Count my pedometer or not? How do you do it?

fireflyz2

Hi - I'm new and have been putting my pedometer steps, miles, and calories burned in under my exercises, but i was thinking maybe I shouldn't, as 1/3 to 1/2 of that, depending on the day, is just the walking that is part of daily activities (the rest being from a real exercise walk). My concern is that maybe those daily activity calories are really part of the initial (no exercise) calorie limit, and when I put the pedometer in it adds those calorie on, sort of giving me twice what I should have. I don't use the pedometer when on the treadmill, so I know that isn't doubled. Any thoughts? Hope the question makes sense....thanks in advance for any replies!

Alphastate

Yes, the pedometer calculations from normal walking does correlate to your normal daily activity. Personally, I don't add exercise calories into MFP at all. It gives you the opportunity to think you can eat more, especially because MFP exercise database isn't 100% accurate. In my opinion, pick a calorie goal and stick to it. Maybe eating a couple hundred calories more on workout days.