Question on BMR/TDEE

sabmur

Hi, i just have a quick question on the this. I calculated my BMR at 1430 i would workout 3-5 times a week
so my TDEE is 2200, without any excersize its 1700..

can someone explain, sorry i'm havinga hard time getting my head around it.

I was working out and using 1200 a day and would up to 1500 at weekends and was just not losing anything, I am eating 1500 now and that is eating back my exersize calories so hopefully the scales will move, want to lose about 10/15 lbs

hodge39

Hi, i just have a quick question on the this. I calculated my BMR at 1430 i would workout 3-5 times a week
so my TDEE is 2200, without any excersize its 1700..

can someone explain, sorry i'm havinga hard time getting my head around it.

I was working out and using 1200 a day and would up to 1500 at weekends and was just not losing anything, I am eating 1500 now and that is eating back my exersize calories so hopefully the scales will move, want to lose about 10/15 lbs

What is BMR and TDEE and how do I calculate it?? Just set my calorie goal at 1400(random), is there a general rule, as I can't see anything??

cedarghost

Never eat below 1430. Eating 1200 plus exercise calories barely puts you above that.
Exercise is figured into TDEE so you should be consistent with exercise, and eat at a deficit from TDEE to lose, but never go below BMR. The less you have to lose, the less the deficit should be. 20% off your TDEE (Which is about the most you want to go unless you are really obese) would leave you eating 1760 every day for consistent 1 pound a week loss.
If you don't have a lot to lose, you may want to eat at a 10% cut which would leave you around 1980 calories per day.
If you have been under-eating for a long while, I would recommend you eat at your TDEE for a while to reset your metabolism and hormones, then start eating at a cut. Some will tell you 8 weeks at maintenance (TDEE) is a full diet break.
I personally eat at maintenance for a week or so every 8 to 10 weeks then go back to cutting.

cedarghost

Hi, i just have a quick question on the this. I calculated my BMR at 1430 i would workout 3-5 times a week
so my TDEE is 2200, without any excersize its 1700..

can someone explain, sorry i'm havinga hard time getting my head around it.

I was working out and using 1200 a day and would up to 1500 at weekends and was just not losing anything, I am eating 1500 now and that is eating back my exersize calories so hopefully the scales will move, want to lose about 10/15 lbs

What is BMR and TDEE and how do I calculate it?? Just set my calorie goal at 1400(random), is there a general rule, as I can't see anything??

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
That should explain everything you need to know about TDEE and BMR and how to use it to lose weight effectively and permanently.

sabmur

thanks OP.. Have been undereating for years, id say a good 15 years. I did my TDEE with exersize and its 2204...

so i will eat 1500 today and burn 300 so that is leaving 1200. Is this still too low??

laserturkey

You want to NET at or above your BMR, so netting 1200 would be too low. Eat back at least enough exercise calories to get to your BMR as your NET calories.

rileysowner

thanks OP.. Have been undereating for years, id say a good 15 years. I did my TDEE with exersize and its 2204...

so i will eat 1500 today and burn 300 so that is leaving 1200. Is this still too low??

You want to eat at about a 15 to 20 percent deficit from your TDEE. Realize the TDEE included your intended exercise calories averaged over the week, so if you are consistent with exercise you should probably be eating between 1760 to 1870 a day without adding any exercise calories as they are included already. You will need to try that for 3-5 weeks to really know how well it is working.

psuLemon

Also,keep in mind that if you have been suppressing calories for years, your RMR will adjust and burn less calories. So you may not be following the equations. Also, when you suppress calories for extended periods of time, you will end up losing muscle which means you end up having a lower BMR than the average person your size and age.

You can try 1700 calories for a month, but taking a diet break can really benefit you as it can improve your RMR to align to your BMR and allow your body to regulate. Those who have dieted for long periods of time, I generally suggest a month of eating at maintenance and a good amount of weight training.

cedarghost

thanks OP.. Have been undereating for years, id say a good 15 years. I did my TDEE with exersize and its 2204...

so i will eat 1500 today and burn 300 so that is leaving 1200. Is this still too low??

Anything below your BMR is too low. And if you have been at a calorie deficit for that long, you need to eat at maintenance for a while to reset everything. Which means you will probably gain a few pounds at first (most people do). But once you stop gaining at your maintenance (TDEE) that will mean your metabolism is reset and you can start cutting.
You will find that you can lose weight more consistently and permanently while actually eating a lot more than your were. It's a beautiful thing.

KathyPBiles

Great information! I had been trying to understand it as well.

karlalband

^^^ I like this. Thanks this has been happening to me too! Now I will try this^^^

fbranch7

BUMP!

DiannaMoorer

Here is some really good info. I got this link from the eat more to lose weight group. It works!!! Make sure you check out the Scooby calculator http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them

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kge0891

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