is this for real??

wishfullthinking79
wishfullthinking79 Posts: 322 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Once I entered all my cardio into the myfitness pal app my calorie goal went from 1200 to 1700. This seems like a large jump when I am trying to lose weight. What if I didnt add the cardio to the calorie counter?

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Your MFP calorie goal is based on not doing any exercise, so when you enter your exercise you get more calories to eat. The issue many people see is that the database over-estimates calorie burn. To account for this, many people only eat 25-75% of the calories back.
  • wishfullthinking79
    wishfullthinking79 Posts: 322 Member
    Thank you for that. This is really good to know. I appreciate you explaining it to me in a kind way.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    You can change the amount of calories manually in the Calories box.

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    (Now that I have a FitBit, I have a Start time section which wasn't there before.)
  • MaryMoCla
    MaryMoCla Posts: 40 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    You can change the amount of calories manually in the Calories box.

    7b5d4211b97bb49e7005a046525255fe.png

    (Now that I have a FitBit, I have a Start time section which wasn't there before.)

    OK, this is the tip of the day! Thank you! I am going to manually adjust all the time! Sweet!
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Your true cardio burn is only half what you (or your machine) thinks. Don't record more than that.
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