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Macro change not reflected after exercise

jleet83
jleet83 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey Everyone, Question, just wondering if anyone else is having this problem. All of a sudden, when I enter my exercise, it doesn't increase my macro's like it used to. How do I fix this?

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    You have to pay for that now.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    edited May 2015
    MFP used to change macros with exercise and not only calories? I wonder how MFP was figuring out those numbers base on an exercise?
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited May 2015
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    MFP used to change macro with exercise and not only calories? I wonder how MFP was figuring out those numbers base on an exercise?
    MFP used to increase macro requirements proportionally to your normal day. So if 50% of your calories were from carbs and you had a daily 1600 calorie intake, on a day you burned 800 calories exercising it would add 50% of those 800 calories in to your carb allowance for that day for you.

    But now that only works if you purchase a premium membership.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    grimmeanor wrote: »
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    MFP used to change macro with exercise and not only calories? I wonder how MFP was figuring out those numbers base on an exercise?
    MFP used to increase macro requirements proportionally to your normal day. So if 50% of your calories were from carbs and you had a daily 1600 calorie intake, on a day you burned 800 calories exercising it would add 50% of those 800 calories in to your day for you.

    But now that only works if you purchase a premium membership.

    So MFP assumes got it. Change in Marcos with exercise are not all the same per exercise. Depends on the intensity level.
  • jleet83
    jleet83 Posts: 4 Member
    Awesome, thanks for the info! :)
  • jleet83
    jleet83 Posts: 4 Member
    Yeah, I was only using as a guideline. I wear a HRM and usually only enter runs in MFP
  • weird_me2
    weird_me2 Posts: 716 Member
    Mine must have updated overnight because it was working last night but not today on the app. I kind of like it because it makes it easier to make my % goals more in line with my grams goals for protein. In the past, when I had a high exercise adjustment from activity/my Fitbit, I looked way under on my protein. Looks like the pie chart still works, which I like to use as a quick gauge of my day or if I'm feeling a bit hungry I can see if I'm off on my macros.
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