is this cheating???

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  • Ribena145
    Ribena145 Posts: 201 Member
    why not get a Fitbit and sync it with MFP? then you'll get credit where credit is due....
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    why not get a Fitbit and sync it with MFP? then you'll get credit where credit is due....

    This is what I did...

    But not necessary. Just pick an approach and use it consistently...and if you like the results, carry on and if you don't like the results, adjust accordingly.
  • skadoosh33
    skadoosh33 Posts: 353 Member
    Example: I workout for 90mins and burn 1400 calories.

    Highly doubtful.
    It would be pretty hard to burn that much!! I would not count walking at a mall

    Well my Polar FT7 average HR during my 90-130min runs is 154 and shows that I burn 1400-2100. Yes I burn 800-900 in an intense hour workout With my HR at 165.I'm 6' 168lbs 11% body fat. If that isn't correct then how am I dropping body fat % and at least a pound a week while eating 2500 cal?
  • blondiebabe92
    blondiebabe92 Posts: 132 Member
    I set myself to sedentary. The only walks I do not count are in between my classes and anything around campus.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Example: I workout for 90mins and burn 1400 calories.

    Highly doubtful.
    It would be pretty hard to burn that much!! I would not count walking at a mall

    Well my Polar FT7 average HR during my 90-130min runs is 154 and shows that I burn 1400-2100. Yes I burn 800-900 in an intense hour workout With my HR at 165.I'm 6' 168lbs 11% body fat. If that isn't correct then how am I dropping body fat % and at least a pound a week while eating 2500 cal?

    Said another way...

    "Because HRM and I"m making progress."

    You're making progress because you're burning more than your consume. If you consistently lose a pound per week, then you're burning about 3500 calories more per week than you consume. That doesn't necessarily mean you're burning 1400 calories in 90 minutes of exercise though. More likely, your BMR is higher than you think.

    ...but hey, maybe you are. In any distribution, there will be outliers.

    And I'm not saying you should change what you're doing. This is yet another case of, "take a consistent approach to what you log and how you log it and make adjustments based on the results." (I'm simply questioning the objective quantification of your calorie burn from exercise.)
  • jsandie76
    jsandie76 Posts: 201 Member
    I wear a fitbit, so any walking I do is taken into account. Typical day to day stuff I probably wouldn't log but if you are spending more time walking than typical for you I would say it isn't cheating.
  • NordicAlien
    NordicAlien Posts: 110 Member
    I prefer to keep my profile set to sedentary and log everything. I don't get out every day, so it seems more like cheating to call myself lightly active. My advice would be log the exercise, because it's nice to know how much you're doing, even if it IS "only" walking, but don't eat back all the calories. Half at most. Or don't eat them back at all - it's unlikely that an hour of strolling round the mall would create an unhealthy deficit.

    Now if you're regularly doing a lot of walking, that should be logged. Before logging my walking, I considered myself an idle person...after I started logging I found out I was walking (not just around the house, but actually walking to get places) 2-3 hours a day, often more like 4 hours. (Oh, the joys of public transport!)

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