TDEE-BMR-Going from 1200-1400 cals and eating more

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  • Bekahmardis
    Bekahmardis Posts: 602 Member
    Thanks guys, just trying to get used to eating more food, I was eating 1200 forever and was stalled out...so eating more just feels wrong and makes me nervous. I'll try to relax and see what happens!

    Oh, and I also have a fitbit which I am still getting used to-I try to eat a deficit of 500 calories thru that- so if I burn 2100, Ill eat 1600 or so. Sound right?

    I didn't read all of the responses so this may be answered. FitBit should be pretty accurate so take your cut from that. My Flex tells me that I burn about 2,500 a day and I'm eating about 2200 and the scale is creeping down. Don't be afraid to eat. Use your fitbit as a tool to help get over that fear. You see your burn in black and white. One pound a week goal sounds reasonable (-500 per day) but I didn't see how much you have to lose. I'm set for .5 or less per week because I'm so close to my fat loss goal. Enjoy your food!

    BTW, I'm a "roadmapper" and have wicked success with eating high calorie diet with strength training. PM me if you want. The link yo the roadmap is in my profile and you can also check out my pix.
    I set my MFP to 1200 and then let my FitBit tell me how many *more* calories I get to eat over top of that based on my exercise for the day. It has worked so well that I reached my goal weight of 110 this past weekend. I highly recommend it! :)
  • KYT1121
    KYT1121 Posts: 58 Member
    The second option-NEAT. Which is what I thought my 1363 number was? You tell me.

    Which it was, but you keep calling it TDEE, which is isn't.

    1400 for NEAT is perfectly reasonable. Using this approach you'll want to be eating back your exercise cals. So on a rest day, you eat 1400 cals and call it a day. On an exercise day where you burn 300 calories, you'd eat the base 1400 + the 300 exercise cals for 1700 total cals for the day.

    Now I have a question. How exactly do I calculate NEAT? I want to be sure I'm doing this correctly. Thanks.
  • Tigg1011
    Tigg1011 Posts: 146
    It is your TDEE-20% and thats how you get neat if you set it to desk job with little exercise.
  • KYT1121
    KYT1121 Posts: 58 Member
    It is your TDEE-20% and thats how you get neat if you set it to desk job with little exercise.

    Ok thanks! I think I've got. I just went back to the Scooby website and re-entered my info. My TDEE-20% is lower than my BMR and I don't think I'm supposed to eat less than my BMR. Maybe my goal should be to net my BMR.
  • Tigg1011
    Tigg1011 Posts: 146
    Yeah my bmr is 1420 and my TDEE-20 is 1364, I just round up and eat 1400 plus what I gain from exercise.
  • KYT1121
    KYT1121 Posts: 58 Member
    Yeah my bmr is 1420 and my TDEE-20 is 1364, I just round up and eat 1400 plus what I gain from exercise.

    OK thanks! I'm going to do the same thing. Let's see what happens!
  • Tigg1011
    Tigg1011 Posts: 146
    Np! Yes let's see...KIT hah
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    I am with you on this. Im eating 1500 and exercising 4-5x per week. (spin/bodypump/aerobics/running). I figured this by using the weight loss calculator from the 'In place of a roadmap' TDEE discussion - this gives me 1,977 cals and Im eating just close to 25% under for 4 weeks.

    Guess what Ive gained 2kgs!

    I can perservere for another week but need to switch something up - start a proper weight lifting program or get back on a RI30 (which firmed me up last time) or cut back carbs.

    I think what works for some people doesnt work for others.

    What about measurements? Are you weighing day after high carb where water weight would be present? Just seems like you are doing a ton to even worry about going below 1500. I weigh 152 and have been on a strict eating routine/workout routine. I havent lost anything in a month but my measurements at my naval and waist have dropped over an inch.
    Measurements>scales

    This this this this this.
  • Tendlr
    Tendlr Posts: 17
    Bump for later :)

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