80% of TDEE net or gross?

clocklady
clocklady Posts: 111 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
This may be redundant but.......

I calculated my BMR to be 1502. My TDEE is estimated at 2224. I'm only 8 pounds away from my goal weight so I factored in a 224 cal deficit and set my cals to 2000 a day. I keep reading that I shouldn't cut less than 20% of my TDEE so on days that I workout and burn 400 plus calories that would put me under (20% is 1779). So on workout days should I eat enough to make my net 1779 or just eat my 2000 for the day?

Thanks!

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  • Phrak
    Phrak Posts: 353 Member
    This may be redundant but.......

    I calculated my BMR to be 1502. My TDEE is estimated at 2224. I'm only 8 pounds away from my goal weight so I factored in a 224 cal deficit and set my cals to 2000 a day. I keep reading that I shouldn't cut less than 20% of my TDEE so on days that I workout and burn 400 plus calories that would put me under (20% is 1779). So on workout days should I eat enough to make my net 1779 or just eat my 2000 for the day?

    Thanks!

    most TDEE calculations factor in working out. Just eat the 2000 calories.
  • clocklady
    clocklady Posts: 111 Member
    Ok, thanks!
  • Ambrogio1
    Ambrogio1 Posts: 518 Member
    I took like the workout buffer. Makes room for errors when you don't eat cals back

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