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brittany2188
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I need help from the pros!
I guess I just don't understand the TDEE/BMR/RMR/etc things. I need someone to explain it so that I can understand what's best for me to do. I've tried the google and I'm still having a hard time grasping. MFP has me set up for 1340 calories a day and that just seems really low. Maybe I'm just used to eating all the food but I don't feel like I'm eating enough. Maybe MFP calculations are right and I need to get used to eating less or maybe the TDEE/whatever way would be better for me but I have no idea. I need someone to explain in lay terms. Please and thank you.
ETA: I know consistent logging is important. I know I am not very consistent.
I guess I just don't understand the TDEE/BMR/RMR/etc things. I need someone to explain it so that I can understand what's best for me to do. I've tried the google and I'm still having a hard time grasping. MFP has me set up for 1340 calories a day and that just seems really low. Maybe I'm just used to eating all the food but I don't feel like I'm eating enough. Maybe MFP calculations are right and I need to get used to eating less or maybe the TDEE/whatever way would be better for me but I have no idea. I need someone to explain in lay terms. Please and thank you.
ETA: I know consistent logging is important. I know I am not very consistent.
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When you've input your correct activity level into MFP, and are correctly following it by eating back exercise calories (or at least 1/2 of them), then your total gross calorie intake should be about the same as if you use a TDEE estimation. With the MFP model you eat back exercise calories (so if you ate 1340 cal a day and exercised 300, your gross would be 1640-ish, which should be pretty close to the same as whatever your TDEEE-minus-% ends up being).0
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Thank you for the response. How often should I be updating this?? I just updated and it knocked 20 calories off my daily goal (I guess because I lost 2 lbs?). WTH!0
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Most sites for TDEE say to recalculate after every 10 pounds lost. That's what I follow generally too.0
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A really great thread that breaks it all down
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
This one (linked in above thread) goes through MFP vs TDEE and how to set up each
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets0 -
That helps immensely. I changed my goals around a bit more and now I'm up to over 1500 calories a day. That seems more reasonable. Thanks guys!0
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