TDEE vs BMR- eatting on workout vs non-workout days

Shara126

If I calculate my TDEE based upon 5 days of activity at a moderate intensity, should I use this number as a basis for my total daily calories on non-workout days? Or should I just eat according to my BMR calorie requirement on those non-workout days? I am starting to stall/plateau again so I am trying to figure out a winning formula here:) The last 8 pounds are really hanging on!

chiera88

bump. i wondered this too when considering the tdee thing...

Shara126

Apparently you are the only one other than me. LOL Maybe someone will reply at some point.

Zombielicious

If I calculate my TDEE based upon 5 days of activity at a moderate intensity, should I use this number as a basis for my total daily calories on non-workout days? Or should I just eat according to my BMR calorie requirement on those non-workout days? I am starting to stall/plateau again so I am trying to figure out a winning formula here:) The last 8 pounds are really hanging on!

I don't know about everybody else, but I calcualted my TDEE based on a sedentary lifestyle and used that as my basis for total calories on both workout and non-workout days. Then on workout days I just eat back my exercise calories.

EDIT: Mine calculated out to 1732 calories a day, so I subtracted 500 (to lose one pound a week)...so I consume 1232 a day, then eat back exercise calories on workout days. This is a great website: http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/

GauchoMark

If I calculate my TDEE based upon 5 days of activity at a moderate intensity, should I use this number as a basis for my total daily calories on non-workout days? Or should I just eat according to my BMR calorie requirement on those non-workout days? I am starting to stall/plateau again so I am trying to figure out a winning formula here:) The last 8 pounds are really hanging on!

I don't know about everybody else, but I calcualted my TDEE based on a sedentary lifestyle and used that as my basis for total calories on both workout and non-workout days. Then on workout days I just eat back my exercise calories.

^^^ This. It is what I do.

Calculate your bmr using the harris benedict eqn, multiply it by 1.2 and subtract your calorie deficit from it. Then whenever you exercise, log it and eat those calories back.