Am I doing this right?

mariku_king
mariku_king Posts: 88
in Health and Weight Loss
I read this blog, something abut....road map I think it was by a something Dan, Helloitsdan? Anyways, i read about figuring out what your TDEE is and making a deficit from that and so forth, so that's what i did.

i found out that my tdee was about 2000 calouries, since i'm genereallly sedentury, except my exercise. i used to only exercise two days a week but now it's up to three. based on other posts i've seen around here, my exericse is 30 minutes of weight lifting and 45 - 65 minutes of walking, 3 days a week. so to eat a deficit from my tdee, i'm going to eat about 1600 - 1700 calories. i'm 146 and 5'3" 1/2 and 19 (almost 20) years old.

does this sound write?

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  • Mrsbrandnewmeslimandtrim
    Mrsbrandnewmeslimandtrim Posts: 267 Member
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  • amnsetie
    amnsetie Posts: 666 Member
    Did you take the TDEE from mfp or another site?

    If you used mfps inbuilt TDEE calculator you can also eat back your exercise calories

    If you used another site the exercise calories are built in and you should not log exercise in the cardio section..

    Apart from that clarification, yeah you're doing it right
  • mariku_king
    mariku_king Posts: 88
    Did you take the TDEE from mfp or another site?

    If you used mfps inbuilt TDEE calculator you can also eat back your exercise calories

    If you used another site the exercise calories are built in and you should not log exercise in the cardio section..

    Apart from that clarification, yeah you're doing it right

    Another site. MFP has me at 1200 - 1300 (i don't remmember exactly how much) and after i log my exersise it's about 1600 - 1700 calouries.
  • mariku_king
    mariku_king Posts: 88
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  • PayneAS
    PayneAS Posts: 669 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • mariku_king
    mariku_king Posts: 88
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    Um yes, i allready read this blog. that is what i was talkking about.
  • adelitas_star
    adelitas_star Posts: 91
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  • HMToomey
    HMToomey Posts: 276
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    I think I read this 5 times before it sunk in and it didn't really click until I had been actively doing it for 2 weeks. You include the exercise you do into the TDEE, so no more saying you are sedentary! You don't log exercises daily any longer either. I think 1600 is your sedentary numbers but if you work out 3 times a week you are moderately active.

    ETA: Sorry, looking at the wrong numbers. Your BMR is @ 1502 and you could really maintain at anywhere from 2000 to 2300 depending on activity so you could eat between 1600 to 1800 depending on if you call yourself lightly or moderately active. The best way to see if it works is to give it a few weeks!
  • adelitas_star
    adelitas_star Posts: 91
    3 - 5 is moderate, 1 -3 is light, so if the OP doesn't do anything else outside of exercise that's really "active" I think lightly active works well.

    Besides, if she eats about 1700 - that's right in between the calories she would need were she "lightly" and "moderately" active. I already know how many calories she needs based on activity level since we practically share the same stats.
  • mariku_king
    mariku_king Posts: 88
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  • amnsetie
    amnsetie Posts: 666 Member
    The maths works out the same as it happens
    tdee - 20% from the other site and
    MFPs goal + exercise
    come to around 1600-1700
    Go for it.
    :)

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