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New here and struggling

N1cod3mus
N1cod3mus Posts: 2 Member
in Introduce Yourself
Hi there. I'm new here and struggling to lose some weight.

I don't understand the calories adjustment. It seems to add nearly double the calories if I walk 12000 steps. What happens if I go for a run does it add it again???

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  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,992 Member
    I'm assuming you have a smart watch or similar device connected to MFP to automatically transmit workout information to the MFP app? Which device are you using, since a couple have been experiencing issues lately.
  • s1im62
    s1im62 Posts: 32,220 Member
    The exercise calories show how much you've burned from exercise. The idea is that you can eat that many more calories and still stay within your daily calorie goal to lose X pounds per week, whatever you've chosen as your X.

    If you're just getting started, you may want to avoid "eating all your exercise", and enjoy the extra lost weight, as long as it's not too extreme. When I get too low with food calories, the starvation mode hits, and food cravings tend to take over and sabotage my plans.
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,063 Member
    edited September 2024
    What’s your weight, height, sec, current weight and activity level? What’s your current daily calorie goal?

    If you’re getting calories doubled by 12,000 steps, something is off. Your calorie goal may be WAY too low, you’ve set yourself at “sedentary”, or your fitness tracker isn’t syncing properly. Or perhaps your tracker is giving you calories, and you’ve also got something like “map my walk/run/ride” awarding duplicate calories in error.

    It’s also very common for gym equipment to show calories burns that are unloveably out of whack. The equipment isn’t maintained, or isn’t calibrated, or (my own personal opinion) some award fantasy calories to keep you happy and coming back.


    Could you provide a screenshot of your diary, or open it so we can look at it?
  • N1cod3mus
    N1cod3mus Posts: 2 Member
    nossmf wrote: »
    I'm assuming you have a smart watch or similar device connected to MFP to automatically transmit workout information to the MFP app? Which device are you using, since a couple have been experiencing issues lately.

    thanks - I'm using a polar pacer pro

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