TDEE clarification

wanderlustlover
wanderlustlover Posts: 84 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've moved to eating in one of my TDEE losing zones a week ago, and I just had a check-in question:


Your *should not* be eating exercise calories back, correct?
Because they are already factored into 1-3 times a week working out, right?

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  • BluthLover
    BluthLover Posts: 301 Member
    Correct. Workouts should already be factored into TDEE.
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    That's what I like about TDEE. I don't have to track exercise separately. Exercise on a regular schedule and hit the daily calorie goal.
  • rosellasweet
    rosellasweet Posts: 163 Member
    I did not know this. Thanks for the post!
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Correct. Workouts should already be factored into TDEE.

    Agreed.

    If you didn't factor in exercise when calculating TDEE, you didn't calculate TDEE... you calculated NEAT (which is what MFP does by default).
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    Yep. I like this method better myself because I can eat the same amount of calories even on days I don't work out. Just have to make sure I get to the gym 3-5 days a week, though!!
  • wanderlustlover
    wanderlustlover Posts: 84 Member
    Awesome! This is exactly what I've been doing. Even on the days where I did 30 minute workouts or walked for 3-4 hours. Thank you guys! I love knowing I can just touch base and make sure I'm doing it right, following off all the other posts here doing this.
  • JanaCanada
    JanaCanada Posts: 917 Member
    Well...yes and no.

    If you calculated your MFP TDEE correctly, you started by being honest about your LIFESTYLE. Lifestyle does NOT incluide intentional exercise, i.e, anything above and beyond your normal daily lifestyle routine, such as weights and cardio. THOSE you can eat back because, just like a car, you need to fuel your body for the work it takes to drive your machine.

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