Exercise calories? Again? WTF
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My problem with the TDEE-x% method is that for people that do not exercise regularly (or are working towards an exercise routine but are still not there yet) it's more complicated to calculate their TDEE because it varies a lot. For example, in my case, I've been slowly adding more and more exercise in my daily life, but it's still difficult for me to commit to it and many days I just skip my exercise plans. So what I've done is to calculate my TDEE assuming I don't do any exercise at all, then subtract 20% and use that as my daily goal. Whenever I actually do some exercise, then there are some extra calories I can eat since they are not part of my calculated TDEE. Does it make sense or do I miss something?
Yes it makes sense and nope you did not miss anything.
Bells just sounded in my tiny brain because this all just made sense to me with this one little explanation. Finally! Thanks :drinker:0 -
Thank you so much for the explanation!!! This is right on time. And for the "giggidty" reference, it certainly deserves a Bump. lol0
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WOW, this was so well done! Biggest thank you. I've been trying to understand this for YEARS. I don't know what you said that made it click in my head. Someone should sticky this.0
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My problem with the TDEE-x% method is that for people that do not exercise regularly (or are working towards an exercise routine but are still not there yet) it's more complicated to calculate their TDEE because it varies a lot. For example, in my case, I've been slowly adding more and more exercise in my daily life, but it's still difficult for me to commit to it and many days I just skip my exercise plans. So what I've done is to calculate my TDEE assuming I don't do any exercise at all, then subtract 20% and use that as my daily goal. Whenever I actually do some exercise, then there are some extra calories I can eat since they are not part of my calculated TDEE. Does it make sense or do I miss something?
Yes it makes sense and nope you did not miss anything.
I just joined this group and am reading through all of this great info! This is exactly how I set mine a few weeks ago. I'm glad to see confirmation that it makes sense! That's a step in the right direction for me!!!0 -
Thanks for the simple breakdown SideSteel.0
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Great post! Tagging so I can re-read again later...0
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Any idea with fitbit ?0
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Bumping because I totally need to read this over and over0
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bump, need to come back once a week to read this
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Just to make sure:
I'm using a heart rate monitor now. I want to lose about 40 lb of fat but gain about 20 lb of muscle. Is MFP tells me that I have 500 calories remaining to consume to stay on my weight loss plan but 400 of those calories are due to exercise, it is ok to 'eat' those and stay on track (with protein being sufficient)?
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That's correct if literally wanting to do it MFP style where each day you take a deficit from that day's TDEE.
You burn more one day, take a deficit, eat more.
But in that case - why don't you just use MFP as designed with a reasonable loss goal?
It's already calculating your non-exercise TDEE and taking a deficit. Then when you exercise and burn more, you log it, your TDEE goes up, your eating level goes up.
Done. Just meet the goal that is given on your Food Diary - simple.
Now, the normal TDEE deficit method, taking your weekly routine and coming up a with a daily average, prevents you from having to mess around with NET or how much did this workout burn.
Pick the correct level, increase by 1 if your daily work/non-exercise life is NOT a desk job, take a deficit - eat that much daily.0 -
Ty haybales! I think I a using the mfp accurately. Hit a weight loss plateau and just trying to make sure I don't so over do it I start breaking down muscle incorrectly and/or slow my metabolism too much. I feel my nutrition/calorie load is good. Exercising a great deal for me to get in shape for working on mountain so have three goals at once: cardio/conditioning at altitude, weight loss, muscle gain. I have always found it very hard to lose weight while gaining muscle/strength.0
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THIS^lacurandera1 wrote: »If you don't have a heart rate monitor, eat back half your exercise cals. I found (after I got my hrm) that MFP's calorie burn estimates are grossly inflated for every activity I have done except running, running stairs and jump roping.
Why are the calorie burn estimates for everything so danged INFLATED here?!!! I have to use other places to estimate my REAL calorie burn.
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Thank you so much for this explanation, this is awesome!0
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What a simple explanation. Saving to share with my FL!0
