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TDEE diet?

buggings
buggings Posts: 18
edited January 28 in Food and Nutrition
Can someone explain this TDEE -20% diet thing to me that some of you use on here? It sounds like it is more efficient than MFP suggestions!

Thanks!

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    it can be identical, TDEE - 20% means your calories are 20% less than your TDEE.

    The same would happen on MFP if it calculated your TDEE to be 2500 and you set it for a 1 lb/week loss.
  • kendrafallon
    kendrafallon Posts: 1,030 Member
    As a reference, have a look at this thread, which is good at explaining how to use TDEE on MFP
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013
  • kazlee66
    kazlee66 Posts: 25
    MFP can be the same and can be way off. Mine was

    I googled TDEE calculators and picked a few (I'm a bit OCD so I did 8 sites to get my average) then I looked at the differences and picked an average and went from there.
    So many websites give different results so It can be hard.

    IIFYM is a good site. My brother is a PT and he recommended it.

    http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/
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