Poll! What is your TDEE?

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  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    Interesting!

    I don't feel like I am that active, just up early and dance around i suppose xD Should be around 2900 today according to BMF and all I did was lift, walk around campus, and walk to the bank and back. Hmm

    But lifting heavy raises your calorie needs. That's why people are told over and over again to lift heavy to lose weight because you can eat the same amount as the cardio bunnies and lose weight faster because your calorie needs are higher. :flowerforyou:
  • GB333
    GB333 Posts: 261 Member
    5'7"
    CW: 143
    GW: 130

    TDEE: 1700 (desk job)
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Interesting!

    I don't feel like I am that active, just up early and dance around i suppose xD Should be around 2900 today according to BMF and all I did was lift, walk around campus, and walk to the bank and back. Hmm

    But lifting heavy raises your calorie needs. That's why people are told over and over again to lift heavy to lose weight because you can eat the same amount as the cardio bunnies and lose weight faster because your calorie needs are higher. :flowerforyou:

    Sometimes I think I forget this xD I always see that "average" women have a TDEE of 1800. SO to think mine is almost 1000 calories more blows my mind! Heh

    Seems like many people are in the same spot I am. Good job guys :D
  • Sarahmeridith
    Sarahmeridith Posts: 298 Member
    According to www.fitnessfrog.com mine is 2781

    I am 5'7 and 217lbs exercise 3-5 days a week
  • SOOZIE429
    SOOZIE429 Posts: 638 Member
    During a normal day without exercise about 2100.

    5' 7"
    175 lbs..
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    According to an online calculator I found mine is over 3000 which sounds ridiculous to me.

    ETA: I used a calculator on www.fitnessfrog.com posted above and it was 2126 which more correct with moderate exercise.
  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 682 Member
    2633 - without exercise

    6'2"
    228 lbs
  • WinterBlue
    WinterBlue Posts: 42
    what's a BMF?
  • shander7
    shander7 Posts: 613 Member
    mine is 1797 according to fitness frog... crazy! MFP has me on 1200! Should I be eating at that???
  • SOOZIE429
    SOOZIE429 Posts: 638 Member
    what's a BMF?

    BMR - The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the base rate at which your body consumes calories for basic metabolic functions like maintaining internal temperature, repairing cells, pumping blood, powering muscles at rest, etc. In other words, it is the rate at which your body consumes calories when at rest.

    You would burn these calories if you were in a coma. You need to eat your BMR calories for your body to function properly and then more if you workout. There's a ton of threads on here about eating your BMR.
  • myak623
    myak623 Posts: 615 Member
    5' 8"
    TDEE is around 3000 w/ moderate activity
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    mine is 1797 according to fitness frog... crazy! MFP has me on 1200! Should I be eating at that???

    Remember that TDEE is BMR plus exercise, and MFP does not add exercise calories into it until you do. So you could eat 1200 + exercise and be right there at 1797. It just depends on how you exercise.
  • Beastette
    Beastette Posts: 1,497 Member
    About 3,000 except for Sundays, which lands me about 2400 or so. 5' 9" and 152-ish.

    This is according to my Body Media Fit, which is my best friend ever.
  • marcenepea
    marcenepea Posts: 364 Member
    Its 1916, with no activity. I just upped my calories to 1700 on MFP. However I haven't eaten that many yet. I'm working up to it slowly.
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    2000 - 2400 range so far, according to my BMF.

    5'7" 130lbs
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    FitnessFrog says my TDEE is 2859, sedentary.

    I aim to eat 2450-ish, which is what Fat2Fit Radio says I should eat for my goal weight @ sedentary.

    I work out every-other-day-ish, and I eat back my Bonus Calories until I net *at least* my BMR, which is currently about 2050-2400, depending on the formula (I just say about 2100 net and I'm happy).

    5'11", 260lbs, 30 year-old male.
  • nutandbutter
    nutandbutter Posts: 447
    what's a BMF?

    BMR - The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the base rate at which your body consumes calories for basic metabolic functions like maintaining internal temperature, repairing cells, pumping blood, powering muscles at rest, etc. In other words, it is the rate at which your body consumes calories when at rest.

    You would burn these calories if you were in a coma. You need to eat your BMR calories for your body to function properly and then more if you workout. There's a ton of threads on here about eating your BMR.

    ^ great definition of BMR.

    A BMF is a bodymedia fit. It's made by the same company that makes the bodybugg and it tracks your daily calorie burn.

    To answer Sunshine: My BMF is showing 2000 on non workout days. I'm going to the gym in about 15 minutes so I'm excited to see my burn tomorrow am. :happy:

    Edit: I'm 5'4" 133 lbs
  • javamonster
    javamonster Posts: 272 Member
    I just got a BMF on Friday, and so far mine has been coming in at just under 3k, with no exercise. Well....I have a fairly active job. :wink: I'm 5'6 130lbs.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    About 3,000 except for Sundays, which lands me about 2400 or so. 5' 9" and 152-ish.

    This is according to my Body Media Fit, which is my best friend ever.

    Mine too! Before I had assumed that my TDEE was 1700 because a few calculators gave me that and from my point of view i thought i was not very active. Undereating by 1000 calories -.-
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    I am 5'9 and 126Ibs
    Apparently my BMR (no activity at all) is 1351 (seems really low?)

    My tdee is around 2331 exercising 6 days a week or so.

    Still seems low compared to many here, but oh well.
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    According to my Bodymedia armband, about 2,800 with little a desk job and no exercise. I'm male, 6'0", and weigh about 206.

    If I do some cleaning or yardwork, I'm up to 3,100 or maybe a little more.
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    Sometimes I think I forget this xD I always see that "average" women have a TDEE of 1800. SO to think mine is almost 1000 calories more blows my mind! Heh

    Seems like many people are in the same spot I am. Good job guys :D

    In general, I've found that these "averages" that you see posted on websites, and most Internet TDEE calculators, are wrong. For instance, most calculators underpredict my TDEE anywhere from 300-500 calories per day.

    In fact, when I entered my age-height-weight-gender info to set up my BMF, it predicted my TDEE would be 2,300, but it's always at least 2,700!
  • jillybean9881
    jillybean9881 Posts: 39 Member
    5'1", 130 lbs

    BMR = @1350
    TDEE = @1850+ (depending on exercise)
  • jennkess
    jennkess Posts: 86
    mine is 1797 according to fitness frog... crazy! MFP has me on 1200! Should I be eating at that???

    if you have your weight loss per week goal high it will give you the bottom calories number this program will go which is 1200.

    always eat your BMR calories and if you exercise eat most of those back as well, your body will thank you . and give up the necessary weight.

    I am:
    5" 3"
    180lbs
    37 years old

    BMR 1555
    TDEE 1866 (desk Job)

    I had my goal at 1lbs per week and MFP calculated 1330 per day, I manually adjusted mine and have it set @ 1600 per day and I am still right in line with the 1lbs loss per week.- and I eat my exercise calories back.
  • MOTH477
    MOTH477 Posts: 17
    5.6" TDEE 2895 desk job plus 1-3 times a day work out
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    5'10" 185 - 3000 to 3200 with exercise
  • marpeters
    marpeters Posts: 205 Member
    I'm at 1550 without any exercise. That's about right...I can't eat any more than that and maintain my weight.
  • th2much
    th2much Posts: 156 Member
    5'1" @ 123 lbs
    40 yrs old
    1988 with exercise
  • adamb83
    adamb83 Posts: 719 Member
    So, if my TDEE is 2842 and I want to lose 2 pounds per week, that means I have to cut 7,000 calories per week or 1,000 per day.

    So, should I be eating 1,000 calories less than TDEE per day? That would be 1,842 cals/day ...which sounds really high....
  • Keladry
    Keladry Posts: 58 Member
    Going off various online calculators they all say around 1650 with no exercise. When I do cardio I usually burn 200-300 calories (that's taking 10% less than what exercise machines have calculated based on my sex/age/weight) but I don't do cardio every day and have no idea what I burn doing strength training or pilates type exercises.

    ETA I'm 21, 5'6 and 58-59 kg

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