In Place of a Road Map: Short N' Sweet

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Hello! This is a great post so thank you so much for creating a simpler, clearer version.

I would like to clarify my BMR and especially my TDEE. My stats are:
Age: 22
Height: 5 ft 1
CW: 116 lbs
GW: 105 lbs
Body fat % : on average 24.4% (working to get it down to 20%)

Based on the calculations here http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/, I get the following TDEE:

Sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job) - 1612
Lightly Active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk) - 1847
Moderately Active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) - 2082
Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) - 2317
Extremely Active (hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e marathon, contest etc.) - 2552

I am sitting down at the desk all day long, barely going over 1,000 steps a day based on my pedometer, sometimes even less. However, I started Fitnessblender's 8 week Fat Loss program this Jan 1, 2014 and I work out 5x a week, averaging 30~60 minutes per workout. So literally, I am only active for 30~60 minutes of the day. Currently, I have increased by calories to 1,300 (used to be 1,200). I take 2 days off during the weekend or substitute 1 day during the weekday if my muscles are sore.

Thus, based on my activity level, should I still be considered sedentary? Really need some clarification on this.

Finally, if I eat 1,300 calories a day, should I eat back exercise calories?

Thanks!

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