should bump up m calorie intake to 1700 or as these web site calculators suggest eat 1892???? this seems so high! guess im still confused if anyone can help i appreciate it. I just want to lose weight! and keep it off and not starve doing it!

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  • HeidiHoMom
    HeidiHoMom Posts: 1,393 Member
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    If you were eating 1600 plus 360 exercise calories then 1890 is no different (you don't eat back your exercise calories with that number).

    I would go with the 1800 and something number. But basically whichever you choose, just stick with it and be consistent. You can always reevaluate after a couple months to see where you're at.
  • harlanJEN
    harlanJEN Posts: 1,089 Member
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    Hey there!! This is no confusion Saturday ...you didn't get the memo ?? Lol

    No prob. That TDEE is awesome high. What kind of exercise do you do? I assume it's consistent and you used that consistent activity level to calculate your TDEE. With that said , calculate 15% of 2300 ( I just like round #s) ...that is what you should be eating. Don't eat back exercise cals since your activity is already considered when calculating your TDEE.
  • TonyaBtrfly
    TonyaBtrfly Posts: 118 Member
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    right now i do 30 minutes on the elliptical. burn about 300 calories according to my weight and all these different calculators and my elliptical

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