TDEE

Mrsairforce
Mrsairforce Posts: 130 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've perused the threads but I'm still confused. My TDEE estimate is 2580 because I work out 5 days a week. My BMR is 1704. I'm a SAHW in college currently until I can get a job. How much should I be netting? I only typically burn between 200-400 calories during my workouts and do light strength training.

I currently have it set to 1400 calories/1.5 per week. I've been losing maybe a half a pound a week, I watch my sodium religiously and I drink a minimum of 8 glasses per day (diary is set to friends only). I want to lose closer to the 1.5 per week. Should I be eating more? Thanks for any answers!

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  • billtonkin
    billtonkin Posts: 109 Member
    I think you may be over estimating your activity factor.
  • Mrsairforce
    Mrsairforce Posts: 130 Member
    I think you may be over estimating your activity factor.

    How so? Because I'm a SAHW, even though I work out for 45 minutes 5 days per week?
  • Mrsairforce
    Mrsairforce Posts: 130 Member
    Also its worth noting that I eat back a good portion of my exercise calories
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  • gleechick609
    gleechick609 Posts: 544 Member
    If your TDEE is 2580 and you subtract 20% that equals a deficit of 516 calories. You should be eating 2064 calories.
  • gleechick609
    gleechick609 Posts: 544 Member
    What is a SAHW?

    Stay at home wife. I had to google it. Don't know why people can't type it out, Laugh out loud.
  • sweetheart03622
    sweetheart03622 Posts: 928 Member
    I think you may be over estimating your activity factor.

    How so? Because I'm a SAHW, even though I work out for 45 minutes 5 days per week?

    Well, fine, you work out for a while and multiple times a week, but if you're only burning 200calories or so, that's not a huge amount. If I work out for 45 minutes, I usually bust out about at least 400 calories. So, if we used the same measure of estimate, I'd be burning twice the amount in actuality.

    Stop worrying so much about the estimates. You current numbers aren't working. Reduce your calories. Keep it that way for at least two weeks. Re-evaluate.

    Things may be fine in an estimated world, but in practice it isn't work. Adjust.
  • Mrsairforce
    Mrsairforce Posts: 130 Member
    I started out at 1200 and wasn't losing at all so I guess I'll just have to do some trial and error. Thanks for all your answers everyone, it helps to gain some perspective!
  • billtonkin
    billtonkin Posts: 109 Member
    According to your math you should be losing 1.5 lbs a week if you're burning 400 cals every day. You eat 1400 + eat back your 400 burned = 1800. You say your TDEE is 2580. 2580 - 1800 = 780. 780 * 7 = 5460 which is about 1.5 lbs. But, you're really only losing .5 lbs you said. Sounds like you're over estimating your activity factor.
  • gleechick609
    gleechick609 Posts: 544 Member
    I think you may be over estimating your activity factor.

    How so? Because I'm a SAHW, even though I work out for 45 minutes 5 days per week?

    Well, fine, you work out for a while and multiple times a week, but if you're only burning 200calories or so, that's not a huge amount. If I work out for 45 minutes, I usually bust out about at least 400 calories. So, if we used the same measure of estimate, I'd be burning twice the amount in actuality.

    Stop worrying so much about the estimates. You current numbers aren't working. Reduce your calories. Keep it that way for at least two weeks. Re-evaluate.

    Things may be fine in an estimated world, but in practice it isn't work. Adjust.

    You don't need to burn 600+ calories to lose weight and burn fat. 200 calories burned is plenty for the fat burning process. By her creating a 10-20% deficit under her TDEE (even if she didn't exercise), she is still set for weight loss.
  • Mrsairforce
    Mrsairforce Posts: 130 Member
    According to your math you should be losing 1.5 lbs a week if you're burning 400 cals every day. You eat 1400 + eat back your 400 burned = 1800. You say your TDEE is 2580. 2580 - 1800 = 780. 780 * 7 = 5460 which is about 1.5 lbs. But, you're really only losing .5 lbs you said. Sounds like you're over estimating your activity factor.

    Makes sense. I will try a couple of weeks not eating back my exercise calories! Thank you :)
  • Mrsairforce
    Mrsairforce Posts: 130 Member
    Alright so I went to Fat2Fit and calculated everything out and it said to actually up my calories. I figured in the overestimation of activity as well so it spit out 1937, without eating exercise calories back. Its a very large number so it kind of freaks me out but I'm going to try it for two weeks and see if anything changes.
  • smilebhappy
    smilebhappy Posts: 811 Member
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