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6000+ calories a day?!

skmo8
skmo8 Posts: 7
edited January 26 in Food and Nutrition
So, I work outside doing grounds maintenance. It is physically demanding and is likely the reason I weigh 194 and not 394.
I enter this into MFP as 'mowing, general'. Now, In addition to the 2660 cal/day I'm supposed to eat, I am to make up the +4000 cal from work. This is an incredible amount of food for me. Hell , I don't even have time to prepare that much food!

Is this accurate? Am I missing something?

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  • NOTLUPUS
    NOTLUPUS Posts: 32
    MFP over estimates calories burned by a lot.
  • phjorg1
    phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member
    you don't count work calories. Adjust your activity level.

    And that figure includes BMR, and is inflated anyway on top of that.
  • skmo8
    skmo8 Posts: 7
    Thanks for the tip. My activity level is already set to high, but I cut out the exercise.
  • BflSaberfan
    BflSaberfan Posts: 1,272
    Im curious how tall you are. My husband is 6'4 - active job and very active at home (athletic) he is eating almost 5000 calories a day, but that is to gain...as he is only 185.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Thanks for the tip. My activity level is already set to high, but I cut out the exercise.
    If it's included in your activity level DO NOT log it. You'd be counting your calorie burned twice and eating back over twice what you burned.
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