Do I count my steps or....?

dasiypotterhead

I just came back from a walk. 55 mins/12.5 mins a km (or very similar)/ walking my dog/brisk pace. Anyway, so the app's built in step counter said I took enough steps to burn 111 calories. However, when I typed the information above (time and speed etc.) into the 'workout' section of my daily entry, it said I burned 260 calories. So my question is: which number do I actually add to my daily entry- the calories calculated by number of steps or the calories calculated by duration and speed etc? Or do I count both? It would be good to know which I should put into my journal so I can accurately measure my weight loss. Thanks

tinkerbellang83

Stick with one or the other and monitor your weight loss over a month. As both are based on your stats, there is no way of knowing which is more accurate. If your food logging is accurate, then you should be able to review in a month's time and see if you're hitting your expected weight loss rate that you chose in setting up your calorie goal..