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Eating over BMR

djwife03
djwife03 Posts: 333 Member
edited January 24 in Food and Nutrition
Ok so my TDEE is around 2300. BMR is 1810. If I eat over that, like go over by 100 Cals with that sabotage me? Especially since I just started with this new cal goal of 1810?

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  • rhogr000
    rhogr000 Posts: 126
    Instead of stressing yourself with "BMR" this and "TDEE" that, I'd recommend that you eat at or just below your daily caloric recommendation. It'll be much easier and way more sustainable than stressing yourself out wondering if you've "sabotaged" your diet.
  • djwife03
    djwife03 Posts: 333 Member
    Caloric recommendation as in TDEE? Ok, thanks!
  • bound4beauty
    bound4beauty Posts: 274 Member
    Not your TDEE. TDEE - 15% unless you have a lot of weight to lose and then you can subtract 20 or even 25%.
  • djwife03
    djwife03 Posts: 333 Member
    SO, on days I workout, and burn 400-500 cals, what then? TDEE-15% is 2003. So, i eat this, and then workout, but don't eat the cals back, right? I don't know why this is so complex to me!
  • xampx
    xampx Posts: 323 Member
    There is nothing wrong with eating your BMR. I eat my BMR (1650) plus exercise cals (200-500) and I lose regularly.

    Or you can do the TDEE - a % route. Google for scoobys TDEE calc or look around here for the road map threads
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    Hmm, trying to think of the best way to simplify it.

    Think of TDEE as maintenance. You wouldn't gain or lose any weight if you ate exactly at your TDEE everyday.

    Think of BMR as the lowest limit. Even if you sat all day, chances are your body would burn that many calories, so to function and exercise, you need to eat more than that.

    TDEE minus 15% or 20% of that is generally a good spot for weight loss because it's generally low enough for sufficient loss without being too low.
  • djwife03
    djwife03 Posts: 333 Member
    i just need to know if i should eat back cals or not. I was told know by someone else on here.........so if I eat at 2003, by daily cal goal, don't eat them back?
  • IMD918
    IMD918 Posts: 49
    Ok so my TDEE is around 2300. BMR is 1810. If I eat over that, like go over by 100 Cals with that sabotage me? Especially since I just started with this new cal goal of 1810?

    Your BMR is supposed to be what they would feed your body if you were in a coma, and literally not active at all. Of course it is ok to eat above that. You're not in a coma, are you? Most of the time it is recommended that you eat below TDEE and above BMR. To eat below BMR might make you lose weight faster, but is not necessarily healthy because your body will start to lack nutrition below that level.
  • Bekahmardis
    Bekahmardis Posts: 602 Member
    There is nothing wrong with eating your BMR. I eat my BMR (1650) plus exercise cals (200-500) and I lose regularly.

    This is exactly what I do. I got a FitBit to help me keep track of my exercise calories and to help keep me motivated, too. It's slow going for me, but I'm nearly at my goal weight, so that's to be expected.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    i just need to know if i should eat back cals or not. I was told know by someone else on here.........so if I eat at 2003, by daily cal goal, don't eat them back?

    Correct. TDEE includes exercise so you don't eat extra for exercise. MFP does not include exercise in its calculation, that is why you are supposed to eat them with the MFP method.
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