Supertracker

megs_1985
megs_1985 Posts: 199 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
Anybody used this? It’s developed by researchers at the NIH and is supposed to account for the non-linear nature of weight loss.

Explanation article:
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/time/3964686/calories-calorie-tracker-weight-loss

Tracker (click on expert at the end to see the table and graph): https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/bwp/

I did not put in the increased activity numbers but it could be something to play with to see what you get. It gave me a few more calories then MFP. I’m going to try the level suggested for a few weeks and see how it goes.

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  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    if I could connect it to more then fitbit itwould be alot more useful.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,142 Member
    edited January 2018
    It gives more calories because it includes your exercise in the base allowance(TDEE method) where as MFP does not (NEAT method) with MFP exercise burn is added on to the initial calorie allowance. The TDEE method is useful if you do the same amount/same intensity of exercise consistently each week.

    At the end of the day you will get roughly the same results either way.
  • h1udd
    h1udd Posts: 623 Member
    I dont see it being any more useful .... however many calories you need is how many calories you need ... Both MFP and supertracker "guess" how many calories you should eat ... then you follow this and trim the calories accordingly to how you are responding
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    I use a custom spreadsheet in addition to MFP and I've found the supertracker to be a great supplement. I log everything here, transfer the totals to my spreadsheet, and then every few weeks or so compare my numbers to the supertracker as a check on how accurate my logging has been. Nothing is perfect of course, but for a numbers nerd, I find it to be useful.
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