Calories in VS calories out

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  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    My Fitbit has my TDEE (last 30 days average) around 1850, so you're not terribly far off.

    But the point is people say you have to eat back your exercise. Your advice isn't 'eating back' any exercise. Though I agree, starting from TDEE is much smarter than the MFP way.

    I won't even touch the 'eat over BMR' thing.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    My Fitbit has my TDEE (last 30 days average) around 1850, so you're not terribly far off.

    But the point is people say you have to eat back your exercise. Your advice isn't 'eating back' any exercise. Though I agree, starting from TDEE is much smarter than the MFP way.

    I won't even touch the 'eat over BMR' thing.

    Actually I do advocate eating back exercise calories, but that assumes everything is set just right in MFP and that everything is logged accurately (as possible).

    Me, I'm sedentary (but I exercise 4-6 times/week), but I have to set MFP to "very active" in order to make the numbers work out. And I do "eat back exercise calories". Go figure.
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    I think the MFP plan probably works fine for men and others whose BMR is well above 1200.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    My Fitbit has my TDEE (last 30 days average) around 1850, so you're not terribly far off.

    But the point is people say you have to eat back your exercise. Your advice isn't 'eating back' any exercise. Though I agree, starting from TDEE is much smarter than the MFP way.

    I won't even touch the 'eat over BMR' thing.

    Actually I do advocate eating back exercise calories, but that assumes everything is set just right in MFP and that everything is logged accurately (as possible).

    Me, I'm sedentary (but I exercise 4-6 times/week), but I have to set MFP to "very active" in order to make the numbers work out. And I do "eat back exercise calories". Go figure.

    You're right about setting things "just right." There are so many variables. What is a sedentary person? It's not one exact thing - but a range.

    Existing muscle mass percentage is an issue too. If you have a high percentage of muscle mass .... you're burning more calories while sitting than the person who has a high percentage of fat.

    You really have to "tweek" things as you go. No wonder there are so many different opinions.

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