Should I set exercise calories to 1

flosoup38

Hi can anyone help me. I use a fitbit to track my daily movements but I also do 3 classes per week and 1 swimming. I think the burn that MFP gives is an overestimation and I see some people set their burn to 1. Is this more accurate?

elphie754

Just 1? No that is not more accurate.

shadowofender

The people who set theirs to 1 likely use TDEE in which case workouts are already factored in.

I generally override the estimate to 50-75% to account for inaccuracy.

TimothyFish

Only if you exercise for a very tiny amount of time.

Holly_Roman_Empire

shadowofender wrote: »

The people who set theirs to 1 likely use TDEE in which case workouts are already factored in.

I generally override the estimate to 50-75% to account for inaccuracy.

It's this.

People that enter 1 calorie exercise burns are using the TDEE method because their exercise is already figured into their daily calorie allotment. To add the exercise calories would essentially be double logging.

flosoup38

shadowofender wrote: »

The people who set theirs to 1 likely use TDEE in which case workouts are already factored in.

I generally override the estimate to 50-75% to account for inaccuracy.

This seems like a good idea!

flosoup38

TimothyFish wrote: »

Only if you exercise for a very tiny amount of time.

It's an Insanity, Powerbags and a Kettlebells class :-)

Francl27

People who record their exercise as 1 calorie are using the TDEE method. If you use MFP, just eat back 75%.

mbcieslak87

Francl27 wrote: »

People who record their exercise as 1 calorie are using the TDEE method. If you use MFP, just eat back 75%.

This!

I enter 1 calorie per exercise because I have already calculated my burn for the entire week, on average and taken a deficit off of that. TDEE allows you to find an average calorie allotment so you're not guessing everyday how much you are going to burn - it is especially helpful with meal planning and thus grocery shopping - at least for me!

flosoup38

Thanks everyone :-)