Hey, my TDEE peeps...need input....
rduhlir
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Hey there all my TDEE loving people.
Just have a quick question, and didn't want to jack someone else's thread so started my own.
I just need quick input on what ya'll think my activity level is (it has picked up some so want to make sure I am calculating correctly). Here is my schedule:
Job: Desk job...12 hours a day, 2 days a week but will be increasing to 4 days a week
Workout schedule (will not change when I go to 4 days a week):
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Weight lifting + 2 Mile run
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: Weight lifting + HIIT Cross train
Saturday: 4 Mile run
Sunday: Rest
Days off work I ALWAYS take the dogs to the park and do a 3 mile walk, no matter if it is a work out day or rest day. That can be any where from 3 days to 4 days a week depending on how my schedule falls.
I have been figuring my activity level as moderate, but starting to wonder (especially since my weekly run mileage will steadily be increasing as I work to get up to 25 miles a week) if I might actually be the next step up.
Thanks for your input.
Just have a quick question, and didn't want to jack someone else's thread so started my own.
I just need quick input on what ya'll think my activity level is (it has picked up some so want to make sure I am calculating correctly). Here is my schedule:
Job: Desk job...12 hours a day, 2 days a week but will be increasing to 4 days a week
Workout schedule (will not change when I go to 4 days a week):
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Weight lifting + 2 Mile run
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: Weight lifting + HIIT Cross train
Saturday: 4 Mile run
Sunday: Rest
Days off work I ALWAYS take the dogs to the park and do a 3 mile walk, no matter if it is a work out day or rest day. That can be any where from 3 days to 4 days a week depending on how my schedule falls.
I have been figuring my activity level as moderate, but starting to wonder (especially since my weekly run mileage will steadily be increasing as I work to get up to 25 miles a week) if I might actually be the next step up.
Thanks for your input.
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i think you could probably start moving up to the next level. give it a try for a month and if you're not losing (or gaining), knock off 100 calories a day for another month and see how that treats you.0
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Curious about what answers you get.....
I always thought it was the other way - and that folks that have active jobs use other than "sedentary" - if u walk the dog "light" may be appropriate.
I do a desk job so i assume my activity is "sedentary" and my 5+ hours of workouts is logged and in MFP plan, I "eat back" my exercise calories on exercise days.
This is rather than claiming "moderate" on activity level?
Is there a "correct" way or is it just a personal choice and/or see what works?
sorry if this is a hijack! I don't have the guts to do my own thread
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Curious about what answers you get.....
I always thought it was the other way - and that folks that have active jobs use other than "sedentary" - if u walk the dog "light" may be appropriate.
I do a desk job so i assume my activity is "sedentary" and my 5+ hours of workouts is logged and in MFP plan, I "eat back" my exercise calories on exercise days.
This is rather than claiming "moderate" on activity level?
Is there a "correct" way or is it just a personal choice and/or see what works?
sorry if this is a hijack! I don't have the guts to do my own thread
This is for TDEE/BMR. I do not follow the way MFP sets it up. My exercise is calculated into my activity level, thus why I am not considered sedentary. IF I was following the MFP way as the site sets it up, then yes I would pick sedentary.0 -
Pick one that seems reasonable, then test it... only way to know for sure.
The trick isn't to pick the perfect setting, the trick is to pick the setting that matches up well with how you log food. Over estimating exercise is fine if you're also over estimating food intake.0 -
I think all you can do is try it and track it. I am at the same place right now, so I am shooting for the number in between moderate and heavy to see what happens.0
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This is for TDEE/BMR. I do not follow the way MFP sets it up. My exercise is calculated into my activity level, thus why I am not considered sedentary. IF I was following the MFP way as the site sets it up, then yes I would pick sedentary.
if you do pick "moderate" or even "heavy" do you still eat back exercise calories or assumed they are already "built" into the setting?0 -
You don't eat back exercise unless you pick sedentary.0
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You don't eat back exercise unless you pick sedentary.
Wrong. You don't eat back exercise cals if exercise isn't factored into your daily activity level. A lot of people aren't sedentary based on jobs, lifestyle, etc, but should still be eating back exercise cals.0 -
This is for TDEE/BMR. I do not follow the way MFP sets it up. My exercise is calculated into my activity level, thus why I am not considered sedentary. IF I was following the MFP way as the site sets it up, then yes I would pick sedentary.
if you do pick "moderate" or even "heavy" do you still eat back exercise calories or assumed they are already "built" into the setting?
Depends. If you are moderate because you are a waitress or a mailman or something that has you fairly busy on a day to day basis (i.e. NOT including exercise), then yes you'd still eat them back. If exercise is what puts in into the moderate or heavy category, then no you wouldn't eat them back.
Eating back exercise cals isn't determined by which activity setting you choose - it's based on WHY you choose it. If you choose it because of your workouts/exercise routine, then don't eat back cals as they are already accounted for. If you don't factor exercise in (only your typical lifestyle stuff), then you would want to eat them back.0 -
Use your own results to calculate your TDEE.
Extract from here:
"The best determination of what your TDEE are your results. If you have been tracking for a while, you should be able to look back over a period of time and calculate what YOUR actual TDEE is. For example, say I lost 8lb over a 10 week period while eating an average of 2,000 calories a day. My TDEE would be: 2,000 x 7 days x 10 weeks (140,000) which represents the total calories consumed over the 10 week period plus 8 x 3,500 (28,000) which represents my weight loss expressed as a deficit using the 3,500 calories per pound approximation. My total expenditure over that period would be 168,000 divided by 70 (7 days x 10 weeks) = 2,400 per day. This would approximate my TDEE. Obviously this number should be tweaked up or down if there is any significant change in activity. It also assumes that you have been logging your intake accurately. "0 -
Hey there all my TDEE loving people.
Just have a quick question, and didn't want to jack someone else's thread so started my own.
I just need quick input on what ya'll think my activity level is (it has picked up some so want to make sure I am calculating correctly). Here is my schedule:
Job: Desk job...12 hours a day, 2 days a week but will be increasing to 4 days a week
Workout schedule (will not change when I go to 4 days a week):
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Weight lifting + 2 Mile run
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: Weight lifting + HIIT Cross train
Saturday: 4 Mile run
Sunday: Rest
Days off work I ALWAYS take the dogs to the park and do a 3 mile walk, no matter if it is a work out day or rest day. That can be any where from 3 days to 4 days a week depending on how my schedule falls.
I have been figuring my activity level as moderate, but starting to wonder (especially since my weekly run mileage will steadily be increasing as I work to get up to 25 miles a week) if I might actually be the next step up.
Thanks for your input.
There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into an "activity level."
Calculate your BMR. Multiply by 1.2 for basic moving around during the day. Add your exercise on top of it. There's your TDEE.
For example, if your BMR is 1800, your sedentary TDEE is about 2160. If you go for a 3 mile run that day, that's an extra 300 calories or so. TDEE for Monday is 2460. Done.
On Tuesday your TDEE would be about 2160 + 200 (run) + 100 (lifting) = 2460. Done.
On Wednesday your TDEE would be 2160.
Eat a calorie deficit based on that day's TDEE.0 -
Use your own results to calculate your TDEE.
Extract from here:
"The best determination of what your TDEE are your results. If you have been tracking for a while, you should be able to look back over a period of time and calculate what YOUR actual TDEE is. For example, say I lost 8lb over a 10 week period while eating an average of 2,000 calories a day. My TDEE would be: 2,000 x 7 days x 10 weeks (140,000) which represents the total calories consumed over the 10 week period plus 8 x 3,500 (28,000) which represents my weight loss expressed as a deficit using the 3,500 calories per pound approximation. My total expenditure over that period would be 168,000 divided by 70 (7 days x 10 weeks) = 2,400 per day. This would approximate my TDEE. Obviously this number should be tweaked up or down if there is any significant change in activity. It also assumes that you have been logging your intake accurately. "
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Yeah...this just made me....Use your own results to calculate your TDEE.
Extract from here:
"The best determination of what your TDEE are your results. If you have been tracking for a while, you should be able to look back over a period of time and calculate what YOUR actual TDEE is. For example, say I lost 8lb over a 10 week period while eating an average of 2,000 calories a day. My TDEE would be: 2,000 x 7 days x 10 weeks (140,000) which represents the total calories consumed over the 10 week period plus 8 x 3,500 (28,000) which represents my weight loss expressed as a deficit using the 3,500 calories per pound approximation. My total expenditure over that period would be 168,000 divided by 70 (7 days x 10 weeks) = 2,400 per day. This would approximate my TDEE. Obviously this number should be tweaked up or down if there is any significant change in activity. It also assumes that you have been logging your intake accurately. "
I am a very...um...how to put it. Structured person. For example, I do NROL as my strength because it is laid out for me. My running plan is basically taking Jeff Galloway's mileage increase and applying it to where I am at right now (11 miles per week) to add more. But again, all the runs and the days are the same, the only difference is the mileage. See the trend...lol.
That is why I try not to do too much thinking into it, or else I end up like the photo above. lol0 -
Hey there all my TDEE loving people.
Just have a quick question, and didn't want to jack someone else's thread so started my own.
I just need quick input on what ya'll think my activity level is (it has picked up some so want to make sure I am calculating correctly). Here is my schedule:
Job: Desk job...12 hours a day, 2 days a week but will be increasing to 4 days a week
Workout schedule (will not change when I go to 4 days a week):
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Weight lifting + 2 Mile run
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: Weight lifting + HIIT Cross train
Saturday: 4 Mile run
Sunday: Rest
Days off work I ALWAYS take the dogs to the park and do a 3 mile walk, no matter if it is a work out day or rest day. That can be any where from 3 days to 4 days a week depending on how my schedule falls.
I have been figuring my activity level as moderate, but starting to wonder (especially since my weekly run mileage will steadily be increasing as I work to get up to 25 miles a week) if I might actually be the next step up.
Thanks for your input.
There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into an "activity level."
Calculate your BMR. Multiply by 1.2 for basic moving around during the day. Add your exercise on top of it. There's your TDEE.
For example, if your BMR is 1800, your sedentary TDEE is about 2160. If you go for a 3 mile run that day, that's an extra 300 calories or so. TDEE for Monday is 2460. Done.
On Tuesday your TDEE would be about 2160 + 200 (run) + 100 (lifting) = 2460. Done.
On Wednesday your TDEE would be 2160.
Eat a calorie deficit based on that day's TDEE.
I prefer not to do that...I prefer a set number if possible. It makes planing my day a whole lot easier.0 -
I average 7.5 hours a week of devoted exercise right now (will increase as running distance gets longer), if it helps to give a time frame.0
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Hey there all my TDEE loving people.
Just have a quick question, and didn't want to jack someone else's thread so started my own.
I just need quick input on what ya'll think my activity level is (it has picked up some so want to make sure I am calculating correctly). Here is my schedule:
Job: Desk job...12 hours a day, 2 days a week but will be increasing to 4 days a week
Workout schedule (will not change when I go to 4 days a week):
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Weight lifting + 2 Mile run
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: Weight lifting + HIIT Cross train
Saturday: 4 Mile run
Sunday: Rest
Days off work I ALWAYS take the dogs to the park and do a 3 mile walk, no matter if it is a work out day or rest day. That can be any where from 3 days to 4 days a week depending on how my schedule falls.
I have been figuring my activity level as moderate, but starting to wonder (especially since my weekly run mileage will steadily be increasing as I work to get up to 25 miles a week) if I might actually be the next step up.
Thanks for your input.
There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into an "activity level."
Calculate your BMR. Multiply by 1.2 for basic moving around during the day. Add your exercise on top of it. There's your TDEE.
For example, if your BMR is 1800, your sedentary TDEE is about 2160. If you go for a 3 mile run that day, that's an extra 300 calories or so. TDEE for Monday is 2460. Done.
On Tuesday your TDEE would be about 2160 + 200 (run) + 100 (lifting) = 2460. Done.
On Wednesday your TDEE would be 2160.
Eat a calorie deficit based on that day's TDEE.
I prefer not to do that...I prefer a set number if possible. It makes planing my day a whole lot easier.
OK.
Determine your (estimated) BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Multiply it by 1.2
Add 250 to this number (an estimated daily average of the exercise you've listed above).
That's your average TDEE. Subtract some number or percentage from this, such as 400 or 20%, to determine your target intake.0 -
There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into an "activity level."
Calculate your BMR. Multiply by 1.2 for basic moving around during the day. Add your exercise on top of it. There's your TDEE.
For example, if your BMR is 1800, your sedentary TDEE is about 2160. If you go for a 3 mile run that day, that's an extra 300 calories or so. TDEE for Monday is 2460. Done.
On Tuesday your TDEE would be about 2160 + 200 (run) + 100 (lifting) = 2460. Done.
On Wednesday your TDEE would be 2160.
Eat a calorie deficit based on that day's TDEE.
This is why I get confused with TDEE vs. MFP... if you're doing the above, then how is that different from using MFP's method? Just having a more accurate starting point for your base daily calorie intake?0 -
There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into an "activity level."
Calculate your BMR. Multiply by 1.2 for basic moving around during the day. Add your exercise on top of it. There's your TDEE.
For example, if your BMR is 1800, your sedentary TDEE is about 2160. If you go for a 3 mile run that day, that's an extra 300 calories or so. TDEE for Monday is 2460. Done.
On Tuesday your TDEE would be about 2160 + 200 (run) + 100 (lifting) = 2460. Done.
On Wednesday your TDEE would be 2160.
Eat a calorie deficit based on that day's TDEE.
This is why I get confused with TDEE vs. MFP... if you're doing the above, then how is that different from using MFP's method? Just having a more accurate starting point for your base daily calorie intake?
It's not dramatically different for most people. Assuming reasonable estimations, then end number of cals eaten should be about the same. It just comes down to which math you are more comfortable with and how you feel about logging exercise and eating back those cals.0 -
There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into an "activity level."
Calculate your BMR. Multiply by 1.2 for basic moving around during the day. Add your exercise on top of it. There's your TDEE.
For example, if your BMR is 1800, your sedentary TDEE is about 2160. If you go for a 3 mile run that day, that's an extra 300 calories or so. TDEE for Monday is 2460. Done.
On Tuesday your TDEE would be about 2160 + 200 (run) + 100 (lifting) = 2460. Done.
On Wednesday your TDEE would be 2160.
Eat a calorie deficit based on that day's TDEE.
This is why I get confused with TDEE vs. MFP... if you're doing the above, then how is that different from using MFP's method? Just having a more accurate starting point for your base daily calorie intake?
There's nothing wrong with MFP's method. It works.
What's important is calculating the correct TDEE. To me, it's more accurate to start with a simple sedentary TDEE estimate and then add actual activity calories on top of that. Reading a verbal description of a couple of "activity levels" and choosing the appropriate one seems dumb to me.
In a given day, you use some discrete number of calories. Our goal is to estimate that number, because that's the starting point for planning for a calorie deficit. There are multiple ways to estimate that number. IMO, the best way is to start by assuming you're sedentary and then add calories burned during activity on top of it.
If you don't want to do this daily, and perform pretty much the same exercise every week, then you can add up all the exercise calories you burn in a week, divide by 7, and simply add that to your sedentary estimate. There's your average daily TDEE.0 -
Hey there all my TDEE loving people.
Just have a quick question, and didn't want to jack someone else's thread so started my own.
I just need quick input on what ya'll think my activity level is (it has picked up some so want to make sure I am calculating correctly). Here is my schedule:
Job: Desk job...12 hours a day, 2 days a week but will be increasing to 4 days a week
Workout schedule (will not change when I go to 4 days a week):
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Weight lifting + 2 Mile run
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: Weight lifting + HIIT Cross train
Saturday: 4 Mile run
Sunday: Rest
Days off work I ALWAYS take the dogs to the park and do a 3 mile walk, no matter if it is a work out day or rest day. That can be any where from 3 days to 4 days a week depending on how my schedule falls.
I have been figuring my activity level as moderate, but starting to wonder (especially since my weekly run mileage will steadily be increasing as I work to get up to 25 miles a week) if I might actually be the next step up.
Thanks for your input.
There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into an "activity level."
Calculate your BMR. Multiply by 1.2 for basic moving around during the day. Add your exercise on top of it. There's your TDEE.
For example, if your BMR is 1800, your sedentary TDEE is about 2160. If you go for a 3 mile run that day, that's an extra 300 calories or so. TDEE for Monday is 2460. Done.
On Tuesday your TDEE would be about 2160 + 200 (run) + 100 (lifting) = 2460. Done.
On Wednesday your TDEE would be 2160.
Eat a calorie deficit based on that day's TDEE.
I prefer not to do that...I prefer a set number if possible. It makes planing my day a whole lot easier.
OK.
Determine your (estimated) BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Multiply it by 1.2
Add 250 to this number (an estimated daily average of the exercise you've listed above).
That's your average TDEE. Subtract some number or percentage from this, such as 400 or 20%, to determine your target intake.
Um...I already know how to calculate this, I use scooby and fat2fit to compare and both have me WELL over that number.
I don't need people calculating my intake for me. I can do that on my own, I just want people input on what they think my activity lvl looks like...basically just another person's perspective.0 -
Hey there all my TDEE loving people.
Just have a quick question, and didn't want to jack someone else's thread so started my own.
I just need quick input on what ya'll think my activity level is (it has picked up some so want to make sure I am calculating correctly). Here is my schedule:
Job: Desk job...12 hours a day, 2 days a week but will be increasing to 4 days a week
Workout schedule (will not change when I go to 4 days a week):
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Weight lifting + 2 Mile run
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: Weight lifting + HIIT Cross train
Saturday: 4 Mile run
Sunday: Rest
Days off work I ALWAYS take the dogs to the park and do a 3 mile walk, no matter if it is a work out day or rest day. That can be any where from 3 days to 4 days a week depending on how my schedule falls.
I have been figuring my activity level as moderate, but starting to wonder (especially since my weekly run mileage will steadily be increasing as I work to get up to 25 miles a week) if I might actually be the next step up.
Thanks for your input.
There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into an "activity level."
Calculate your BMR. Multiply by 1.2 for basic moving around during the day. Add your exercise on top of it. There's your TDEE.
For example, if your BMR is 1800, your sedentary TDEE is about 2160. If you go for a 3 mile run that day, that's an extra 300 calories or so. TDEE for Monday is 2460. Done.
On Tuesday your TDEE would be about 2160 + 200 (run) + 100 (lifting) = 2460. Done.
On Wednesday your TDEE would be 2160.
Eat a calorie deficit based on that day's TDEE.
I prefer not to do that...I prefer a set number if possible. It makes planing my day a whole lot easier.
OK.
Determine your (estimated) BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Multiply it by 1.2
Add 250 to this number (an estimated daily average of the exercise you've listed above).
That's your average TDEE. Subtract some number or percentage from this, such as 400 or 20%, to determine your target intake.
Um...I already know how to calculate this, I use scooby and fat2fit to compare and both have me WELL over that number.
I don't need people calculating my intake for me. I can do that on my own, I just want people input on what they think my activity lvl looks like...basically just another person's perspective.
OK. Your "Activity level" is 250 calories of activity a day, on average.
Is that what you're looking for?0 -
Hey there all my TDEE loving people.
Just have a quick question, and didn't want to jack someone else's thread so started my own.
I just need quick input on what ya'll think my activity level is (it has picked up some so want to make sure I am calculating correctly). Here is my schedule:
Job: Desk job...12 hours a day, 2 days a week but will be increasing to 4 days a week
Workout schedule (will not change when I go to 4 days a week):
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Weight lifting + 2 Mile run
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: Weight lifting + HIIT Cross train
Saturday: 4 Mile run
Sunday: Rest
Days off work I ALWAYS take the dogs to the park and do a 3 mile walk, no matter if it is a work out day or rest day. That can be any where from 3 days to 4 days a week depending on how my schedule falls.
I have been figuring my activity level as moderate, but starting to wonder (especially since my weekly run mileage will steadily be increasing as I work to get up to 25 miles a week) if I might actually be the next step up.
Thanks for your input.
There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into an "activity level."
Calculate your BMR. Multiply by 1.2 for basic moving around during the day. Add your exercise on top of it. There's your TDEE.
For example, if your BMR is 1800, your sedentary TDEE is about 2160. If you go for a 3 mile run that day, that's an extra 300 calories or so. TDEE for Monday is 2460. Done.
On Tuesday your TDEE would be about 2160 + 200 (run) + 100 (lifting) = 2460. Done.
On Wednesday your TDEE would be 2160.
Eat a calorie deficit based on that day's TDEE.
I prefer not to do that...I prefer a set number if possible. It makes planing my day a whole lot easier.
OK.
Determine your (estimated) BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Multiply it by 1.2
Add 250 to this number (an estimated daily average of the exercise you've listed above).
That's your average TDEE. Subtract some number or percentage from this, such as 400 or 20%, to determine your target intake.
Um...I already know how to calculate this, I use scooby and fat2fit to compare and both have me WELL over that number.
I don't need people calculating my intake for me. I can do that on my own, I just want people input on what they think my activity lvl looks like...basically just another person's perspective.
OK. Your "Activity level" is 250 calories of activity a day, on average.
Is that what you're looking for?
Additionally, MFP's cals increase ~200 cals each time you increase the activity setting (at least that's what I've seen for me). So if you're sedentary most of the day, then have an average of 250 exercise cals per day, that would put you into the lightly active setting.0 -
This is for TDEE/BMR. I do not follow the way MFP sets it up. My exercise is calculated into my activity level, thus why I am not considered sedentary. IF I was following the MFP way as the site sets it up, then yes I would pick sedentary.
if you do pick "moderate" or even "heavy" do you still eat back exercise calories or assumed they are already "built" into the setting?
Depends. If you are moderate because you are a waitress or a mailman or something that has you fairly busy on a day to day basis (i.e. NOT including exercise), then yes you'd still eat them back. If exercise is what puts in into the moderate or heavy category, then no you wouldn't eat them back.
Eating back exercise cals isn't determined by which activity setting you choose - it's based on WHY you choose it. If you choose it because of your workouts/exercise routine, then don't eat back cals as they are already accounted for. If you don't factor exercise in (only your typical lifestyle stuff), then you would want to eat them back.
So helpful! Thank you. Luckily that's how I've been doing it, but that was just by luck.0 -
The 250 doesn't make any sense, because over the past 2 months I have averaged 2800-3300 calories burned per week. Which would put me at 400-450 calories per day average (depending on how the day looks). So that would put me at....?0
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The 250 doesn't make any sense, because over the past 2 months I have averaged 2800-3300 calories burned per week. Which would put me at 400-450 calories per day average (depending on how the day looks). So that would put me at....?
Then that would put you two levels above sedentary, which is what... moderately active?0 -
The 250 doesn't make any sense, because over the past 2 months I have averaged 2800-3300 calories burned per week. Which would put me at 400-450 calories per day average (depending on how the day looks). So that would put me at....?
How are you calculating 2800-3300 calories per day?
If you already know how many calories you burn, what are you even asking for? I'm confused.
And if 2800-3300 is "400-450 calories per day average" of exercise, then you're saying your BMR is (2800-400)/1.2 = 2000 calories?0 -
i would go higher than moderate,...
im 5'7" 175 lbs, has a desk job for 8 hours a day, walk back and forth to the subway to get to and from work and walk the dogs, and on a normal day im burning 2400 calories according to my Body Media Fit - without additional exercise...
on a workout day it can go as high as 2900.0 -
The 250 doesn't make any sense, because over the past 2 months I have averaged 2800-3300 calories burned per week. Which would put me at 400-450 calories per day average (depending on how the day looks). So that would put me at....?
How are you calculating 2800-3300 calories per day?
If you already know how many calories you burn, what are you even asking for? I'm confused.
And if 2800-3300 is "400-450 calories per day average" of exercise, then you're saying your BMR is (2800-400)/1.2 = 2000 calories?
Um....400x7=2800? So um...2800 per week. :huh:Then that would put you two levels above sedentary, which is what... moderately active?
Thank you, this is all I wanted to know. Input on whether it was considered moderate or very active.0 -
The 250 doesn't make any sense, because over the past 2 months I have averaged 2800-3300 calories burned per week. Which would put me at 400-450 calories per day average (depending on how the day looks). So that would put me at....?
How are you calculating 2800-3300 calories per day?
If you already know how many calories you burn, what are you even asking for? I'm confused.
And if 2800-3300 is "400-450 calories per day average" of exercise, then you're saying your BMR is (2800-400)/1.2 = 2000 calories?
Um....400x7=2800? So um...2800 per week. :huh:Then that would put you two levels above sedentary, which is what... moderately active?
Thank you, this is all I wanted to know. Input on whether it was considered moderate or very active.
Where are you getting the 400 number from?0 -
The 250 doesn't make any sense, because over the past 2 months I have averaged 2800-3300 calories burned per week. Which would put me at 400-450 calories per day average (depending on how the day looks). So that would put me at....?
How are you calculating 2800-3300 calories per day?
If you already know how many calories you burn, what are you even asking for? I'm confused.
And if 2800-3300 is "400-450 calories per day average" of exercise, then you're saying your BMR is (2800-400)/1.2 = 2000 calories?
Um....400x7=2800? So um...2800 per week. :huh:Then that would put you two levels above sedentary, which is what... moderately active?
Thank you, this is all I wanted to know. Input on whether it was considered moderate or very active.
Where are you getting the 400 number from?
I am saying how many calories I burn on average per week/per day. So 2800 PER WEEK, 400 PER DAY. My BMR is 1459...I know this. But....here are my average calories burned per week for the past two months...and yes I have taken out for my BMR and this is per my HRM (except for lifting I just added 250).
Feb 4th-10th...3700 calories burned
Feb 11th - 17th...2800 burned
Feb 18th - 24th...3100 burned
Feb 25th - Mar 3rd...4500 burned
Mar 4th - 10th...2800 burned
Mar 11th - 17th...3600 burned
Mar 18th - 24th...3200 burned
Mar 25th - 31st...3800 burned
Apr 1st - 7th...4000 burned
Apr 7th - 14th ....3800 burned
This is all exercise calories. This isn't what I burned per day, this is total burn for the week.
Edited for spelling, it is sucking today lol0
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