Activity Calories and Jawbone Up

janiep81

I've been searching for answers on here, but I haven't found anything.

I like my Jawbone, but its obviously overestimating my calorie burn. There's no way I earned 800 calories from last night's 2.25 mi run. I'm not really eating back exercise calories, but I am eating MORE calories daily - 1600 most days and once a week I may eat 2000.

I'm female, 5'8" and currently 210. My goal weight is 159. Any advice on this plan? I know I'm at a deficit and my diet is pretty clean/whole. (I'm trying to weed out the convenience snacks and frozen meals.) I work out 5-6 days a week: running, lifting, and occasional yoga. I also try to get my 10,000 steps in at work before I count my evening run.

Any suggestions on how I can work better with the Jawbone? Can I adjust the settings somehow?

Thoughts on my plan (my daily calories, etc.?)

DeguelloTex

Do you tell it that your intensity level is Easy? Short of that, I don't know of a way but it would be cool if there is a way.

My Jawbone overestimates my calories by a couple hundred a day. Whether that's because it overestimates or I underburn, it's just an adjustment I make in a spreadsheet. Really, though, a 5% or so variance is way better than I would have guessed it would do.

janiep81

I do try to under report my exertion, but I suppose I should default to the easiest for everything. That's a good tip. Thank you.

terbusha

Personally, I pay no attention to calorie burnt during exercise. I push myself hard. For calories, what I do and what I recommend to people is to eat at a calorie level that allows you to make good progress towards your goal. If you are trying to lose weight, eat so you drop 1-2 lbs/week. This assumes an average calorie burn from you getting in all of your workouts. This will be different for everyone, so you'll have to do some trial and error to figure it out. I'd start ~1600 cal/day. Hit this goal, along with your macros and getting in your workouts, for 2 weeks. If you lose 1-2 lbs/week, you're good to go. If you lose too much, increase your intake and repeat. If you don't lose enough, reduce your intake a bit and repeat. After a few cycles, you'll figure out what works for you in your situation.

When you exercise, push the pace to get yourself working harder. Instead of going for a long run, do intervals of 10-15 second max effort sprints. They're better for reducing body fat.

janiep81

Yeah, thanks! This is pretty much what I'm doing... I think I'm in a good place... just feeling sore and tired today so perhaps I'm doubting my methods.

Its interesting that you mention the sprints. When I began running, more distance was always so enticing... now I'm making myself stay between 2-4 miles just to work on my efficiency and speed, and to work up to some sprints. I hope that works for me for a while.