So Confused.....

Vickilyn1
Vickilyn1 Posts: 30 Member
in Food and Nutrition
My BMR is 1483
My TDEE is 2299
MFP has my calories at 1540

So should I be eating the TDEE, 20% below the TDEE or what MFP has set? I am losing weight just fine with what MFP has set but all these numbers flying around are giving me a headache...lol Did not know losing weight could be sooo difficult.

Any suggestions?

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    If you are losing and not feeling deprived you can keep calories where MFP sets them. When you stop losing I would bump it up to the TDEE -20% number.
  • endoftheside
    endoftheside Posts: 568 Member
    TDEE is your maintenance amount at your current weight, so you need to knock something off of that to lose weight. I am eating around 1550, which is higher than my BMR and lower than my TDEE, and all is well so far.

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