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BMR and TDEE Explained for Those Needing a Guide

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  • Pottermouse
    Pottermouse Posts: 15 Member
    Thank you sooo much, it makes perfect sense to me now. I was really struggling to get my head around it and this has helped tremendously!
  • alison590
    alison590 Posts: 61
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  • geddyp
    geddyp Posts: 94 Member
    Thank you! I just upped my calories from 1200 to 1388, I've been researching TDEE-20% guides for a awhile but was too chicken to try it. Just hope that I see some results :)
  • ruthyluv
    ruthyluv Posts: 42 Member
    Thank you! Thank you!! I've read several threads about the same topic and I still didnt feel certain I understood it entirely. You broke it down nicely and I understand it now. Thank you so much for putting time into it to help us understand it better.
  • pepgab
    pepgab Posts: 80 Member
    Thank you.
  • SalPal03
    SalPal03 Posts: 80 Member
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  • amysteri
    amysteri Posts: 197 Member
    Great explanation!
    Thanks:flowerforyou:
  • likeschocolate
    likeschocolate Posts: 368 Member
    Thanks for sharing. Appreciate the links.
  • pbajwally
    pbajwally Posts: 210 Member
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  • bebe2454
    bebe2454 Posts: 12 Member
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  • suewestcountry
    suewestcountry Posts: 35 Member
    Brilliant explanation, its been like a foreign language to me up till now. I now know the correct calories etc
  • sunbunny66
    sunbunny66 Posts: 11 Member
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  • kmcosgrove115
    kmcosgrove115 Posts: 260 Member
    Hope this helps everyone! I am in week 2 of reset - eating more and saying to myself that my body needs to re-learn......................and that's ok.........................:)
  • LinFlemmer331
    LinFlemmer331 Posts: 100 Member
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  • NormInv
    NormInv Posts: 3,303 Member
    MY DREAM POST IS:

    TL;DR OF BMR AND TDEE FOR THE CHALLENGED.
  • Cincypsych
    Cincypsych Posts: 116 Member
    Thank you for this!,
  • sac4fd
    sac4fd Posts: 41 Member

    If you exercise HARD above the level you went with on the TDEE chart, then in those cases only, factor it in. This is why so many diaries have that they burned 1 calorie in a workout - they want to visually see the workout in the journal but know it is most likely already factored in to their TDEE less 20% - make sense?

    Yes, this does make sense thanks! My dilemma was whether to pick sedentary and then enter my workouts and eat them back or pick an activity level that matches my workout and not eat workout calories back. I love entering my workouts because it feels like a job well done but I hadn't considered that I could still enter them just put their calorie burn at 1! Good idea!

    Thank you to the other responders as well, that article was helpful!
  • jazzedorange
    jazzedorange Posts: 184 Member
    You have helped SO many of us! Thanks!!!
  • dimsumkitty
    dimsumkitty Posts: 120 Member
    Thanks for the info :)

    Thought I'd let everyone know that Body Fat Percentage calculator is not very accurate at all! It gave my 23% when calipers are giving me about 30%.
  • balancedbrunette
    balancedbrunette Posts: 530 Member
    Awesome post, thank you for laying it out so clearly very helpful. :).

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