TDEE? Answer please.

gmove

What are TDEE? A percentage of what?

And there's another acronym with an "M" in it going around (not MFP-i know that one. lol). What is that?

What are these, what seem to be, consumption guidelines about, and how/where do can I calculate my own?

knightreader

search "in place of a road map" on these forums. the info is thorough, but useful. it talks about tdee and all that stuff.

rileysowner

Total Daily Energy Expenditure. The total amount of energy you burn through your day including all activity. Eat less than that, and you will lose weight.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

AmyRhubarb

TDEE is total daily energy expenditure - the amount of calories you burn all day long based on your activity level. Generally people will subtract 20% from this number for weight loss (and you don't eat back exercise cals with this method as they are figured in with your activity level).

You can calculate yours through the tools and info posted in this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013

As for the "M" acronym - probably BMR? Basal metabolic rate, which is the amount of calories your body burns if you do nothing all day, just stay in bed. If you were in a coma and in the hospital, the doctors would feed you your BMR in calories.
This ensures you have enough nutrients for vital organs to function.

mareeee1234

watch over and over and learn! :flowerforyou:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYi9xjIRvbY

gmove

Thanks all.