dr oz kind of tdee number theory

rosem1020

so I was watching dr oz the other day and he had that guy on who does that show with the weight loss over a year, can't think of his name but he had a system.

take your weight and times it by 12 - this is the number of calories you burn in a day. eat at thtis number to maintain, eat below and you lose. he also said you should have one cheat day - to shock your body as well as being able to eat things you don't normally eat. he did say even on your cheat days - don't eat 5000 calories. he says eat your healthy meal - then if you still really want a bag of chips or a doghnut or whatever - you can eat it.

i love this guy - god what is his name and this makes tons of sense to me - anyone have any opinions

AmyRhubarb

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974889-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet <

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Same concept, but tools to more accurate calculators to get your TDEE number, and also macro settings. Been eating this way for over a year and have had my best success with fat loss during this time.

neandermagnon

doesn't work

I weigh 130lb

130 x 12 = 1560

I don't maintain at this number. I maintain at around 1900-2000 cals

I lose at 1850 cals

1500 cals is too little for me, I start to have problems related to undereating at this number. Not tried 1560 cals/day, but i'm sure an 60 cals won't make a huge difference compared to eating at 1500 cals.

I second the above advice about the "in search of a road map" thread (linked in the 1st reply to the OP.... trying to calculate how many calories you burn a day is the right way to go about it, just that there are much more accurate ways to calculate it, which the road map thread explains clearly

steph1278

Are you referring to Extreme Makeover:Weightloss Edition? If so, the trainer is Chris Powell. What a hottie!

carrietehbear

There are more accurate calculators. By this person's theory I should only be eating 1500 calories to maintain. I'm eating 1800-2000 a day to maintain.

sayhitostephz

Umm by this theory I should be eating 3160 to maintain and I maintain at 2400 cals. Quack.

PezAzul

take your weight and times it by 12 - this is the number of calories you burn in a day. eat at thtis number to maintain, eat below and you lose.

But he isn't taking into account activity levels which is pretty important.

rosem1020

yes chris powell - love him - total hottie and so is his wife. love that show he does - real weight loss over a long period of time

hockey7fan

From what I understand, the take your weight x 12 = calories to consume in a day is supposed to be NET calories.

And the way I always heard it was that you were supposed to take your GOAL weight x 12 and eat that many calories in a day to maintain and x 10 to lose. The numbers come out pretty darn close for me.

ButterflyKristen

Very interesting. Thanks for posting!

Bonny619

maybe accurate for a sedentary person but definitely not an active person.