calories netted

Dfracassa

I looked back through a few weeks of my net calories last night, and I noticed that I seem to be netting only 1200-1500 on an average weekday. I realize that by using my TDEE minus whatever percentage I am not supposed to be eating back any exercise calories, but should I be eating more altogether? I'm giving myself 1750 for the day, and I usually burn 400-500 calories a night. Thoughts?

MrsK20141004

I would think so. If your TDEE factors in your exercise then I would be netting my TDEE or as close as possible. I don't eat back my exercise so I only log activity as 1 calorie and keep my own records of what I've burned so I can adjust activity as needed.

What did you put your activity modifier as for your TDEE?

Heidi_20

If you are using the TDEE method you should be eating to the 1750! Your calories burned are already in that number. I usually set my calories burned to 1 so it doesnt play with my numbers and i make sure I eat to that TDEE. I usually input the calories burned in my notes so I know how my workout was!

Dfracassa

I would think so. If your TDEE factors in your exercise then I would be netting my TDEE or as close as possible. I don't eat back my exercise so I only log activity as 1 calorie and keep my own records of what I've burned so I can adjust activity as needed.

What did you put your activity modifier as for your TDEE?

I just recently changed it from sedentary to the next one -- whatever that is. I have a desk job, but I work out six days a week, for an hour or more each time, with additional walking and stuff in between. Should I have left it as sedentary?

Dfracassa

If you are using the TDEE method you should be eating to the 1750! Your calories burned are already in that number. I usually set my calories burned to 1 so it doesnt play with my numbers and i make sure I eat to that TDEE. I usually input the calories burned in my notes so I know how my workout was!

Yeah, I've seen people putting the calories burned as 1; I think I will start doing that! It's sort of gratifying, though, to see that number in the hundreds after a good workout...

CristinaL1983

I would think so. If your TDEE factors in your exercise then I would be netting my TDEE or as close as possible. I don't eat back my exercise so I only log activity as 1 calorie and keep my own records of what I've burned so I can adjust activity as needed.

What did you put your activity modifier as for your TDEE?

Just to clarify, if you NET your TDEE, you will gain weight. If you GROSS your TDEE, you will maintain weight. If you eat less than your TDEE, you will lose weight.

TDEE= Total Daily Energy Expenditure. If you include exercise in your calculations and then "eat back" your exercise calories as well, you will probably gain weight.

I don't use this method but I know that some people calculate TDEE for sedentary and then add in exercise when they do it (and eat back most or all of the calories) and others calculate TDEE including their exercise and eat only the TDEE-x%.

Realistically, both methods should have the same weekly calorie average if exercise is the same.

Dfracassa

I would think so. If your TDEE factors in your exercise then I would be netting my TDEE or as close as possible. I don't eat back my exercise so I only log activity as 1 calorie and keep my own records of what I've burned so I can adjust activity as needed.

What did you put your activity modifier as for your TDEE?

Just to clarify, if you NET your TDEE, you will gain weight. If you GROSS your TDEE, you will maintain weight. If you eat less than your TDEE, you will lose weight.

TDEE= Total Daily Energy Expenditure. If you include exercise in your calculations and then "eat back" your exercise calories as well, you will probably gain weight.

I don't use this method but I know that some people calculate TDEE for sedentary and then add in exercise when they do it (and eat back most or all of the calories) and others calculate TDEE including their exercise and eat only the TDEE-x%.

Realistically, both methods should have the same weekly calorie average if exercise is the same.

1750 is my TDEE minus about 23-24%, which is high, I know. But I'm eating less than that and still not losing weight. I think I might stick to what it is, and see where I can go from here.

Heidi_20

If you are using the TDEE method you should be eating to the 1750! Your calories burned are already in that number. I usually set my calories burned to 1 so it doesnt play with my numbers and i make sure I eat to that TDEE. I usually input the calories burned in my notes so I know how my workout was!

Yeah, I've seen people putting the calories burned as 1; I think I will start doing that! It's sort of gratifying, though, to see that number in the hundreds after a good workout...

I felt that way too at first!!! But putting it in my notes and mentally knowing I am still hitting a good workout still is gratifying to me!!!

Heidi_20

I would think so. If your TDEE factors in your exercise then I would be netting my TDEE or as close as possible. I don't eat back my exercise so I only log activity as 1 calorie and keep my own records of what I've burned so I can adjust activity as needed.

What did you put your activity modifier as for your TDEE?

Just to clarify, if you NET your TDEE, you will gain weight. If you GROSS your TDEE, you will maintain weight. If you eat less than your TDEE, you will lose weight.


TDEE= Total Daily Energy Expenditure. If you include exercise in your calculations and then "eat back" your exercise calories as well, you will probably gain weight.

I don't use this method but I know that some people calculate TDEE for sedentary and then add in exercise when they do it (and eat back most or all of the calories) and others calculate TDEE including their exercise and eat only the TDEE-x%.

Realistically, both methods should have the same weekly calorie average if exercise is the same.

1750 is my TDEE minus about 23-24%, which is high, I know. But I'm eating less than that and still not losing weight. I think I might stick to what it is, and see where I can go from here.

Just a note I was doing 24% for awhile and started to see a real slow progress! I upped it to 20% and I am seeing the weight come off! Maybe think about going to 20%!! Just a thought!

Dfracassa

I would think so. If your TDEE factors in your exercise then I would be netting my TDEE or as close as possible. I don't eat back my exercise so I only log activity as 1 calorie and keep my own records of what I've burned so I can adjust activity as needed.

What did you put your activity modifier as for your TDEE?

Just to clarify, if you NET your TDEE, you will gain weight. If you GROSS your TDEE, you will maintain weight. If you eat less than your TDEE, you will lose weight.


TDEE= Total Daily Energy Expenditure. If you include exercise in your calculations and then "eat back" your exercise calories as well, you will probably gain weight.

I don't use this method but I know that some people calculate TDEE for sedentary and then add in exercise when they do it (and eat back most or all of the calories) and others calculate TDEE including their exercise and eat only the TDEE-x%.

Realistically, both methods should have the same weekly calorie average if exercise is the same.

1750 is my TDEE minus about 23-24%, which is high, I know. But I'm eating less than that and still not losing weight. I think I might stick to what it is, and see where I can go from here.

Just a note I was doing 24% for awhile and started to see a real slow progress! I upped it to 20% and I am seeing the weight come off! Maybe think about going to 20%!! Just a thought!

Really? I can move that percentage down, definitely. I will give it a try, thank you!

Bettyeditor

I would think so. If your TDEE factors in your exercise then I would be netting my TDEE or as close as possible. I don't eat back my exercise so I only log activity as 1 calorie and keep my own records of what I've burned so I can adjust activity as needed.

What did you put your activity modifier as for your TDEE?

Just to clarify, if you NET your TDEE, you will gain weight. If you GROSS your TDEE, you will maintain weight. If you eat less than your TDEE, you will lose weight.

TDEE= Total Daily Energy Expenditure. If you include exercise in your calculations and then "eat back" your exercise calories as well, you will probably gain weight.

I don't use this method but I know that some people calculate TDEE for sedentary and then add in exercise when they do it (and eat back most or all of the calories) and others calculate TDEE including their exercise and eat only the TDEE-x%.

Realistically, both methods should have the same weekly calorie average if exercise is the same.

Its true that there are two methods, but the results are the same. I think that if you do the first method of dialing up your TDEE setting to account for exercise, it works well if you have a very consistent workout routine and if you like to try to hit a consistent calorie number every day. But I acutally use the second method. I set my TDEE to account for my BMR+non-exercise activity (walking around, doing laundry, etc.) because I sync with my Fitbit account and my Fitbit provides a very accurate number for that. I love to allow my Fitbit account to dial my MFP diary goal up or down as my activity ramps up or down. Then I log any workouts as additional calories. This method is far more accurate for me because I DON'T have a consistent workout routine, and I've had a lot of times recently when I was quite sick. So my activity levels vary pretty drastically. It makes sense for me to vary my eating levels to match my activity levels. It feels more intuitive -- I'm naturally more hungry on my very active days and less so on my very sedentary days.

But either method works, its really just personal preference. The key is just to account for your exercise calories somehow to keep your deficit consistent.

Bettyeditor

Oh, one more point of clarification: I notice that the people who use the first method log all of their excerise in MFP as "1 calorie." That way they don't double-count exercise calories and they can see their NET amount match their GOAL amount.