TDEE (Scooby) or Eat More to Weigh Less (HELP!)

FiercelyBeautiful

Hello! I lost 45lbs by eating 1500 calories a day in about 6 months, I kept it off for a year and started back at weight loss about 2 months ago. I have only lost about 10lbs almost exactly. When I was eating the 1500 I was not exercising. However, now I am exercising up to 6 and 7 times a week for 1 to two hours per day VIGOROUSLY (Burning between 500 and 900 calories). My endurance has gone through the roof (for me anyway) and I am also doing strength training. For the first 3 weeks I was only eating 1200 calories even with exercise. I was going nowhere and decided to try eating my exercise calories back. However, even eating those (I rarely eat the whole amount, usually about half) I am WELL below what the scooby caluculator says. I would like to open my diary and see if anyone is willing to give me some guidance. I am working my rearend off and can see some physical changes but know that the scale should be moving since I have 30lbs to lose to get to the ideal weight range. I appreciate your help more than you know!

It says my BMRR is 1555
Maintenence 2682
Daily calories @ 20% reduction 2145

Is my daily amount with exercise or without? I am asuming with because I put myself as 5-6 hours a week of strenuous exercise. I felt that it was the best representation of my current activity level.

I am just shy of 5 foot 6 by 1/4 of an inch I am 29, female, and 178lbs

HellsKells

I'm having the same issue, and am confused about this as well. I tried running my numbers today and had the same questions, so thanks for asking!

mcarter99

Personally I would calc your BMR, multiply it by 1.2 (for sedentary, assuming you're like most of us), add your avg. calories from exercise per day (be careful not to overestimate and consider how many days per week you actually do), and then subtract 1000. Period. No adding back. That should ON AVERAGE have you losing 2 lbs/week.

So 1555*1.2=1866. Plus 600 average for exercise = 2466. Minus 1000 for deficit = 1466. Eat 1466. Add nothing unless you're hungry.

But I'm a go-getter.

I don't know why it is but when I add in a new exercise intensity, I plateau for a long time, but my weight loss catches up eventually or my body changes for the better regardless of lack of scale movement. I figured it was 'building muscle' but they tell me you can only gain maybe 2 lbs. at a caloric deficit. Not sure but I've seen it with a lot of dieters.

amsparky

It says my BMRR is 1555
Maintenence 2682
Daily calories @ 20% reduction 2145

Is my daily amount with exercise or without? I am asuming with because I put myself as 5-6 hours a week of strenuous exercise. I felt that it was the best representation of my current activity level.

I am just shy of 5 foot 6 by 1/4 of an inch I am 29, female, and 178lbs

Once you get your TDEE, you don't really have to worry about exercise cals because it already calculates it for you. Just eat the same (at your cut %) daily.

cmriverside

Eat 2145 every day, whether you exercise or not. Do not enter any more for exercise. It is already accounted for in that method..

cmriverside

Personally I would calc your BMR, multiply it by 1.2 (for sedentary, assuming you're like most of us), add your avg. calories from exercise per day (be careful not to overestimate and consider how many days per week you actually do), and then subtract 1000. Period. No adding back. That should ON AVERAGE have you losing 2 lbs/week.

So 1555*1.2=1866. Plus 600 average for exercise = 2466. Minus 1000 for deficit = 1466. Eat 1466. Add nothing unless you're hungry.

But I'm a go-getter.

I don't know why it is but when I add in a new exercise intensity, I plateau for a long time, but my weight loss catches up eventually or my body changes for the better regardless of lack of scale movement. I figured it was 'building muscle' but they tell me you can only gain maybe 2 lbs. at a caloric deficit. Not sure but I've seen it with a lot of dieters.

Really, your lack of understanding does more harm than good. She doesn't have enough weight to lose to take a 1000 deficit. If you are going to give your two cents, try to understand what is going on, first.

Yanicka1

Eat 2145 calories a day everyday.


You might see wild fluctuations on the scale but give yourself a good month to see if it work for you.

FiercelyBeautiful

I see that most of you are in agreement with just sticking to the 2145, I am not sure I understand the 1466...that would be the extreme weight loss amount correct?

FiercelyBeautiful

Personally I would calc your BMR, multiply it by 1.2 (for sedentary, assuming you're like most of us), add your avg. calories from exercise per day (be careful not to overestimate and consider how many days per week you actually do), and then subtract 1000. Period. No adding back. That should ON AVERAGE have you losing 2 lbs/week.

So 1555*1.2=1866. Plus 600 average for exercise = 2466. Minus 1000 for deficit = 1466. Eat 1466. Add nothing unless you're hungry.

But I'm a go-getter.

I don't know why it is but when I add in a new exercise intensity, I plateau for a long time, but my weight loss catches up eventually or my body changes for the better regardless of lack of scale movement. I figured it was 'building muscle' but they tell me you can only gain maybe 2 lbs. at a caloric deficit. Not sure but I've seen it with a lot of dieters.

Would I be sedentary with 4 small children? I am on the go all day, cooking three meals, going to the park etc... I get confused about what to choose and based on the scooby explanation I would be far beyond sedentary.

cmriverside

Personally I would calc your BMR, multiply it by 1.2 (for sedentary, assuming you're like most of us), add your avg. calories from exercise per day (be careful not to overestimate and consider how many days per week you actually do), and then subtract 1000. Period. No adding back. That should ON AVERAGE have you losing 2 lbs/week.

So 1555*1.2=1866. Plus 600 average for exercise = 2466. Minus 1000 for deficit = 1466. Eat 1466. Add nothing unless you're hungry.

But I'm a go-getter.

I don't know why it is but when I add in a new exercise intensity, I plateau for a long time, but my weight loss catches up eventually or my body changes for the better regardless of lack of scale movement. I figured it was 'building muscle' but they tell me you can only gain maybe 2 lbs. at a caloric deficit. Not sure but I've seen it with a lot of dieters.

Would I be sedentary with 4 small children? I am on the go all day, cooking three meals, going to the park etc... I get confused about what to choose and based on the scooby explanation I would be far beyond sedentary.

The person that posted that hasn't quite figured out this whole thing yet. He/she posts a lot of misinformation in other threads, too.

That calc he/she used would be for someone entirely different. Just ignore it.

If you were sedentary and overweight by 60+ lbs, MAYBE those numbers would work. You entered your info honestly into the calculator. No reason to think he/she knows more than you. The problem is, he/she makes sweeping generalizations.

FiercelyBeautiful

Personally I would calc your BMR, multiply it by 1.2 (for sedentary, assuming you're like most of us), add your avg. calories from exercise per day (be careful not to overestimate and consider how many days per week you actually do), and then subtract 1000. Period. No adding back. That should ON AVERAGE have you losing 2 lbs/week.

So 1555*1.2=1866. Plus 600 average for exercise = 2466. Minus 1000 for deficit = 1466. Eat 1466. Add nothing unless you're hungry.

But I'm a go-getter.

I don't know why it is but when I add in a new exercise intensity, I plateau for a long time, but my weight loss catches up eventually or my body changes for the better regardless of lack of scale movement. I figured it was 'building muscle' but they tell me you can only gain maybe 2 lbs. at a caloric deficit. Not sure but I've seen it with a lot of dieters.

Would I be sedentary with 4 small children? I am on the go all day, cooking three meals, going to the park etc... I get confused about what to choose and based on the scooby explanation I would be far beyond sedentary.

The person that posted that hasn't quite figured out this whole thing yet. He/she posts a lot of misinformation in other threads, too.

That calc he/she used would be for someone entirely different. Just ignore it.

If you were sedentary and overweight by 60+ lbs, MAYBE those numbers would work. You entered your info honestly into the calculator. No reason to think he/she knows more than you. The problem is, he/she makes sweeping generalizations.

I was completely honest, I want to lose weight!!!!! Thanks for the info! xoxo