Calculating bmr/tdee

[Enigma5772]

Stats:
Age 41
Height 5'7
Weight 165

With the calculations I did I came up with a bmr of 1664.7 and tdee of between 2280 and 2580 depending on how hard my work out is. Am I in the ballpark or not even close??????

[Docd187123]

Stats:
Age 41
Height 5'7
Weight 165

With the calculations I did I came up with a bmr of 1664.7 and tdee of between 2280 and 2580 depending on how hard my work out is. Am I in the ballpark or not even close??????

Depends on which calculations you used. If you have an accurate body fat estimate use the Katch-a mcArdle formula and if not use the mifflen st. Jeor formula for BMR. Also not sure how active you are so what activity factor did you use to get TDEE?

[Back In Black]

Best way is to eat at a certain calorie level that you think is right for maintenance. After a week you will know how close you are.

[Enigma5772]

According to the calculations I got option #1 was to multiply my bmr by 1.375 for light workouts and multiply bmr by 1.55 for moderate workouts. (What ever that means)...... I hit the gym pretty hard 5 days a week for at least an hour to hour and 15 min a day. (Religiously). I'm not sure of the name of the method I used to get my tdee (lost the paper I was given by a friend that have me the formula) lol.....

[AngryNR3C4]

Depends on which calculations you used. If you have an accurate body fat estimate use the Katch-a mcArdle formula and if not use the mifflen st. Jeor formula for BMR. Also not sure how active you are so what activity factor did you use to get TDEE?

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Pick a number and go with it for a few weeks, see what happens with your weight and adjust accordingly.
That's the only way to find your real tdee.

Also, 1lbs is around 3500kcal. So if you gain a pound in a week, you've got around 500kcal daily surplus.
If you gain half a pound, you've got around 250 surplus, stalling for a few weeks is maintenance (eating the same as tdee).

[Enigma5772]

I'm currently cutting down at about 2150 calories and it seems to be working good.. 51gf 187gc 223gp ..... If my numbers are correct that shiuld be about a 350-450 cal deficit.. I'm VERRY strict with my diet 5 days a week and not so strict the other 2. (But never off the chart on those days)... No bread,pasta or dairy..... Small amount of fruit in the am with breakfast. I'm down about 15lb since December.