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  • elly620
    elly620 Posts: 209 Member
    I think that I am eating enough, but I'm really not sure. I'm going to try sticking to the TDEE recommendations for a few weeks and see what happens.
  • corellalandrigan
    corellalandrigan Posts: 4 Member
    I forgot to mention that I did not lose anything until I researched my TDEE and BMR, I was eating 1200 cal a day, and eating back what mfp said, so I calculated these^ and set my goal to 1550 on days I don't workout to 1700 cal a day on days I do. It is working so far!
  • elly620
    elly620 Posts: 209 Member
    I'm going to stick to the TDEE of 1548 every day. Seems like a safe bet.
  • rushfive
    rushfive Posts: 603 Member
    Give it some more time.. It took me 6 weeks of diet and exercise before I lost a pound. Then it was 1-2# loss a week, then stall out again, etc....
    It takes time, I always liked the saying - "Look at it as a marathon Not a sprint".
    It does get frustrating but stick with it, and you will see results. Best of Luck!
  • amreed003
    amreed003 Posts: 13 Member
    At the risk of sounding stupid what is TDEE and BMR? I can't lose a pound to save my life myself. I work out a lot...HIIT, weight training and cardio and I am very cautious about what I eat. I'm gaining tons of muscle but no weight loss. Clothes aren't fitting looser either. I'm not sure I eat enough to be honest.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    elly620 wrote: »
    I used Queenliz's calculator. For my current weight and I put working out 4 day a week. My BMR is 1363. TDEE is 1934. So now what?
    Consume 1434 per day while doing what you still do.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    elly620 wrote: »
    SO do I eat back any of my exercise calories???
    No. TDEE is your TOTAL DAILY ENERGY EXPENDITURE. That includes your exercise.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    amreed003 wrote: »
    At the risk of sounding stupid what is TDEE and BMR? I can't lose a pound to save my life myself. I work out a lot...HIIT, weight training and cardio and I am very cautious about what I eat. I'm gaining tons of muscle but no weight loss. Clothes aren't fitting looser either. I'm not sure I eat enough to be honest.

    TDEE- Total Daily Energy Expenditure. Basically all your physical calories you burn in a day.

    BMR- Basil Metabolic Rate. Amount of calories you'd burn at total rest in a day.

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