BMR and TDEE Explained for Those Needing a Guide

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  • MizAngie
    MizAngie Posts: 113 Member
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    Sweetlost Posts: 29 Member
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    sauci Posts: 94 Member
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  • honkdazzle
    honkdazzle Posts: 2 Member
    Thank you. BUMP
  • sstoro
    sstoro Posts: 20 Member
    Thanks for the explanation.
  • ccjohnso
    ccjohnso Posts: 39 Member
    Great post! This really helped me:)
  • hannahjames295
    hannahjames295 Posts: 74 Member
    Thanks so much for putting that all together, I'd read bits and bobs but nothing so clear!
    I've gone through several calculators and come up with 1600 average, and my TDEE is 2090 average, so going with the -20% thing I've reset my calorie goal to 1600 as I'm in no rush to loose, infact I'm worried about loosing too quickly and bouncing back up...
  • fakeuntilumakeit
    fakeuntilumakeit Posts: 77
    YAY , just tried it out, and guess what I can eat more...Happy DAYS. Bonus as you don't need to recalculate calories daily based on if you've worked out on that day or not. Also gives a healthy target weight loss chart with a realistic goal. Fitter than I thought! Hope it works although must remember not to eat my calories back as you would do using this site. Thanks again
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  • mduverne1
    mduverne1 Posts: 4 Member
    excellent tip!!! I felt I was eating too little.
  • shannonahenderson
    shannonahenderson Posts: 63
    wow...this is like studying for a physics exam...thanks!
    Thanks...I will study this and figure out my calculations. And then put them to good use.
  • Vini9
    Vini9 Posts: 343 Member
    A very good read thanks for posting :)
  • chubbard9
    chubbard9 Posts: 565 Member
    This was very helpful! Tinkering with the numbers and hoping things start moving(down!) again!!! Thank you for the easy read and how-to! :)
  • vanderlogt1712
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  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
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  • bmpickles
    bmpickles Posts: 18 Member
    Thank you. This explanation is awesome. I saw the original post that's referred to, and started this over the weekend. The explanation here really helped me wrap my head around it.

    Now I have a question, a bit off topic:

    What does it mean when someone posts: "Bump."?

    I'm a bit new at this, sorry if it's a stupid question. :huh:
  • myrealname
    myrealname Posts: 90 Member
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  • QueenOfShiba
    QueenOfShiba Posts: 22 Member
    Bump for future reference. Thanks for the clear explanation!
  • Robynpat1
    Robynpat1 Posts: 2
    Thank you ????
  • donnaleighh
    donnaleighh Posts: 178 Member
    Yep - thanks :)
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    Ronngie Posts: 295 Member
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  • Jennical
    Jennical Posts: 219 Member
    Thank you for sharing this!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,993 Member
    Simplest explanation: Calculate your TDEE then subtract 500 calories a day for 1lb loss per week, 1000 per day for 2lbs loss.

    IE: TDEE is 3000 calories so you consume 2500 to lose a pound a week.

    You shouldn't really go for 2lbs loss unless you're 200lbs and over.


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  • Jen_ht
    Jen_ht Posts: 99 Member
    Bump - brilliant post thanks so much for the simple explanation! I've been struggling in the 162lb mark for weeks now hopefully this might help.
  • samjones6734
    samjones6734 Posts: 22 Member
    Bump! Thanks so much for posting this :)
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    A terrific read! I have been gaining understanding over a number of weeks about TDEE etc but its hard to push myself to make the transition to eat more - for me I eat most of my exercise cals back so I probably average around 1400 cals but my TDEE is around 1800! so I could increase to that but am scared!...maybe its time for me to take the plunge :-D
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,469 Member
    A terrific read! I have been gaining understanding over a number of weeks about TDEE etc but its hard to push myself to make the transition to eat more - for me I eat most of my exercise cals back so I probably average around 1400 cals but my TDEE is around 1800! so I could increase to that but am scared!...maybe its time for me to take the plunge :-D

    You have a similar TDEE to me! What you might find is that with a lower TDEE it's a very easy transition as the calories don't change much. If you're aiming for TDEE - 20% (it depends on how much you've got to lose - you might want to take a smaller cut), you'd be eating 1440 calories, so not really much different from your average calories now (as you wouldn't be eating exercise calories). I just find it easier having the same calories from day to day.
  • Quietborderline
    Quietborderline Posts: 12 Member
    THANK YOU FOR THIS!!

    You are so wonderful. I have only been on here a week but started to realize I was not doing it properly, so began to look into the subject only to become more confused. This is a very clear and concise rundown of everything I needed to know! Your time and effort in writing/posting this is very much appreciated. =)
  • quellybelly
    quellybelly Posts: 827 Member
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