TDEE activity level confusion

I’m so confused on what my activity level is. I am 5’0” and 115 lbs.

here is how active I am: I walk around 10k steps give or take nearly every day (may have one day where I get less, or stay in bed most of the day) on the treadmill for an hour and 40 min at between 2.5 mph and 3.5 mph. I have a simple workout routine: I have some 8 lb dumbbells that I lift for a few mins + do 50 sit ups, 20 squats and plank 15s 2-3x a week. My job right now is just cleaning a building once a week and during that I am doing some heavier lifting and walking and using more force mopping etc. for a few hours.

My TDEE sedentary would be 1426 calories. I usually choose lightly active because I’m not sure if I would be considered moderately active or not. So I just assume my TDEE is 1634 calories a day. So I have been trying to stick to around 1300-ish calories a day to put myself in a 300 calorie deficit, but I keep having days where I feel more hungry and overeat.

Would you consider this lightly active or moderately active? Are my calories too low for my activity level?

Posted Sep 19, 2024, 8:31 PM UTC

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