TDEE- eek

fullercorp
fullercorp Posts: 37 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
A person tracks their calories for the requisite 6 weeks in order to lose weight- they lose nothing. Their intake is obviously AT their TDEE. BUT they already eat very low calorie.
1. are some people's TDEE inexplicably low ? (maybe it is a metabolic issue?)
2. do the rules of TDEE weightloss still apply- low as their intake is, they STILL would have to cut lower in order to lose?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Have you actually calculated your TDEE? I guarantee it is not as low as the 800 calories you eat a day. You're either not logging accurately or have something else going on.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    A person tracks their calories for the requisite 6 weeks in order to lose weight- they lose nothing. Their intake is obviously AT their TDEE. BUT they already eat very low calorie.
    1. are some people's TDEE inexplicably low ? (maybe it is a metabolic issue?)
    2. do the rules of TDEE weightloss still apply- low as their intake is, they STILL would have to cut lower in order to lose?

    In said hypothetical situation I would apply occam's razor and assume that they were not properly tracking their intake if their TDEE appeared "inexplicably low". The explanation would be underestimation of calorie intake.
  • coaoalo
    coaoalo Posts: 104 Member
    Well, t's difficult to give advice without any real information. The most obvious thing is that the person isn't measuring their food accurately enough and is actually eating more than they think. If they are honestly measuring EVERYTHING with a digital scale/ measuring jug then the next possible thing is have they worked out their TDEE and BMR correctly? If all of that has been ruled out then it's a matter of trial and error with the TDEE. As much as it's pretty accurate every person will be Slightly different.
  • EvanKeel
    EvanKeel Posts: 1,903 Member
    A person tracks their calories for the requisite 6 weeks in order to lose weight- they lose nothing. Their intake is obviously AT their TDEE. BUT they already eat very low calorie.
    1. are some people's TDEE inexplicably low ? (maybe it is a metabolic issue?)
    2. do the rules of TDEE weightloss still apply- low as their intake is, they STILL would have to cut lower in order to lose?

    In said hypothetical situation I would apply occam's razor and assume that they were not properly tracking their intake if their TDEE appeared "inexplicably low". The explanation would be underestimation of calorie intake.

    Agreed. It's probably a data accuracy issue.

    1. There probably is a segment of the population with below-average TDEEs. I doubt it's inexplicable.
    2. Yes, they still have to create a deficit to lose weight.
  • fullercorp
    fullercorp Posts: 37 Member
    I don't eat 800 cals a day! I am about 1200-1300
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    A person tracks their calories for the requisite 6 weeks in order to lose weight- they lose nothing. Their intake is obviously AT their TDEE. BUT they already eat very low calorie.
    1. are some people's TDEE inexplicably low ? (maybe it is a metabolic issue?)
    2. do the rules of TDEE weightloss still apply- low as their intake is, they STILL would have to cut lower in order to lose?

    In said hypothetical situation I would apply occam's razor and assume that they were not properly tracking their intake if their TDEE appeared "inexplicably low". The explanation would be underestimation of calorie intake.

    I agree.

    Did you track for 6 weeks?
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    I don't eat 800 cals a day! I am about 1200-1300

    1) Your diary suggests otherwise
    2) There are a lot of entries by Tbsp and cup. You are likely eating more than you think. There was a day when you entered peanut butter and humus only. Did you eat those by themselves, or did you put them on something, like veggies. I believe this is the area you need to look at.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide?hl=accurate+logging
  • fullercorp
    fullercorp Posts: 37 Member
    I eat two tablespoons if I put in two tablespoons and I don't put them on anything
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    The first thing I would look to is user error and underestimation of consumption to include inherent estimation error as well as possible "closet eating", binges, and general lack of consistency overall. I would also add that for whatever reason, people tend to think certain things are free bees and they're not...there are no free bees in calorie counting. It's amazing to me that a lot of people forget to count their cooking oils and the like...which are very calorie dense.

    If I was 100% positive I was doing everything absolutely as right as I possibly could, but I still wasn't losing eating at very paltry calorie levels, my *kitten* would be into the doctors office pronto because something is definitely ****ed up at that point.

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