Lose It App allows more calories than MFP?

Ctmikey1980

Quic question- When logging same numbers into Lose It and MFP, I am allowed 3,000 calories on Lose it for 2 lbs a week, and only 2,500 calories a week on MFP at the same 2lbs a week. Any reason why the difference between the two apps?

suzannesimmons1

Ctmikey1980 wrote: »

Quic question- When logging same numbers into Lose It and MFP, I am allowed 3,000 calories on Lose it for 2 lbs a week, and only 2,500 calories a week on MFP at the same 2lbs a week. Any reason why the difference between the two apps?

They are different apps.....they can put what they want to reel you in.

janejellyroll

If you go to Lose It, there is probably an explanation somewhere on the site that explains how they're determining your calorie goal.

diannethegeek

It's been a while since I've used the Lose It app, but I believe they consider your exercise calories up front (TDEE version) vs. MFP which assumes you won't exercise until you log it and then adds more calories to compensate (NEAT version). The two should come out about the same over time.

But remember that they're all just different ways of getting an estimate to start with. No one fits perfectly into the neat little boxes these calculators use. Pick one method or the other and adjust as you go based on your own real world experience.

shadow2soul

LoseIt automatically assumes you will be at least Lightly Active. MFP lets you choose an activity level which then changes the multiplier they use to estimate your NEAT.

For comparison MFP Sedentary is a 1.25 (I think) and LoseIt uses 1.45 as the base multiplier in its formula. If you set MFP to Lightly Active the numbers should be a little closer.

@diannethegeek - LoseIt uses NEAT, but they default at Lightly Active minimum activity level. (1.45x to be exact)

Source:
https://help.loseit.com/hc/en-us/articles/115007245847-How-is-my-calorie-budget-calculated-