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BMR/TDEE help.

babyluthi
babyluthi Posts: 285 Member
edited January 29 in Food and Nutrition
Hi there, hoping for some help here.

I used this calculator:

http://thefitgirls.com/tdee-calculator.aspx

BMR = 1896
TDEE = 2275 (sedentary)

minus 30% = 1592.5

Therefore I should be eating around 1600 calories a day?

Can anyone doing this method please confirm I have this correct?
Thanks in advance:)

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  • simonc14
    simonc14 Posts: 76 Member
    Can't calculate anything without your stats. That said, the numbers don't look crazy. At that rate you would lose maybe 1-1.5 lbs a week, which seems fine. make sure you eat a decent proportion of your exercise calories back, or you'll be hungry and more susceptible to binges.
  • ninnyfurr74
    ninnyfurr74 Posts: 111 Member
    Your numbers are correct for the TDEE method although from what I've read 30% is a little to much. Most I've read is 25%. That being said I'm pretty sure I'm doing that or more successfully, I do however eat back some of my exercise calories. Good luck!
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    If your BMR is 1896 then that is the minimum you should be eating.
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