Am I eating the right amount of calories??

If you follow the TDEE method, exercise is to be included so your multiplier is 1.375. Also, with 60 lbs to lose, 1.5 lbs per week is more ideal. So the calculations shoudl be


1699 * 1.375 - 750 = 1586. I would eat 1600 calories daily. Adjusting macro's can help. I like 40% carbs, 40% protein and 20% fats. This will help satiety. Also, think of protein and fat as minimums. If you go over it's ok, it just means you will get less carbs.


If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.

That makes sense. But would that 1600 calories be total calories eaten or net after exercise? Since I already took exercise into account by multiplying my TDEE by 1.375 instead of 1.2

The website I use is http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

Okay so today I weigh 193.6. So my BMR is 1699.26 using the formula BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches ) - ( 4.7 x age in years ).

Then I multiply that by 1.2 for a sedentary lifestyle (even though I do exercise 3 x per week) to get my TDEE which is 2039.112. I used the sedentary multiplier because I figure if I do that I can add back in the calories I exercise off.

Now this website says to eat 500-1000 (but not more than 1000) under my TDEE to lose weight. Makes sense to me, 500-1000 calorie deficit times seven days equals 1-2 lbs per week. It also advises that women should not eat less than 1200 calories.

1000 calories under my TDEE is 1039.112 calories, so I should bump that up to 1200 plus eating back the calories I exercised off today.

Does this all seem right? Because I've also read that you aren't supposed to eat below your BMR (but 1699 calories seems like a lot to me). And I've also read that you're supposed to aim for 15-20% below your TDEE for weight loss (which leaves me at 1631 calories, which again seems high to me). Does anyone know which way is right? And if you've lost weight, what has worked for you?

Ugh, I've been SO confused about this TDEE thing also. I tried to figure it out and it just didn't seem right to me...I weight 235 right now and I'm 5'9 so from that website, my BMR is 1888.75. So if I multiple that by 1.375 since I'm doing an hour of cardio 6 days a week and I get 2,597. Subtract 1000 from that and I should be eating 1,597 total, even with the exercise calories I gain? And even on my rest day?

If you do the tdee method the deficit is built jn over the week not the day. That is why you eat the same thing daily. If you workout 6 days a week your multiplier is 1.55 for moderately active. Also, a piece of advice, drop 3 days of cardio and replace it with resistance training . You will get better muscle retention and see better results.