Different work out plan with TDEE-%

chasetwins
chasetwins Posts: 702 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys,

Hoping someone can help me out a little bit with some calorie goal advice :) I use TDEE-% (currently 15% according to spreadsheet)

I was at 1600-1700 for several weeks when i was using Zumba and Hip Hops abs which is straight cardio (very little strength / toning involved) burning between 300 and 500 calories each time 5 times per week..between 40 and 60 minutes each session.

I am now (as of Monday) solely doing 30 day shred.. - I wanted originally to only do the shred to base my results on one program and decide if it is worth using in the future. (This may change in the coming weeks as I feel it is just not enough burn or cardio involved) I have burned 200 one or two days but the others are less for this.

Entered the minutes on the sheet and my calorie goal is still close to 1600 ?!?! I am a bit concerned that with 20 minutes per day only...this is too high when I was doing 40 - 60 minutes a day with the same calorie goal.

I am 5'5 - 174lbs - 38 yrs old - not completely sedentary but not on my feet all day either. I work with children but in my own home. So while I am up and down..I have quite the relaxed job :) Typical house work etc. Body fat (estimate) 34% last time I checked..this could be much lower as I only check monthly. Due to check again Monday. Initial goal weight is 150 then reevaluate.

Any thoughts - suggestions as well as what you think the calorie goal should be...would be wonderful! :)

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  • chasetwins
    chasetwins Posts: 702 Member
    No one :( bad timing post? LOL
  • HefferSprint
    HefferSprint Posts: 124 Member
    I don't have any advice. I'm just impressed that you were eating 1600-1700 and have lost 43 lbs. That is AWESOME. Guess you are one more person who busts the 1200 myth.
  • chasetwins
    chasetwins Posts: 702 Member
    I don't have any advice. I'm just impressed that you were eating 1600-1700 and have lost 43 lbs. That is AWESOME. Guess you are one more person who busts the 1200 myth.

    LMAO!! I started out with 1200 and was STARVING!! That was a recipe for failure for me and I knew it. Found the TDEE-% and the rest is history :)
  • ajroberts11
    ajroberts11 Posts: 29 Member
    You might reach out to HelloIt'sDan directly and see if he would advise changing anything. I think of him as the MFP guru on all things TDEE-%, lol!
  • 1princesswarrior
    1princesswarrior Posts: 1,242 Member
    Do you have a hrm to track your burn?

    Maybe try the scoobyworkshop or iifym websites and experiment with their calculators and different activity levels. Also, the iifym calculator has an activity specific option where you can divide your day by minutes, that would be a great place to start.

    I used TDEE-20% and readjust every 5lbs using the iifym calculator and eat around 2000 cal/day, more when I have extreme burns over 1000 calories.

    Good luck and congrats on your loss so far!
  • Danni3ll3
    Danni3ll3 Posts: 365 Member
    Are you using HeyBales spreadsheet? If you are, you can adjust your exercise calories on the MFP tweak tab.

    What I did was leave the exercise calories blank on the Simple Set up tab and then use the MFP tweak tab to add in my exercise calories (Tabs are at the bottom of the spreadsheet). You input the time spent exercising and the number of calories burned and it gives you a number to input into MFP. That way, you are deducting not only calories from your TDEE (without exercise) but also not eating all of your calories from exercise back.

    If you aren't using the same spreadsheet, just ignore my post, otherwise, I hope this helps.
  • chasetwins
    chasetwins Posts: 702 Member
    Are you using HeyBales spreadsheet? If you are, you can adjust your exercise calories on the MFP tweak tab.

    What I did was leave the exercise calories blank on the Simple Set up tab and then use the MFP tweak tab to add in my exercise calories (Tabs are at the bottom of the spreadsheet). You input the time spent exercising and the number of calories burned and it gives you a number to input into MFP. That way, you are deducting not only calories from your TDEE (without exercise) but also not eating all of your calories from exercise back.

    If you aren't using the same spreadsheet, just ignore my post, otherwise, I hope this helps.

    LOL Yes that is the sheet I am using. I will try that - Thank you :) Just felt really uncomfortable about my calorie goal being so high with such a small burn. :/

    Thank you everyone !!!

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