I've got the numbers, now what?
sivankeren
Posts: 105 Member
I'm 5'11, 149 pounds, body fat is 24.3%, BMR is 1479, and TDEE is 2137.
So, now what? I'm 5-10 pounds away from my goal, and I would love to get that body fat % down. I've been eating at 1400 net, which was great for a while, but not anymore.
So please, help me- How much should I be eating? working out? Should I eat back my exercise calories?
So, now what? I'm 5-10 pounds away from my goal, and I would love to get that body fat % down. I've been eating at 1400 net, which was great for a while, but not anymore.
So please, help me- How much should I be eating? working out? Should I eat back my exercise calories?
0
Replies
-
I'm 5'11, 149 pounds, body fat is 24.3%, BMR is 1479, and TDEE is 2137.
So, now what? I'm 5-10 pounds away from my goal, and I would love to get that body fat % down. I've been eating at 1400 net, which was great for a while, but not anymore.
So please, help me- How much should I be eating? working out? Should I eat back my exercise calories?0 -
bump0
-
That close to your goal you should be eating 5-10% less than TDEE. Since you have been eating at less the BMR for a while I would suggest that you should up your calories by 100-200 a week until you start to lose again or until you get to TDEE. You may need to eat at TDEE for a few weeks to do a reset and then drop down to 5-10% below TDEE.0
-
Should I eat exercise calories back?0
-
Should I eat exercise calories back?
Do you include your exercise when you calculated your TDEE?
-If you've already counted them, then don't add them or eat them.
- If your TDEE calculation just accounted for your daily life and work but not extra exercise then yes, you should add and eat them.
Just pick one method and stick with it, don't try to mix MPF system with numbers from another site.0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.7K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 176K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.6K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8.1K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.4K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 23 News and Announcements
- 1.2K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions