Kinda worried about this TDEE -20%

AWarriorsCall
AWarriorsCall Posts: 7
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I haven't even heard of it until I joined this site, honestly.
I mean. I've been consuming calories on 1,650 calorie limit way before I joined this site.. well, to be realistic about a month, and I've lost 11 lbs., but my TDEE is 2812.
I haven't been hungry, and I haven't been irritable.
I would like to try the TDEE -20% if it is a better way to do things, however I've been pretty successful with how I have been doing things without being hungry and starving.. I don't want to up my calories, mess up & accidentally put on weight.
Idk, I mean. Maybe I'm overthinking things. But I'm not much of a guru when it comes to weight loss. This 11 lbs lost felt amazing. I actually JUST stepped on a scale. It was awesome to see that low number..

Any suggestions to get me out of this mentality?

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  • Rhonnie
    Rhonnie Posts: 506 Member
    if it's working for you, and you aren't hungry or struggling to stay at your calories, and you feel you can maintain this diet long term I wouldn't change anything until you stop seeing the results you want and/or you find you can't stick to the strict calorie limit. At that time maybe its time to try the TDEE -20% for a few weeks.
  • AverageUkDude
    AverageUkDude Posts: 371 Member
    Whats your goal?
  • AWarriorsCall
    AWarriorsCall Posts: 7
    Whats your goal?

    170.

    I was at 255 when I started calorie counting, now I'm 144
  • AverageUkDude
    AverageUkDude Posts: 371 Member
    Whats your goal?

    170.

    I was at 255 when I started calorie counting, now I'm 144

    Guessing you mean 244 :/, if your weight training and exercising i would advise that you do your tdee -20%, eating clean foods with plenty of protein. You will loose body-fat much better and wont end up 'skinny fat'

    I currently eat around 2400 cals a day and still loose 1lb a week and look much much better this time around when i have just cut calories in previous years.
  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    Whats your goal?

    170.

    I was at 255 when I started calorie counting, now I'm 144

    Guessing you mean 244 :/, if your weight training and exercising i would advise that you do your tdee -20%, eating clean foods with plenty of protein. You will loose body-fat much better and wont end up 'skinny fat'

    I currently eat around 2400 cals a day and still loose 1lb a week and look much much better this time around when i have just cut calories in previous years.

    ^^^^ pretty much this. By eating below your Bmr you're putting yourself at risk of losing just as much if not more muscle than fat. The problem with doing that is you will end up with a much higher body fat than if you preserve the muscle and burn fat specifically. And definitely get 1 gm of protein per lean body mass in per day to help

    Just because you aren't hungry doesn't mean your body is getting all the food it needs. You didn't get to the weight you are now because you correctly listened to your hunger cues.
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    Whats your goal?

    170.

    I was at 255 when I started calorie counting, now I'm 144

    Guessing you mean 244 :/, if your weight training and exercising i would advise that you do your tdee -20%, eating clean foods with plenty of protein. You will loose body-fat much better and wont end up 'skinny fat'

    I currently eat around 2400 cals a day and still loose 1lb a week and look much much better this time around when i have just cut calories in previous years.

    ^^^^ pretty much this. By eating below your Bmr you're putting yourself at risk of losing just as much if not more muscle than fat. The problem with doing that is you will end up with a much higher body fat than if you preserve the muscle and burn fat specifically. And definitely get 1 gm of protein per lean body mass in per day to help

    Just because you aren't hungry doesn't mean your body is getting all the food it needs. You didn't get to the weight you are now because you correctly listened to your hunger cues.
    thats all u need to know . eat at more than 2000 if u 244

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