What on earth is TDEE ???

hi banana21

here is what jeanius wrote

Jeanius

9:39 am on 5 Jun 13

calculating one’s TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). To my mind, the TDEE figure (based on one’s individual statistics and activity levels) represents the appropriate healthy daily intake for the five non-fasting days of a 5:2 regime and, then, one factors-in the low-calorie intake of the two fasting days in order to achieve weight-loss. It seems many people think that a more drastic weekly calorie-reduction will automatically lead to a greater weight-loss. That seems to be true in the short-term but in the long-term it: a) is usually too difficult to sustain; b) leads to a greater loss of lean muscle (rather than the more-desirable loss of fat); and c) seems to slow down the metabolism more quickly, thus making weight-loss even more difficult. All dieting systems seem naturally to lead to plateaux and a gradually slowing of metabolism/weight-loss, so, adjustments have to be made as one progresses, but, if one is patient and pro-active then, I think, those stages can be overcome and further benefits and weight-losses achieved. (Oh, It just occurs to me that, as soon as one achieves a good weight-loss, then one’s TDEE needs to be re-calculated, as one’s daily intake needs to reduce too. I wonder how many people have also failed to realise this?)

Sara:

I guess it depends on how much you want to lose, how fast. If you are in no hurry, eat more. My TDEE is higher than yours, but I usually eat 0 calories on my diet days.

Good Luck!