TDEE
Sports abbreviation · Fitness and Exercise
| Stands for | Total daily energy expenditure |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sports |
TDEE stands for Total daily energy expenditure, a fitness and exercise abbreviation.
Total calories burned in a day, combining basal metabolism, digestion, exercise and everyday movement. Eating below TDEE produces weight loss, and above it weight gain.
Example: My TDEE is around 2,500, so I'm eating 2,000 calories to cut.
Usage notes
Usually estimated by multiplying BMR by an activity factor, from about 1.2 for sedentary people to 1.9 for very active ones. Fitness trackers estimate it too, though their accuracy varies. Pronounced as letters, "T-D-E-E".
Related abbreviations
More fitness and exercise abbreviations
- 1RM – One-rep max
- AMRAP – As many reps as possible
- BB – Barbell
- BCAA – Branched-chain amino acids
- BMR – Basal metabolic rate
- BW – Bodyweight
- C&J – Clean and jerk
- DB – Dumbbell
- DOMS – Delayed-onset muscle soreness
- EAA – Essential amino acids
- EMOM – Every minute on the minute
- EPOC – Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption