Active calories

katherineleggett
katherineleggett Posts: 129 Member
edited November 25 in Fitness and Exercise
Does everyone include and log all active calories burnt in a day or just the ones burnt through a workout?

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I have my Fitbit synced to MFP. It tracks my activity for me.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,419 Member
    Just purposeful exercise.

    The activity you do on a regular basis is accounted for in Activity Level.

    How does Myfitnesspal calculate my initial goals?

  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited March 2018
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.
  • Kimmotion5783
    Kimmotion5783 Posts: 417 Member
    I log everything. My Fitbit is synced to MFP account so that tracks steps, and then I track any other exercise I do besides. Everything counts because it's more calories going out and burning up!
  • katherineleggett
    katherineleggett Posts: 129 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.

    My mfp only syncs my workouts from my Apple Watch and not my normal daily activity
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.

    My mfp only syncs my workouts from my Apple Watch and not my normal daily activity

    Yes, but when you set your activity level on MFP when you set up your account, that is supposed to include your normal daily activity. That's how your calorie goal is set. If you log your daily activity *and* include it in your activity level, you're double-dipping.
  • katherineleggett
    katherineleggett Posts: 129 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.

    My mfp only syncs my workouts from my Apple Watch and not my normal daily activity

    Yes, but when you set your activity level on MFP when you set up your account, that is supposed to include your normal daily activity. That's how your calorie goal is set. If you log your daily activity *and* include it in your activity level, you're double-dipping.

    I understand that but for some reason it only transfers my work out calories. How do I change this? I’ve tried changing my syncing settings before from mfp and Apple health
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.

    My mfp only syncs my workouts from my Apple Watch and not my normal daily activity

    Yes, but when you set your activity level on MFP when you set up your account, that is supposed to include your normal daily activity. That's how your calorie goal is set. If you log your daily activity *and* include it in your activity level, you're double-dipping.

    I understand that but for some reason it only transfers my work out calories. How do I change this? I’ve tried changing my syncing settings before from mfp and Apple health

    I don't have an Apple Watch, so I don't know. Sorry!
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited March 2018
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.

    My mfp only syncs my workouts from my Apple Watch and not my normal daily activity

    Yes, but when you set your activity level on MFP when you set up your account, that is supposed to include your normal daily activity. That's how your calorie goal is set. If you log your daily activity *and* include it in your activity level, you're double-dipping.

    I understand that but for some reason it only transfers my work out calories. How do I change this? I’ve tried changing my syncing settings before from mfp and Apple health

    Do you have negative calorie adjustments enabled? Perhaps it is syncing both, but you're underactive and it's just not showing?
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,419 Member
    Maybe start a thread with "Apple watch" and "Activity calories, help" in the title...
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
    It's been hit or miss for me. Currently, though, mfp is syncing my steps from my apple watch.
  • katherineleggett
    katherineleggett Posts: 129 Member
    fuzzylop72 wrote: »
    It's been hit or miss for me. Currently, though, mfp is syncing my steps from my apple watch.

    It’s doing my steps but not calories
  • katherineleggett
    katherineleggett Posts: 129 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.

    My mfp only syncs my workouts from my Apple Watch and not my normal daily activity

    Yes, but when you set your activity level on MFP when you set up your account, that is supposed to include your normal daily activity. That's how your calorie goal is set. If you log your daily activity *and* include it in your activity level, you're double-dipping.

    I understand that but for some reason it only transfers my work out calories. How do I change this? I’ve tried changing my syncing settings before from mfp and Apple health

    Do you have negative calorie adjustments enabled? Perhaps it is syncing both, but you're underactive and it's just not showing?

    My ‘activity’ app says I’ve burnt 800 today 400 ish work out and 300ish normal. Only the 400 is showing
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.

    My mfp only syncs my workouts from my Apple Watch and not my normal daily activity

    Yes, but when you set your activity level on MFP when you set up your account, that is supposed to include your normal daily activity. That's how your calorie goal is set. If you log your daily activity *and* include it in your activity level, you're double-dipping.

    I understand that but for some reason it only transfers my work out calories. How do I change this? I’ve tried changing my syncing settings before from mfp and Apple health

    Do you have negative calorie adjustments enabled? Perhaps it is syncing both, but you're underactive and it's just not showing?

    My ‘activity’ app says I’ve burnt 800 today 400 ish work out and 300ish normal. Only the 400 is showing

    That doesn't answer my question - do you have negative calorie adjustment enabled in MFP?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.

    My mfp only syncs my workouts from my Apple Watch and not my normal daily activity

    I get an adjustment on non-workout days from my Apple Watch
  • katherineleggett
    katherineleggett Posts: 129 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    katherineleggett wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Just workouts. The activity setting in my MFP profile accounts for the rest of my calories.


    On a side note - both way works if you do them correctly. And which one is "better" will be very individual.

    My mfp only syncs my workouts from my Apple Watch and not my normal daily activity

    Yes, but when you set your activity level on MFP when you set up your account, that is supposed to include your normal daily activity. That's how your calorie goal is set. If you log your daily activity *and* include it in your activity level, you're double-dipping.

    I understand that but for some reason it only transfers my work out calories. How do I change this? I’ve tried changing my syncing settings before from mfp and Apple health

    Do you have negative calorie adjustments enabled? Perhaps it is syncing both, but you're underactive and it's just not showing?

    My ‘activity’ app says I’ve burnt 800 today 400 ish work out and 300ish normal. Only the 400 is showing

    That doesn't answer my question - do you have negative calorie adjustment enabled in MFP?

    I don’t know what that means
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited March 2018
    Go to Settings > Diary Settings. There is a checkbox to enable negative calorie adjustments. Is that checked? If not, check it and see what happens over the next few days.
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