Someone please explain 2 questions to me!!!

CardiC333

Okay, so I'm just starting out so don't mind the questions.

1. I added my calories up on a website assuming that I did absolutely nothing everyday,
And it came to about 1400 ... Just existing ... Can I add these to my calories burned per day?
Or is that already calculated for by myfitnesspal based on what I eat as well?

2. If I want to take a break from all of my 30 day challenges one day, would it count if I
Doubled up on my cardio and strength training one day than took another day off??

Lol again, I'm new and I honestly don't know.
Even though it maybe common sense to some! :P

ddky

Yes, you are expected to add more calories for your exercise. Why not let MFP calculate your calories, but please put one pound a week instead of two. You get better results. And then eat some of your exercise calories. Maybe 1/2 of them, more if you feel hungry.

If you are doing a 30 day and feel like you need a day off.... take it. The easier you make this on yourself, the more likely you are to stay on it until you reach your goals. Good luck to you.

RichardFL

1. It's included in MFP's calculations. You should have filled out a question about activity level when signing up with choices like Sedentary, Lightly Active, etc. which is where it estimates the calories you burn that aren't logged.

2. A well-designed 30 day challenge should already have rest days. The workouts may also be giving a muscle group the recovery time needed by focusing on a different muscle group in subsequent days, and doubling up can mess with that and lead to increased risk of injuries like pulling a muscle. If your muscles hurt at all during or after the workout, be cautious about doubling up with that specific challenge. If you just sweat a lot and aren't pushing hard enough to feel pain or discomfort, you can probably double up just fine.

CardiC333

Aw it all makes sense now. Thank you guys so much. I did let MFP do my calculations, but I was just curious.
You guys are absolutely right. Lol this was messing with my head. But I do think that my expectations were too
High. I'm doing 4 30 day challenges and I'm following them all perfectly but I started two one day and two the next day, so maybe I better just stick a few days of rest in there and make it a 35 day challenge or something.
Thank you. Xo