TDEE Question

eringrace95_
eringrace95_ Posts: 296 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My TDEE is 2189 (I work out 3-5 times a week) I usually eat around 1600 cals a day but on days that I work out do I get to eat back some exercise cals or does that defeat the purpose of the 3-5 workout a week activity setting (I hope that makes sense?)

Like for example today I ate over 1600 but burned 400 working out, what does this mean deficit wise?

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    TDEE method includes your exercise calories already. You are already eating them back, it's just spread out evenly across the week.

    The 400 you burned from your workout was already factored into your 1600 calorie goal.

    You only eat back exercise calories when your following MFP. Why? Because MFP's method gives you a goal to lose weight based on your daily activity without exercise.
  • eringrace95_
    eringrace95_ Posts: 296 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    TDEE method includes your exercise calories already. You are already eating them back, it's just spread out evenly across the week.

    The 400 you burned from your workout was already factored into your 1600 calorie goal.

    You only eat back exercise calories when your following MFP. Why? Because MFP's method gives you a goal to lose weight based on your daily activity without exercise.

    Okay perfect. Exactly what I was wondering! Thanks!
  • charlieandcarol
    charlieandcarol Posts: 302 Member
    My understanding is that the TDEE total already includes your workouts so if you eat back your exercise cals you are double dipping so to speak. ie you don't get to eat them back. I don't exercise consistently so I use the mfp method (which I think is called NEAT?).

    By eating over 1600 you have cut in to your deficit for the day. I am not sure if your exercise has compensated at all because you would need to know how many cals your TDEE allocates to exercise.

    I think anyway....I am sure someone smarter than me will respond with the right answer.
  • jaywirth88
    jaywirth88 Posts: 66 Member
    thanks for that good question and also thanks for a really clear cut answer @shadow2soul
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