Help me reverse engineer my TDEE

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BellaNor
BellaNor Posts: 13 Member
edited April 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been using a digital scale and tracking calories since the 16th of March. Since I started on a wednesday I tend to weigh and record my progress every wednesday. Here are my stats:

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I have lost anywhere from 0.4 to 1.1 kilos (0.8 to 2.4 lbs) per week while eating an average of 1800-1950 calories a day. The one week that I did not lose but actually gained I consumed an average of nearly 2200 calories.

A bit of background. I am 5'5" and currently weigh 67.6 kilos (149 lbs). My goal weight is 57 kilos (125.5 lbs). My starting weight was 71.4 kilos (157 lbs). I am breastfeeding my 14 month old a couple times a day and 4-5 times a night. I do not exercise per-se, but am active all day because of my 2 boys. I live in a house with 3 flights of stairs so there is a lot of stair climbing, lifting, carrying etc. I plan on stopping breastfeeding in a couple of months. I am also planning on starting a resistance training program and walking for exercise. I am not sure how I need to adjust my calories to compensate since I have no idea what my current TDEE truly is. Help! Also, I did not plan on losing at this rate. Is this current rate unhealthy? I am eating to satisfaction and eat treats everyday.

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,411 MFP Moderator
    edited April 2016
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    Average intake = 1942
    Average loss = 1.395
    TDEE = ~2640


    Once you stop breast feeding, your TDEE will drop, which will probably put you around 1 lb per week, which is perfect. I suspect your new TDEE post breast feeding will be ~ 2300
  • BellaNor
    BellaNor Posts: 13 Member
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    Thanks so much! I am wondering if my TDEE is ~ 2640 why did I gain weight during the week where my calories averaged 2200?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,411 MFP Moderator
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    BellaNor wrote: »
    Thanks so much! I am wondering if my TDEE is ~ 2640 why did I gain weight during the week where my calories averaged 2200?

    Because a body naturally fluctuates weight daily. Weight loss is about trends, not single data points. Things such as: sodium content, glycogen levels, waste in the GI track, etc... all impact weight.

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