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Activity Level-TDEE

katiwagner
katiwagner Posts: 82 Member
edited January 18 in Health and Weight Loss
I’m not sure what to use as my activity level and was hoping to get some advice. Some weeks I am able to get work outs in, up to 5 times a week and other weeks I might only get one or two. I have also had weeks that I wasn’t able to get a work out in at all. What would you suggest I use as my activity level when figuring my TDEE?

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  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Some people who don't work out consistently will calculate their TDEE as if they were sendentary. (It ends up no longer being a true "TDEE", but ignore the titles for now.) Then when they do workout, they log those workouts and eat the calories back. Another way to do it, is calculate your average TDEE (including workouts you do most weeks). If you workout more than expected, eat an extra 200 calories. If you miss a workout you normally do, eat 200 calories less that day.
  • katiwagner
    katiwagner Posts: 82 Member
    Ok, thanks Auddii.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    I use sedentary then log exercise and decide if I want to eat any of it back.
  • katiwagner
    katiwagner Posts: 82 Member
    Monkey, has this been working for you? How do you decide if you want to eat them back or not?
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