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BMR/TDEE - Do I still eat my exercise calories?

NINAjustdoit
NINAjustdoit Posts: 80 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am 5'8'', 33 years old and weight 166lbs. I calculated my BMR (1500 calories) and my TDEE with 3-5 45-60 minute workouts a week (putting me at about 2200 calories a day). I am planning to create an 800 calorie a day deficit so I have set me calorie intake on MFP at 1600. Since my TDEE takes into account my workouts, I am assuming that I am not to eat back any additional exercise calories .... right??

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  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
    right. That's how I do it. Math is still the same
  • becoming_a_new_me
    becoming_a_new_me Posts: 1,860 Member
    Exactly...If you exceed 5 workouts, then maybe you can have a treat, but I did the same thing and it gave me the kick I needed
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Right.

    Either calculate your TDEE w/o exercise (the way MFP does) and eat them.

    Or calculate it with and eat at a constant level all the time but you've got to make sure you DO exercise since you are eating the calories for it.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    But 800 calories is a pretty big deficit for someone of your size. I'd recommend 300-500.
  • NINAjustdoit
    NINAjustdoit Posts: 80 Member
    But 800 calories is a pretty big deficit for someone of your size. I'd recommend 300-500.

    Oops! I meant 600 calories. I read that a 500 calorie deficit is adequate for weight loss, I just added another 100 as my margin of error.
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