Im so done!

nadsazombie
nadsazombie Posts: 61
in Motivation and Support
Its way to confusing trying to figure out that whole BMR TDEE 20% stuff.
So I give in.
Im sticking with what MFP gives me.
It seems to work for so many people anyways why question it.


Right?
:huh:

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  • crazy_ninja
    crazy_ninja Posts: 387 Member
    Right! Dont think too much its a simple thing....:smile:
  • bradphil87
    bradphil87 Posts: 617 Member
    Mfp's advice has worked for me :) I tweaked my macros a bit, other than that it's exactly what they gave me. All those calculaters (like mfp) are a guess. Unless you've actully been tested in a lab then your guessing :) lol
  • KetMed28
    KetMed28 Posts: 8 Member
    K.I.S.S keep it simple ;)
  • nadsazombie
    nadsazombie Posts: 61
    thanks all!
    i was using MFP to begin with and lost 17 pounds so far.
    then my husband shows me the one article on here about the BMR and TDEE and for days its just drove me nuts.
    i started thinking "i hope im doing it right?" and "if i switch now i dont wanna gain any weight back"

    so at last ive finally just switched my goal from 1.5 pounds a week to 1 because i found 1300 not quite enough
    so I figured this has worked for lots of people on the original numbers mfp gives people and if it worked for me for about 2 months, why should I mess with it?

    :flowerforyou:
  • guardian419
    guardian419 Posts: 391 Member
    Or you can be one of us paleo freaks and just keep a rough idea of how much bacon you've eaten while grimacing at the thought of a bagel. :)
  • keithmustloseweight
    keithmustloseweight Posts: 309 Member
    Its way to confusing trying to figure out that whole BMR TDEE 20% stuff.
    So I give in.
    Im sticking with what MFP gives me.
    It seems to work for so many people anyways why question it.


    Right?
    :huh:

    There are only 3 steps, it's not that difficult.
  • nadsazombie
    nadsazombie Posts: 61
    but when there is so many different calculators and numbers is what gets me confused
  • thrudhammer
    thrudhammer Posts: 19 Member
    Yep.
  • Austin1988
    Austin1988 Posts: 243 Member
    Try what mfp gives you for calories for a few weeks and see what it does. If you are dropping more than what you have set your weight loss at, eat more calories. If you are dropping slower and it bothers you, eat a few less. Rinse and repeat.

    **Note- don't follow for 1 week and get mad if the weight stays the same, though. You have to give it some time.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    If you DO want to try it, I like this calculator:

    http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

    It calculated my TDEE as 2647 (exercise three to five times a week)

    So:

    2647 - 20% = 2117.6

    However, if I were to eat this every day, I would not log my exercise etc into MFP, I would just use it to track my calories.

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