CrabNebula wrote: » TDEE was pretty good for me for losing weight, but it is a bit more difficult with maintenance. I don't think any multiplier describes what I do in a day. My job is very sedentary, however, when I am not sitting in the chair at work or commuting, I am fairly busy on my feet running the household, hiking, or kayaking. I row 40-60km a week (average of 7.5km a day). Moderately active? Not sure. I'd have to try eating a weekly average of 2k a day for a month and see how that goes.
ExRelaySprinter wrote: » Just posted this in another thread, but will post it here too. I use this TDEE calculator http://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/ It uses 6 different methods (3, if you don't know your body fat %) then gives you the average number.
SnuggleSmacks wrote: » If you are consistent with your exercise, and input the correct info including activity level, then TDEE is great. If you are not consistent, then you're better off using a daily approach. Either way will require a little trial and error, as any calculator, including MFP's, is just an estimate based on population averages.
earlnabby wrote: » I have just switched from NEAT to TDEE. I did not use a calculator, I used my real numbers recorded over the month of April. I made sure I was as accurate as humanly possible with my weighing, measuring, and logging. I added up all of the calories consumed, multiplied the weight I lost by 3500 per pound and added that in, then divided by 30. I came up with a TDEE of 2758 per day. Since I am still trying to lose, I subtracted 500 calories per day for my actual target number. I am beta testing it for May. I am actually eating 2000 calories per day and making sure I log accurately. At the end of the month, I will see how much I have lost and adjust accordingly to get to my 1-1.5 lb a week loss goal. Calculating using your actual numbers seems to be the most accurate way for either loss or maintenance, but it helps if you do it over a decent period of time. Online calculators give me a TDEE anywhere from 2400 to 2900 so I don't trust them.
Allelito wrote: » I also believe that using your own numbers is for sure the best possible way of doing it. However, until you have enough data to actually do this, you obviously need some sort of starting point, and in these cases an online calculator will do!