Going to be that person...TDEE question

micheleb15
micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
TDEE is 2033 at 1-3hrs of exercise a week
BMR - 1479
TDEE-20% is 1626
Age-29
Weight-154
Height-5'2

I try to do upper 2 days, lower 2 days with 20 min of cadio after (some weeks, I can only get in 3 days, which is why I chose 1-3hrs). Total is about 40 min. I usually only burn about 200 calories (HRM) with the 20 min cardio and I don't know how much with strength. I do eat my calories which I don't think I am supposed to do with TDEE, but if I didn't I'd be below my BMR. I'm not worried about the scale yet, I just want to make sure I am doing this right. My goal is to be healthier, leaner and stronger. I couldn't care less about the scale.

Any changes I should make? Tips? Eat more, less, get in more cardio after weights??

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  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    TDEE is 2033 at 1-3hrs of exercise a week
    BMR - 1479
    TDEE-20% is 1626
    Age-29
    Weight-154
    Height-5'2

    I try to do upper 2 days, lower 2 days with 20 min of cadio after (some weeks, I can only get in 3 days, which is why I chose 1-3hrs). Total is about 40 min. I usually only burn about 200 calories (HRM) with the 20 min cardio and I don't know how much with strength. I do eat my calories which I don't think I am supposed to do with TDEE, but if I didn't I'd be below my BMR. I'm not worried about the scale yet, I just want to make sure I am doing this right. My goal is to be healthier, leaner and stronger. I couldn't care less about the scale.

    Any changes I should make? Tips? Eat more, less, get in more cardio after weights??

    If your BMR is 1479, then your TDEE is probably a bit more than 2033 given your activity level, but it's hard to say for sure. Nobody ever fits perfectly into one of the activity levels. So you just have to be patient and do your best estimating your calories burned and tracking your intake, and then adjusting as necessary over time.

    I think your system sounds pretty good right now. Do it and see what happens! The main thing is to make sure you keep progressing in terms of performance. Don't let yourself lift the same amount of weight each time, or run the same speed each time.
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  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    TDEE is 2033 at 1-3hrs of exercise a week
    BMR - 1479
    TDEE-20% is 1626
    Age-29
    Weight-154
    Height-5'2

    I try to do upper 2 days, lower 2 days with 20 min of cadio after (some weeks, I can only get in 3 days, which is why I chose 1-3hrs). Total is about 40 min. I usually only burn about 200 calories (HRM) with the 20 min cardio and I don't know how much with strength. I do eat my calories which I don't think I am supposed to do with TDEE, but if I didn't I'd be below my BMR. I'm not worried about the scale yet, I just want to make sure I am doing this right. My goal is to be healthier, leaner and stronger. I couldn't care less about the scale.

    Any changes I should make? Tips? Eat more, less, get in more cardio after weights??

    If your BMR is 1479, then your TDEE is probably a bit more than 2033 given your activity level, but it's hard to say for sure. Nobody ever fits perfectly into one of the activity levels. So you just have to be patient and do your best estimating your calories burned and tracking your intake, and then adjusting as necessary over time.

    I think your system sounds pretty good right now. Do it and see what happens! The main thing is to make sure you keep progressing in terms of performance. Don't let yourself lift the same amount of weight each time, or run the same speed each time.

    I was thinking the same thing about the TDEE since not eating back calories would put me below my BMR. Tried it on a few sites, scooby, iifym, and they all are within 30 cals of each other. I guess that is where I get lost. Seems like I should eat more.

    I do try to change up the workouts by doing HIIT and different circuits. Thanks for the tips.
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    Sounds about right. Stop eating back exercise cals though. It's already figured into your TDEE.

    If I didn't, that would put me under BMR...
  • cjh022
    cjh022 Posts: 88 Member
    You say you don't care about the scale so I am assuming you don't have a lot of weight to lose, if that is the case, subtract a smaller percentage from your TDEE (maybe 10-15%). This should up your calorie limit enough so that you are not below your BMR without eating back exercise calories. The rest of your plan looks great! Good luck :smile:

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