MY TDEE AND NET CALORIES PLEASE HELP!!

Figs318
Figs318 Posts: 67 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello everyone, I have done a search for this but the answers I found still confuse me a bit. I just have a question about net calories when using the TDEE method for weight loss. First and example, lets say my TDEE - 20% is 1950, I then go and workout and burn about 1000 calories. At then end of the day if I have only consumed about 1600 calories, my net calories is something like 600. Is that a number i should pay attention to or just stick to the TDEE number of 1950 no matter how much I burn in a workout.... Please help if you can... THANK YOU!!!!

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  • loriband
    loriband Posts: 54 Member
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  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    If you are burning 1000 calories per workout, then your TDEE would likely be higher than 2300 calories. But, purely for example, then if you eat below your BMR one day, it won't be a problems as it will balance out the next few days when you are eating over your BMR. It's recommended that you don't eat well under your BMR for long periods of time. Dropping below it one day won't be a problem.

    Also, in your example, if 1950 is TDEE-20%, then you should be eating 1950, not 1600...
  • Figs318
    Figs318 Posts: 67 Member
    If you are burning 1000 calories per workout, then your TDEE would likely be higher than 2300 calories. But, purely for example, then if you eat below your BMR one day, it won't be a problems as it will balance out the next few days when you are eating over your BMR. It's recommended that you don't eat well under your BMR for long periods of time. Dropping below it one day won't be a problem.

    Also, in your example, if 1950 is TDEE-20%, then you should be eating 1950, not 1600...

    Ok so NET calories is not a number i should pay attention to when doing the TDEE method? So no matter how much i burn just eat what my TDEE is minus the 20 percent is that correct??
  • squatsandlipgloss
    squatsandlipgloss Posts: 595 Member
    If you are burning 1000 calories per workout, then your TDEE would likely be higher than 2300 calories. But, purely for example, then if you eat below your BMR one day, it won't be a problems as it will balance out the next few days when you are eating over your BMR. It's recommended that you don't eat well under your BMR for long periods of time. Dropping below it one day won't be a problem.

    Also, in your example, if 1950 is TDEE-20%, then you should be eating 1950, not 1600...

    Ok so NET calories is not a number i should pay attention to when doing the TDEE method? So no matter how much i burn just eat what my TDEE is minus the 20 percent is that correct??

    Yes. If you calculated it correctly, you took into your account your exercise when calculating your TDEE.
  • Figs318
    Figs318 Posts: 67 Member
    Yes. If you calculated it correctly, you took into your account your exercise when calculating your TDEE.
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    Perfect Thank you very much for the help...
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    That's correct. In fact, when using the TDEE-20% method, it's best to edit your calorie burn when you log so that you're not seeing the NET calculation . So say you do 30 minutes on the elliptical and that fills in a calorie burn.of 350. Click over in the calorie box and change the burn to 1.

    I also agree that if you're burning 1000 calories, maybe you need to put your activity level higher...unless you're only doing that kind of burn once or twice a week and not getting very high burns or taking 2-3 rest days for the remainder of the week.
  • mommamills
    mommamills Posts: 437
    If you are burning 1000 calories per workout, then your TDEE would likely be higher than 2300 calories. But, purely for example, then if you eat below your BMR one day, it won't be a problems as it will balance out the next few days when you are eating over your BMR. It's recommended that you don't eat well under your BMR for long periods of time. Dropping below it one day won't be a problem.

    Also, in your example, if 1950 is TDEE-20%, then you should be eating 1950, not 1600...

    ^^^^^^ this!
  • Figs318
    Figs318 Posts: 67 Member
    Thank you everyone for the responses. I Upped my calories to 2000 because i do burn anywhere between 600-1000 calories per workout, at least 5 days a week. I will no longer pay attention to my net calories! Just my TDEE number. Thanks again everyone!
  • GODfidence
    GODfidence Posts: 249 Member
    Tdee total daily energy expedenture. This included exercise so no,
    With tdee - whatever percentage you don't eat back exercise calories.
    You could also set your account to lose .5 pounds per week
    And then eat back half you're exercise calories.
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    I'm using the TDEE method now, (love it!) and when I log my workouts, I log them for the time only, and change the calorie burn to 1.

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