MFP cal goal? BMR or TDEE???

stephmakepledge
stephmakepledge Posts: 3
in Health and Weight Loss
MFP cal goal? BMR or TDEE??? what are your thoughts and findings folks? :)

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  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    Well, BMR is your basal metabolic rate which is how many calories your body needs if you're just sitting on the couch all day, binge-watching Breaking Bad (maybe a few more, ya know, moving to go to the next episode, etc)

    As for MFP v TDEE, whatever works for you works for you. Neither is implicitly better than the other, although I have noticed that I MFP works best for me because my activity level is not consistent; some weeks I run and lift, other weeks I'm sitting on the couch binge-watching Breaking Bad.

    Either way you decide to go, just remember to log everything ACCURATELY--measure, weigh, log, eat, repeat.
  • RosieWest8
    RosieWest8 Posts: 185 Member
    My 2c

    When I first started, MFP's goal for me was 1200 calories per day and that was 300 calories below my BMR....so I went with TDEE - 20%. I just chose my level of activity as sedentary because I was logging all my workouts, and at the time I had a desk job so as long as I logged my workouts MFP added in the calories for me to eat and I still netted 20% below my TDEE. Use a lower percentage if 20% lower than your TDEE is close to or below your BMR.
  • stephmakepledge
    stephmakepledge Posts: 3
    I'm just scared that since my BMR/TDEE higher than MFP I could end up not losing weight using MFP's cal goals as I would not be eating enough... and I always do at least my 3 weekly workouts, which is worked into the figures I use in my TDEE calculation for what my weekly activity is.
    Thanks for your input guys :) think I will go with TDEE/BMR with activity/weight loss % worked in and update my settings on here to custom :):flowerforyou:
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    TDEE less 10/20% (whatever is appropriate for you) is higher than MFP because MFP assumes you will eat extra for exercise.

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