BMR/TDEE...Too many Calories??? Please Help.

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  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member

    I don't know how you came up with 3021 as your TDEE - that is really high, even for a woman who exercises.

    I regularly do this if not more on a workout day. My TDEE is 2500 on a normal day. If the OP is a nurse or someone who's on their feet all day, it's not an improbable number.

    Well I put my activity level as 3-5hrs of exercise per week. But I am also quite overweight so as a higher weight wouldn't it calculate that as burning even more calories than say someone who was lighter?

    That is correct! :D

    Every few pounds or so, you'll want to have MFP reevaluate your goals. As you loose, your TDEE will get smaller.
  • 2hobbit1
    2hobbit1 Posts: 820 Member
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    Well I put my activity level as 3-5hrs of exercise per week. But I am also quite overweight so as a higher weight wouldn't it calculate that as burning even more calories than say someone who was lighter?
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    If you are just going through the motions in your workouts 3-5 hours a week I would drop down to the next lower activity level but if you are kick *kitten* drenched in sweat way out of breath the whole 3-5 hours I would leave it where you are now.
    Just be sure to redo the calculations for every 5 lbs you loose and also for every % of body fat you drop. Make sure you track your inches as well as you weight and record them when you do your weekly check in. The body fat can change quite a bit without much movement on the scale and will effect the calculation of the TDEE.

    I have been stuck at 162 for weeks but my BF% has dropped by 4% so be sure to track that as well!
  • mlashay
    mlashay Posts: 166 Member
    If you are just going through the motions in your workouts 3-5 hours a week I would drop down to the next lower activity level but if you are kick *kitten* drenched in sweat way out of breath the whole 3-5 hours I would leave it where you are now.

    well it says "moderate exercise" But I never just go through the motions of my workouts ha The point is for me to come out sweating and feeling like I just kicked some *kitten*.

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