Is this really my TDEE?

tyraskanks_
tyraskanks_ Posts: 229
edited January 6 in Health and Weight Loss
I age like crap last week... it's finals and I've just been stressed for the past few weeks.

I averaged at 2725 through the last 7 days and, even with TOM being last week also, I weigh exactly the same as last week. I'm having a hard time believing that that is my TDEE, though... could it be true? Cuz if so, hells yeah food!

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  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    Probably not your TDEE.

    Eating that high for a week is unlikely to effect your weight. Weight gain is a long term thing. Eat like that for a year and you're likely to have put on pounds. Now think after 4 years or 8... they creep up.

    Most people got their weight slowly, not over the course of a week.
  • tyraskanks_
    tyraskanks_ Posts: 229
    This is true. But my TDEE is probably up there, though. But not that high.

    My activity levels change from week to week so I'm just going to see what my Fitbit says after this week (which is a normal week despite finals)
  • cedarghost
    cedarghost Posts: 621 Member
    What are your stats? Height, weight, age?
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    1 week is not enough time to make a determination.
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    There are other factors that make up your overall weight besides fat
  • Melo1966
    Melo1966 Posts: 881 Member
    You could have a weekly average of this. I just got a HRM and my dailies have varied between 2,100 (very lazy) to 3,100 (extreme workout).
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    here is something that might help you, gives you a general idea of your TDEE
    (credit goes to heybales for posting this)

    How much have you been eating on avg daily for last 3 weeks - X

    How much have you lost over the last 3 weeks - Y

    X + (Y * 3500 / 21) = TDEE

    Eat that much for this level of activity, keep doing what you are doing.
  • tyraskanks_
    tyraskanks_ Posts: 229
    I got 2640.
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    there will be room for error in that but that number is *around* what you should be eating to maintain.. youll just have to test it out
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