Calorie goal help, please!

jenns1964
jenns1964 Posts: 384 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I need some help with setting my calorie goals. My diary is open. I burn an average of 3500 calories a week with exercise. I have been using ChaLean Extreme , Rockin Body and walking . I do these 5 days for an hour. MFP has me eating 1800 calories per day. I try to keep my macros at 40/30/30. Scooby says my BMR is 1760, TDEE is 2729, daily calories should be 2183. I really need some guidance to either let me know if I need to adjust MFP

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  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    You are eating well below what MFP recommends most days, and you aren't eating back your exercise calories. If you did, your intake would probably be closer to scooby. Eat what MFP tells you is your daily goal.
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    On the days you work out you aren't eating nearly enough. If you go by MFP, eat 1800 calories daily, + half of your exercise burned. If you follow Scooby, eat 2183 every day. You aren't doing either.

    I think either way is right and pretty accurate, but you actually need to follow the plan. Don't be afraid to eat while doing that much exercise.
  • ecw3780
    ecw3780 Posts: 608 Member
    eat ALL of what MFP tells you and ALL of your exercise calories. That will get you much closer to the number you are getting from the other site. If your TDEE is 2729, subtract 20% or 545 to get 2180. That's what you should eat everyday. So 1800 + exercise calories isn't off at all.
  • jenns1964
    jenns1964 Posts: 384 Member
    Thank you for the input!

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