what number do i pick between my bmr and my tdee

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kima1144
kima1144 Posts: 28
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if my Basal Metabolic Rate is: 1800

1800 MFP HAS TO SET AT 1830 FOR CALS I HAVE BEEN EATING AROUND 1700 TO 1900 CALS A DAY I EAT BACK HALF OF MY EXERCISE CALS FOR 5 WEEKS AND NOTHING NO LOST IF MY TDEE IS 2516 SHOULD I EAT MORE THEN 1800 CALS OR UNDER IM 5'3 238 LBS


and my tdee is 2516

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  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
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    2516 (TDEE) - 15% (376 calories)=2140

    2140 is your target daily intake. If you burn calories through exercise, make sure that if you burn well past your BMR, eat those calories back to bring you back up again.
  • ritasice21
    ritasice21 Posts: 200 Member
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    Are you saying you are eating a total of 1700-1800 per day and not losing? If so something if just not right. That should be a perfect amount for you to eat if you are working out and burning around 400 calories a few times a week, up to 5 days. Are you maybe underestimating consumption or overestimating calories burnt?
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
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    Are you using the Scooby calculator? http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    This is my stats with a 15% calorie reduction:
    BMR of 1622
    TDEE 2230
    Daily Calories 1896

    I try to do about 1800 calories because I know I forget things or there may be discrepancies.
  • kima1144
    kima1144 Posts: 28
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    im eating beween 1700 and 1900 a day and not loseing anything my bmr is 1830 and my tdee is 2516 i dont work out 5 days a week i only work out 3 days a week and burn about 300 cals some body at work told me i need to eat beween my bmr and tdee so i like to know what other people think about that
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
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    im eating beween 1700 and 1900 a day and not loseing anything my bmr is 1830 and my tdee is 2516 i dont work out 5 days a week i only work out 3 days a week and burn about 300 cals some body at work told me i need to eat beween my bmr and tdee so i like to know what other people think about that

    Head over to http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    Run the information through to get an accurate picture.
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
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    2516 (TDEE) - 15% (376 calories)=2140

    2140 is your target daily intake. If you burn calories through exercise, make sure that if you burn well past your BMR, eat those calories back to bring you back up again.

    you do not eat exercise calories back using the TDEE method..

    2140 would be her calorie allowance, every day, assuming you wanted to be15% under tdee.
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
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    2516 (TDEE) - 15% (376 calories)=2140

    2140 is your target daily intake. If you burn calories through exercise, make sure that if you burn well past your BMR, eat those calories back to bring you back up again.

    you do not eat exercise calories back using the TDEE method..

    2140 would be her calorie allowance, every day, assuming you wanted to be15% under tdee.

    If you burn past your BMR, then yes you can eat those back to stabilize. If you dont go below your bmr (meaning BMR being your net), then you dont need to.
  • speediejane
    speediejane Posts: 496 Member
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  • TurtleRunnerNC
    TurtleRunnerNC Posts: 768 Member
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    im eating beween 1700 and 1900 a day and not loseing anything my bmr is 1830 and my tdee is 2516 i dont work out 5 days a week i only work out 3 days a week and burn about 300 cals some body at work told me i need to eat beween my bmr and tdee so i like to know what other people think about that

    You don't want to eat below your BMR (1830). Set your goal to 2138 (TDEE OF 2516-15%). Don't eat back any exercise calories unless your NET is below 1830 (BMR) then eat enough to get back up to 1830 & stop.

    Hope this helps. It's not fast weight loss but you will lose & feel good & it's sustainable.
  • autumnk921
    autumnk921 Posts: 1,376 Member
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    I would try to go right in between your TDEE (2516) & BMR (1830).

    The difference is 686/2=343 so take 2516-343=2173 should be a good number for you & you can tweak it up or down after you give your body at least 6wks to adjust. (Also for every 5lbs gained or lost you need to recalculate your numbers & above someone suggested the scooby site which is the one quite a few people including me think is pretty accurate & easy to use)

    The 2173 includes your exercise for the week so you only eat 2173 calories each day - Even on rest days. Do NOT eat back any exercise calories UNLESS you NET below BMR. Make sense?

    ETA: Or like was said above a CUT of 15% is usually a good number to go with and it is very close to the one I gave you of 2173cals/day....The 15% was 2138 - So either of these would be fine or just make it an even 2150 to make it easy for yourself...

    Best of luck to you!! :flowerforyou:
  • kima1144
    kima1144 Posts: 28
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    how do i fix my cals on mfp to go up or down

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