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TDEE help...please!!!

Lori0534
Lori0534 Posts: 208 Member
edited January 23 in Fitness and Exercise
So, according to some websites my TDEE is 2149. So, if I burn 300 calories everyday how do I calculate what I actually need to be eatin to continue losing weight? I'm 6 lbs away from wing back in the 120's and I want to be there so bad by the time we go on our summer vacation!!!

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  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    Your TDEE is what you need to maintain, so you should lose weight eating anything under that. Since you only need to lose a small amount, you won't be able to lose very fast. Maybe shoot for half a pound a week or 250 daily deficit (1900 per day). Try it for a week and see what happens. All the numbers are estimates so you may need to tweak it up or down a bit.

    The number of calories you burn though exercise doesn't matter because your TDEE already includes that based on the activity level you chose (moderately active, etc.).
  • Lori0534
    Lori0534 Posts: 208 Member
    Oh ok thanks!
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