Best TDEE calculator

LondonSummer2018
LondonSummer2018 Posts: 20 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Any recommendations?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    I'm partial to the Scooby calculator...but really, any of these calculators are just giving you a reasonably good starting point...it's all an estimate and ultimately, you make changes as per your actual results.
  • missh1967
    missh1967 Posts: 661 Member
    edited July 2018
    http://www.fitnessfrog.com/
    https://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
    https://www.iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ (this one you have to give your email address to get your numbers. Not a huge fan of that.)
  • LondonSummer2018
    LondonSummer2018 Posts: 20 Member
    edited July 2018
    Many thanks s and just a quick follow up question too incase anyone can guide me..

    My exercise/activity across a week is on average;

    2 heavy strength training sessions legs/ upper body
    1 Bikram yoga class
    Walking 3-4 miles per day average
    Office job

    What activity level would you put me at?
  • missh1967
    missh1967 Posts: 661 Member
    London, Check out the Sailrabbit site. He provides a pretty good list of activity levels you can gauge from.

    Personally, I would not count weight training or yoga in my activity level. Only my job and any cardio I do. But that's just me.
  • LondonSummer2018
    LondonSummer2018 Posts: 20 Member
    edited July 2018
    Ahh ok

    So I’ve set it to moderately active based on my steps/ walking hope that’s right
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I like tdeecalculator.net
  • LondonSummer2018
    LondonSummer2018 Posts: 20 Member
    Ah ok In which case what would you class my activity level as to you think?
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    I have just run my numbers through sailrabbit using the lightly active 1.425 setting and it gave me 4 cals less than my own data rounded out gives me. 1596 to my 1600.

    I have a very similar routine to yours (but have been maintaining 9 years), so I would start with the numbers you get from sail rabbit using the 1.425 multiplier, and adjust according to your results and personal data

    Any numbers extrapolated from a device or database are estimates. Pick one and adjust as needed.

    Cheers, h.
  • LondonSummer2018
    LondonSummer2018 Posts: 20 Member
    edited July 2018
    I’m surprised your tdee is so low. I would definitely lose and be super hungry at 1596 kcal per day and I’m only 5.3

    I’m aiming to maintain for now
  • LondonSummer2018
    LondonSummer2018 Posts: 20 Member
    Ah ok I see! Yes far better than 1200 and you’re much lighter than me.

    Thank you for explaining :-)

    I’ve just run mine and it’s come up with an average of 1868 which is pretty much my average for the week since I’ve been tracking!

    Thanks everyone I feel confident I’ve got the right numbers now xx
  • missh1967
    missh1967 Posts: 661 Member
    nowine4me wrote: »
    I like tdeecalculator.net

    Oh yeah! I forgot about that one. I like it as well.
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