Lifting and TDEE?

akindc

I lift 3 days a week, for about 30-60 min, depending on the day and if I actually take rests between sets like I'm supposed to

I used to be on 1350 calories for a 1 pound weight loss per week, and would eat most of my exercise calories back. I added strength training as cardio on MFP as a rough estimate, since I couldn't use my HRM for lifting.

Now, because I'm lifting, I'm starving and hungry all the time with 1350, so I changed my goals to 1/2 pound per week, and tried to get MFP to give me close to my TDEE, so around 1,600 calories now.

Maybe I'm not getting it, but if that's what other websites calculated as much TDEE - 20%, which TDEE is already a deficit with exercise, should I then not eat my exercise calories back, or should I still do it if MFP is already calculating a deficit?

I'm very confused.

ETA: I haven't lost any weight either by sticking to 1350 and not eating my exercise calories, or eating more. I've actually gained weight. I know that's normal at first, but it's been about 3 months since I started...

Weezoh

If you're doing TDEE-20% then that is your deficit and you wouldn't eat exercise calories. Something you said confused me though TDEE by itself isn't a deficit it's the top end of what you need to do with your expected activity.

Mokey41

TDEE is your TOTAL daily energy expenditure including exercise. You take 20% off your TDEE.

jacksonpt

I answered in your other/duplicate post.

akindc

I answered in your other/duplicate post.

Thanks, wasn't sure if this was a nutrition or exercise question