Newbie: Daily Calories and Exercise
thisisitnic
Posts: 56 Member
Hi! Would anyone mind helping a newbie?
I have been given a daily intake of 1440. I am 37, 5ft 8 and 12st 13lbs. I exercise 4 times a week (HIIT) and walk 2 miles (to and from work) a day. I work in an office so I have selected sedentary in MFP and I am relying on my FitBit Charge 2 to feed into MFP and allow MFP to make the relevant adjustment.
I understand MFP’s 1440 suggestion takes into account I want to lose 1lb a week and it therefore includes the deficit.
Am I right in saying that I can/should eat my calories burnt and still lose weight as by not doing so I risk having to much of a deficit which in time is unsustainable and detrimental to my health long term? Am I also right in saying it might be best to eat a percentage of the burnt calories back and judge it over time as even fitbits aren’t completely accurate.
Sorry for being long winded but I just want to make sure I understand everything correctly :0)
I have been given a daily intake of 1440. I am 37, 5ft 8 and 12st 13lbs. I exercise 4 times a week (HIIT) and walk 2 miles (to and from work) a day. I work in an office so I have selected sedentary in MFP and I am relying on my FitBit Charge 2 to feed into MFP and allow MFP to make the relevant adjustment.
I understand MFP’s 1440 suggestion takes into account I want to lose 1lb a week and it therefore includes the deficit.
Am I right in saying that I can/should eat my calories burnt and still lose weight as by not doing so I risk having to much of a deficit which in time is unsustainable and detrimental to my health long term? Am I also right in saying it might be best to eat a percentage of the burnt calories back and judge it over time as even fitbits aren’t completely accurate.
Sorry for being long winded but I just want to make sure I understand everything correctly :0)
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Yes, you're right on both counts.0
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NorthCascades wrote: »Yes, you're right on both counts.
Well that’s a first lol. Thanks for letting me know.1 -
Yes your daily goal of 1440 is for a non-exercise day, move/burn more and you should eat more to keep the deficit the same.
HIIT (or interval training in general) is fiendishly difficult to estimate calories but aiming for consistency and making adjustments works.
In truth inaccuracy in exercise estimates is dwarfed for most people by inaccuracy in food logging.
Patience and the common sense to make adjustments based on actual long term weight loss trends works perfectly well.
Best of luck.
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Yes your daily goal of 1440 is for a non-exercise day, move/burn more and you should eat more to keep the deficit the same.
HIIT (or interval training in general) is fiendishly difficult to estimate calories but aiming for consistency and making adjustments works.
In truth inaccuracy in exercise estimates is dwarfed for most people by inaccuracy in food logging.
Patience and the common sense to make adjustments based on actual long term weight loss trends works perfectly well.
Best of luck.
Thank you x
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Eat them. Exercise calories taste the best!0
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all sounds right0
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sendtoharvey wrote: »all sounds right
Thank you0
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