TDEE-25% too aggressive??

Sweettart
Sweettart Posts: 1,331 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I plan on starting TDEE on monday and not sure if -25% is too much? I do have 65-85lbs to lose. I will be working out 6 days a week.

What is your opinion

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  • freekat
    freekat Posts: 71 Member
    What is wrong with that approach you have been using? Your ticker says you have lost 20lbs which is awesome. TDEE -25% seems a little drastic. If it is below your BMR you probably should reconsider. Slow and steady wins the race! Good luck.
  • Sweettart
    Sweettart Posts: 1,331 Member
    No its not below my BMR
  • Sweettart
    Sweettart Posts: 1,331 Member
    Anyone?
  • Sweettart
    Sweettart Posts: 1,331 Member
    Hello?
  • Harrisonsauntie
    Harrisonsauntie Posts: 119
    Whats your stats?

    Height, weight, bmr, tdee etc
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    try it for a month, if you find you are too hungry, change it to -20%
  • Harrisonsauntie
    Harrisonsauntie Posts: 119
    try it for a month, if you find you are too hungry, change it to -20%

    This
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    try it for a month, if you find you are too hungry, change it to -20%
    Or try 20% for a month and if you find that doesn't work then shift it up to 25%. Just as likely to result in steady weight loss but less likely to result in hunger :smile:
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    25% is fine. You should lose about 1.5lb a week which is perfectly reasonable with the amount you have to lose.

    If you find yourself getting hungry, up your calories till you are at TDEE - 20%. And don't forget you need a less severe deficit the closer you get to goal, so be prepared to up them after you have lost some - I'd say about 20lb.
  • Sweettart
    Sweettart Posts: 1,331 Member
    Thank you everyone

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