1150.4???

HealthyWarrior
HealthyWarrior Posts: 394 Member
edited January 19 in Health and Weight Loss
So I was playing around with the TDEE calculator online and it says that my TDEE is 2229 with my height of 5'1" 150lbs and 32 years old with my exercise being moderate 3-5 times a week. It showed my BMR at 1438 to maintain the weight I'm at now? So minus 20% from the 1428 and I'm at 1150 calories a day to lose weight? Does this sound right?

http://thefitgirls.com/tdee-calculator.aspx

If I were to say I lightly exercised my TDEE is 1977 and my BMR is still 1438 so I would still minus the 20% and still get 1150 daily calories to lose weight.

I just want to see if I'm doing this right or not. I hate numbers lol

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  • KimberlyDCZ
    KimberlyDCZ Posts: 525 Member
    I'm just getting the idea of this but I think you do TDEE - 20%. That's the # of calories you need.


    Right? I'm still confused. LOL
  • ami5000psu
    ami5000psu Posts: 391 Member
    It would be 2229 minus 20% not 1428 minus 20%. So 1783 for moderate or 1581 for light exercise.
  • cristeberga
    cristeberga Posts: 251 Member
    Take 20% from TDEE -20% is something around 1783 a day.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    So I was playing around with the TDEE calculator online and it says that my TDEE is 2229 with my height of 5'1" 150lbs and 32 years old with my exercise being moderate 3-5 times a week. It showed my BMR at 1438 to maintain the weight I'm at now? So minus 20% from the 1428 and I'm at 1150 calories a day to lose weight? Does this sound right?

    http://thefitgirls.com/tdee-calculator.aspx

    If I were to say I lightly exercised my TDEE is 1977 and my BMR is still 1438 so I would still minus the 20% and still get 1150 daily calories to lose weight.

    I just want to see if I'm doing this right or not. I hate numbers lol

    no

    TDEE -20% to lose weight, so 1977 -20%
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    It's TDEE-20%, which would be 2229-446 = 1783
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    Nope. You take the 20% off the TDEE, not the BMR
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    No.

    You take the 20% off your TDEE. You try not to eat less than your BMR - it's the base level that you need for survival.

    Eat anywhere between your BMR and your TDEE and you should lose weight.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,354 Member
    You subtract from your TDEE not your BMR.
  • a_mandolin_
    a_mandolin_ Posts: 336 Member
    You subtract from your TDEE, not your BMR. Your BMR will stay the same no matter your activity. It is essentially a calculation of what you would burn at rest.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    BMR is your minimum intake - don't eat below that. Take 20% from TDEE, as the others have said.
  • HealthyWarrior
    HealthyWarrior Posts: 394 Member
    Phew!!!!! Thank you guys so much. 1150 definitely didn't sound right to me. :love:
  • Pinkgurl13
    Pinkgurl13 Posts: 47 Member
    Just like what was already said ... TDEE - 20%= 1783
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