am I doing it right?

angel5561
angel5561 Posts: 142 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am 5'7.5 I weigh 205.6 lbs I workout 5 -6 days a week doing t25 my calories are set to 1600 I prefer to do the tdee method I dont own a heart rate monitor and id rather not trust the calorie burn estimates on mfp. How many calories should I eat on sedentary days? How many maximum on active days? Some days I eat a little less then 1600 I recently started using a food scale for better accuracy. Love that thing lol Ive tried different tdee calcutors ive calculated my bmr just wondering what you all come up with. I started out a long time ago at 1200 not eating my calories back and after doing some research on mfp decided that this was wrong. I want this to be something I can live with and sustain in the long run while also losing at a decent rate. Not to fast tho :) I guess I just would like a little reassurance that im doing it right or some advice if im not. Opinions please :)

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  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    If you are going by the TDEE method, then you eat the same amount of calories every day, it averages it out over the week.
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    MFP sedentary option gives 1200 and is meant for people who don't do any exercise. Since you exercise 5-6 days a week you should set your activity level to either "Moderately Active" or "Very Active". This will generate more calories for you to eat.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    MFP sedentary option gives 1200 and is meant for people who don't do any exercise. Since you exercise 5-6 days a week you should set your activity level to either "Moderately Active" or "Very Active". This will generate more calories for you to eat. If you want to use the TDEE then just adjust your settings in MFP.

    No, because MFP is not a TDEE calculator. It does not include activity you do for exercise. This is why you are supposed to LOG your exercise and eat more for that. MFP is asking you what your daily activity is like not including exercise. Desk job, waitress, running around after kids all day sort of thing.
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    Oh, sh&t! that's right. MFP gives calories after you enter the exercise. I posted this correctly several times before don't know why I am screwing up now. I corrected my post.

    I guess I need a break. :wink:

    Thanks
  • angel5561
    angel5561 Posts: 142 Member
    MFP sedentary option gives 1200 and is meant for people who don't do any exercise. Since you exercise 5-6 days a week you should set your activity level to either "Moderately Active" or "Very Active". This will generate more calories for you to eat. If you want to use the TDEE then just adjust your settings in MFP.

    No, because MFP is not a TDEE calculator. It does not include activity you do for exercise. This is why you are supposed to LOG your exercise and eat more for that. MFP is asking you what your daily activity is like not including exercise. Desk job, waitress, running around after kids all day sort of thing.


    This gives me 1950 calories
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    You are doing a lot of exercise so your body needs the fuel to burn the fat. Try it for a few weeks then adjust as necessary.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Pick one method or the other.

    With TDEE - % method you would eat the same amount every day. With MFP method you would eat more on workout days and less on sedentary days.
  • angel5561
    angel5561 Posts: 142 Member
    I pick tdee . Im probably making this more complicated then it is but my general instinct is to eat less to lose which I know is inaccurate so I kinda second guess myself. I also just want to make sure im on the right track
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    You are correct! You have to eat at a calorie deficiency in order to lose weight but you still have to eat enough to offset your exercise so your body could burn the fat. It could be confusing in the beginning because you aren't use to doing it. The main thing is to focus on maintaining your calorie deficiency and meeting your macros (carbs, fat, and protein). It will become easier the more you do it.

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