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About 8 pounds to goal...which TDEE do I use?
Hi everyone, I'm about 8 pounds away from my goal but I'm wondering what TDEE calculation I should be using. I have been using TDEE -20%, which is about 1675 for me, but I've found the past week that I'm still hungry. Should I go to TDEE -15% or just keep doing what I'm doing? While I am hungry it would be strange to…
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Bad eating day...what to do tomorrow?
Well tonight was a small bump in the road so I'm looking for advice. I did some "cycle" eating tonight and I'm feeling really guilty about it. I've been really working hard so I'm mad that I ate so poorly. I typically eat between 1500-1600 calories but today I probably had closer to 2200 :( . Since I'm not going to weigh…
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Need help from water weight experts
In the past four days I have gained four pounds. I have eaten between 1500-1600 calories each day (my TDEE -20%) and run for about 3.5 miles everyday. I am meticulous about logging and I don't cheat. I went over in sodium twice but it wasn't by much. I'm not close to my cycle either. So, why has my weight give up? I drink…
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So just how important are rest days?
Hi everyone, I have a quick question about exercise. I was an avid runner for years until I got pregnant and then I took a break...for about four years :) . I just got back into it this past month and I honestly had forgotten how much I loved running! That being said, I'm a little OCD. I feel like if I don't run everyday…
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Binge day to jump start metabolism???
Hi everyone, I was talking to a friend of mine a little while ago about me being stuck and she said I should try a binge day to jump start my metabolism. She has lost a lot of weight doing this. She said she would eat between 1400-1600 calories a day but when her weight loss slowed or stopped she would go up to about 2200…
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Eating TDEE but below BMR and gaining...help please
Hi everyone, I just looked back at my weight and I've actually gained more than I thought. I'm 5'4", 129.6 pounds and I'm 39. My TDEE -20% is 1675 but my BMR is 1336. I burn about 300-350 calories running everyday so I'm netting less than my BMR. I eat about 1600 cal a day. I had been losing but now I'm gaining. Could I be…
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Did you ever have a random gain?
Hi everyone, I know you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday but it's an addiction I'm trying to break :) . This morning when I weighed myself I was up almost 1/2 pound. I had a great run and ate my TDEE -20%. I've been slowly losing but today was my first gain and needless to say it was a little disheartening. I definitely…
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What is light vs. moderate exercise?
I am really trying to get my TDEE figured out but I need help figuring out my exercise. I run between 3-3 1/2 miles a day for about 34-37 minutes. Would that be considered light or moderate exercise? There is a big difference in my TDEE between the two so I really want to get it right. Thank you!
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TDEE -20% or TDEE -15%???
Hi everyone, I have about 9-10 pounds to go until I reach my goal weight and I'm just not sure what my TDEE should be. I've seen some posts saying if you are close to your goal then you should do TDEE -15% or even 10% but then some people have said -20% is fine. So if you have less than 10 pounds to lose what would you…
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I truly would appreciate some help - TDEE
Hi everyone, I really need some help with my TDEE. I used Scooby's and this is what I got for moderately active: BMR - 1336 TDEE - 2071 TDEE -20% 1657 I've been netting about 1400 calories after my three mile run, so I've been eating about 1650 a day. The next few days we are going out of town so I don't know if I'll get…
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Scooby's TDEE question
Hi everyone, I just did my TDEE on Scooby's to see if was about the same as I had calculated it using other websites and I have a question. It said I should eat 1472 calories a day to lose weight. Is that 1472 net or total? I ran three miles this morning and burned maybe 200 calories so should I eat around 1500 or should I…
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I netted slightly under maintenance and gained???
Hi everyone, I've been doing TDEE for a couple weeks now and with the exceptions of a few small gains I have seen some good loss, except for today. I've been eating at about TDEE-20%, which is about 1500. Yesterday I netted about 100 calories less than my maintenance because I really wanted to see if I would maintain. Well…
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Did you jump right into TDEE or gradually increase calories?
Hi everyone, I'm just wondering for those of you that are doing TDEE did you go immediately up to TDEE-20% (or 10 or 15%) or did you gradually up your calories? My TDEE -20% is about 1700 calories but since I've been eating at 1200 calories for so long I'm gradually increasing it. I'm up to about 1450 calories. The thing…
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Smart or not? Low cal today, high cal tomorrow?
Hi everyone, I just want to get some opinions on this. Tomorrow is our oldest daughter's birthday party and I definitely plan on having some cake. I'm not going to pig out but I will definitely have a piece. I also plan on having some yummy Chick-fil-A nuggets. I typically net about 1400 calories a day but I know it's…
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As long as I stay over BMR it's good, correct?
Hi everyone, I figured out my TDEE - 20% and I'm slowly getting up there. Since it's so much more than the 1200 calories I have been eating I'm doing it gradually. I always make sure I net over my BMR though. I won't go into starvation mode as long as I net over my BMR, correct?
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Do you just jump right on in -TDEE???
Hi everyone, While I'm not new to MFP I am new to TDEE. I had been netting about 1200 calories a day for the last couple months and was losing about 1.5 pounds a week, so obviously I was very happy about that. About three weeks ago I plateaued. The scale didn't budge. I did some research on how to get off a plateau and I…
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Help with TDEE
I've only been on MFP for a few months but I've been trying hard. Before I heard about TDEE I stuck to the 1200 calorie plan. I lost about 11 pounds but then plateaued. I googled weight loss and saw lots of info about TDEE so I figured I would try it. Based on my calculations I should eat about 1600 calories a day but I'm…
