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Eating @ bmr, do I need to eat excercise calls?

willis84
willis84 Posts: 86 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My bmr is 1481, my tdee is 2200.
If I eat at my bmr, should I eat my excercise calories back to even out at 1481 again? Or should I eat my tdee and not eat my excercise calories back? What do you do?
I workout 3-4 days at the gym. Burn between 400-600
And on my days I don't work out, what should I aim for?

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  • sneckerdoodle
    sneckerdoodle Posts: 69 Member
    my bmr is 1474 and my tdee is 2543. my starting weight was 162.8 lbs and i am now at 152 lbs.
    i am 5'6" and 31 yrs old. i work out with p90x 6 days a week and treadmill on sunday.
    after calories consumed and my calories burned for the day, i have been netting between 1400-1500
    calories a day and i am losing weight steadily. it's really all about finding that sweet spot that works
    for you, i stick around my bmr and is working great. hope this was helpful and good luck!
  • willis84
    willis84 Posts: 86 Member
    So should I be netting my bmr then?
  • spazofthedead
    spazofthedead Posts: 175 Member
    Eat close to your TDEE (-10-15% or so) and don't eat the exercise calories back. Usually easier than trying to eat exercise cals back.
  • willis84
    willis84 Posts: 86 Member
    Thanks, I don't want to make things any more complicated?
    On my days off though went in not burning calories from excercising, should I still eat at 15% below my tdee?
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