anothr question about tdee?

LuckyMe381
LuckyMe381 Posts: 105 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ok so i know what tdee is and everything....should i eat 500 calories less than my tdee in order to lose a pound a week,,,,i guess i am just trying to figure out how this works...

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  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    yes
  • Gabbie0214
    Gabbie0214 Posts: 12 Member
    Check out the group Eat More 2 Weigh Less on here.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    you should eat 20% less then your TDEE
  • I_GoT_ThIs
    I_GoT_ThIs Posts: 170 Member
    what is tdee? ugh. this is all so confusing! I need someone to just bring me stuff, and say here. Eat this. I don't get it. I'm not the brightest crayon in box!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    what is tdee? ugh. this is all so confusing! I need someone to just bring me stuff, and say here. Eat this. I don't get it. I'm not the brightest crayon in box!

    here you go! http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+tdee?
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Ok so i know what tdee is and everything....should i eat 500 calories less than my tdee in order to lose a pound a week,,,,i guess i am just trying to figure out how this works...

    To encourage the 20% recommendation given, instead of a flat block amount.

    Is someone with 100 lbs to lose with TDEE 2500 and BMR 1818 more realistic for 500 calorie drop (20% of daily calories burned) compared to someone with 10 lbs to lose with TDEE 1500 and BMR 1091 (67% of daily calories burned).

    Guess which one will have more problems with that?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    what is tdee? ugh. this is all so confusing! I need someone to just bring me stuff, and say here. Eat this. I don't get it. I'm not the brightest crayon in box!

    Total daily energy expended. The total amount of calories you burn between your metabolic rate, lifestyle/job and exercise. My BMR (or metabolic rate) is 2080, I am sedentary and average 500 calories burned during exercise. So TDEE:

    = 2080 * 1.2 + 500= 2996

    From TDEE, you form a deficit, whether it's 500 or 20%. I like 20% because its more adaptive based on your caloric needs.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    what is tdee? ugh. this is all so confusing! I need someone to just bring me stuff, and say here. Eat this. I don't get it. I'm not the brightest crayon in box!

    Have someone help you with getting the spreadsheet in this topic that describes it all, fill in your stats - there's what to eat daily.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/813720-spreadsheet-bmr-tdee-deficit-macro-calcs-hrm-zones
  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
    what is tdee? ugh. this is all so confusing! I need someone to just bring me stuff, and say here. Eat this. I don't get it. I'm not the brightest crayon in box!

    Total daily energy expended. The total amount of calories you burn between your metabolic rate, lifestyle/job and exercise. My BMR (or metabolic rate) is 2080, I am sedentary and average 500 calories burned during exercise. So TDEE:

    = 2080 * 1.2 + 500= 2996

    From TDEE, you form a deficit, whether it's 500 or 20%. I like 20% because its more adaptive based on your caloric needs.

    Also, check out this thread. Education is your best weight loss tool.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

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