my TDEE IS 4400 calories ..how much shod i aim to lose?

I don't think she was implying that it was wrong, just that it's pretty high..

But like she said, for healthy weight loss usually TDEE - 20% is recommended, but for people who have a lot more weight to lose, they may do TDEE - 30%.

well im 300 pounds with 5'6 tall and 29 old male

ur saying my TDEE calculation is wrong ? like i said i exercise 6 days aweek

I don't think she was saying it's wrong, just that it's a lot more than what you usually see. What I would do is figure out first how many calories you're eating normally to maintain your weight. That way you'll know your true TDEE (since what MFP gives you is an educated estimate) and you can figure out how many calories to cut from there. You can actually cut more than most because bigger people can afford a bigger deficit. What did MFP give you to eat?

It might be a little high but not that high. You may be over estimating your activity level. My TDEE is 3600 and im 6'0 and 220 lbs. I also work out 6 days a week. You should be looking at lightly active or moderately active unless you have a very intense job that requires high amounts of physical activities all day long. Typically healthy weight loss is TDEE - 20%, But given your weight you probably can support TDEE -30% and still lose weight at a healthy rate. Just my opinion.

Also these calculators can get a little wonky at high BF% levels because they basically require you to "feed the fat" and dont really calculated just the energy you actually need and use.

Your calculation is right according to fitnessfrog.com 4442, You can cut 20-25% for weight loss but it will depend on how you feel. try not to g lower than your BMR

You can safely aim for 2 - 3 pounds of loss per week given your current size.

I would suggest eating 3,500 calories per day (which accounts for exercise so no need to eat them back) and see how you go from there.

I think this is probably your best bet. Don't forget the calculators are only an estimate. A lot of weight loss is trial and error.

I would start off on the 3500 cals for a month and see where you are at the end of it.

Personally, I think you'd be fine starting at 3000 calories a day. And see where it goes from there. Partly because I think the calculator is overestimating for you, and also because I think you can support TDEE -30%

i agree, 3000 is probably a good place to start and see how you go, and i would eat back exercise calories (personally).

Im doing Trial and Error . cant trust tdee calculators do it yourself , eat 4000 cals for 2 weeks and see if u lost if not keep dropping the cals until u atleast stay the same weight (maintanance) from there u can work out how many calories u need in order to lose how ever many pounds u want per week . TRIAL AND ERROR old school
i wouldnt even consider starting at 4400

ok i have recalculated using 3 sites and they all said same thing...4400

seems some forgetting that i said i exercise 6/7 days per week

adding with my heavy weight im thinking its logical....otherwise im confused

Have you tried http://www.iifym.com/tdee-calculator ?

I just did it and it seems more accurate for what my calorie intake should be to lose if I minus 15-20% of my TDEE. I used fitnessfrog and it was 1000 calories higher… Personally, I recommend going based of BMR versus TDEE, but that's just my preference.

You can safely aim for 2 - 3 pounds of loss per week given your current size.

I would suggest eating 3,500 calories per day (which accounts for exercise so no need to eat them back) and see how you go from there.

I agree with this. Try 3500 and see how much you lose in a few weeks.

ok i have recalculated using 3 sites and they all said same thing...4400

seems some forgetting that i said i exercise 6/7 days per week

adding with my heavy weight im thinking its logical....otherwise im confused

Thing is these calculators are based on an assumption that someone exercising 6 days per week is doing something pretty extreme.
I'd be inclined to go with the cals for a moderate level of activity, rather than the one that assumes you're an athlete.

hey guys

i have calculated my TDEE ...im big man and i exercise 6 days a week and my TDEE says 4400 and i burn 800 calories through exercises daily

how much shoud i aim to lose per week? and how much should i cut off from my daily intake

My TDEE when I was 270lbs was about 3500-4000 a day according to my Body Media Fit so it's possible but I would shoot for 2200-2500 and get used to that because once you're 180lbs you will be eating that to lose 1lb a week.

most people tend to over estimate how much they work out, and underestimate how much they eat.

^ this.

Also, keep in mind that if you say you exercise 6 times a week when calculating your TDEE, you can't ALSO include burning 800 calories a day at the gym. That 4400 was calculated to include your workouts.

There are a couple strategies that work, two were already suggested and I'll add a third:
1) Knock activity level down one to be safe and subtract 20%
2) Pick a reasonable number (3k) and start with that to see how things go
3) Calculate what your TDEE would be without exercise (so sedentary) and eat at that level, then use exercise to generate the deficit

All three can work, it comes down to figuring out what would work best for you. Make sure you're eating enough that you can sustain the diet, but also recognize that with the room you have in your TDEE you can safely maintain a pretty hefty deficit.