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Frequently Asked Questions
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How accurate is the TDEE estimation?
People who actually track their calories say my calculator is extremely accurate, and it's a big reason why it's so popular. In numbers, the basic estimations should be within ~10-15% of your needs about your body weight if someone eats based on 2,000 calories per day. The actual calorie need of 2,000 may occur. Over the course of a month, this is equal to ~7,000 calories (2lbs). Most, logically, however, overestimations mean they work out as if they should. These estimations are based on the widely accepted Mifflin-St Jeor Equation. You should always use a calculator to estimate your TDEE, and adjust your calories up or down based on your weight changes over time.
Which activity level should I choose?
There are 5 activity levels you can make: Sedentary, Light Exercise (1-2 days per week), Moderate (3-5 days per week), Heavy (6-7 days per week), and Athlete (2x per day). All of these are based on your activity level, and that's what you should base your calculations on. If you work out 3-4 days a week, choose Moderate. If you work out 6 days a week, choose Heavy. If you need to be honest with yourself on what activity level you belong to. Regardless, the calculator will allow you more accurate to help you remain on an accurate calorie target. Some of my users will even go as far as using it if you want to build muscles. But if you want to check your calorie savings, you must start opening up your diet for the benefit of the game. After a few weeks, and based on your weight, fine-tune your calories up or down.
I'm not losing weight, why?
You're eating too many calories. If you were eating at a sufficient deficit, you would have lost weight. For starters, you feel better and start losing fat and shedding your calories within pounds. Most people seem to have no way to understand how many calories you need per day. Now, there are many ways to calculate. You have just to pay attention to how many calories you eat every day – and decrease your daily calories. If you haven't lost any weight for 4-6 weeks, you're eating too many calories. Also, you can use a weight tracker to track your calories and find out what calories you need to eat. If you're not losing weight, you're eating too many calories. You can also try to eat more calories and find out how many calories you need to eat per day. If you're not losing weight, you're eating too many calories. Another thing to do is on the muscle – increase your calories to your maintenance calories for a few weeks while you try to build up hormones to combat this, then reduce the calories and continue to check the changes of the week.
I think I'm fit but my BMI score says I'm overweight
The Body Mass Index (BMI) formula is based on average weight for your height. People come in all shapes and sizes, but just think about the football players in your school growing up. Some of them may be extremely tall, yet they would have a BMI that says they're overweight. The BMI formula doesn't take into account body composition, and that's the main reason why it's not accurate. The BMI was created with height, BMI was designed to be good for population averages, not for individuals.