Calculating TDEE once and for all! And using FitBit!

editorgrrl

If I wanted to set my TDEE at -15 given from fitbit on MFP, without it adding exercide calories throughout the day, how do I do this? The eating exercise calories back is so variable, and after three months, not working for me, so how can I set the two to "fix" a calorie goal, and not change throughout the day based on my exercise?

I *think* you have to manually delete your adjustments, ignore them, or disconnect your accounts. (Someone'll correct me if I'm wrong.)

Change your calorie goal at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/my_goals

katies180

I am going to try the "ignore the exercise calories" route for a couple of weeks, and see how that goes, eating 1900.
Thank you for your responses!

dlucio1

Whats the use of buying the Fitbit HR? Whats the use of the calories burned? It doesn't tell me if Im above or below goal. I just woke up and it says I burned 300cals, but I understand that number is the TDEE. Im 4f 11 inch, 50 yrs old and weigh 157lbs. What I'd like to know from my burn number at the end of the day, am I suppose to subtract my 750 calorie daily deficit to lose 1.5lbs a wk and that will tell me if im at calorie goal? Also I been reading add certain activities to MFP and not all? This is very confusing? I bought the Fitbit thinking it would be easier to lose wt and encourage me to add more activity. Im very confused.

editorgrrl

dlucio1 wrote: »

Whats the use of buying the Fitbit HR? Whats the use of the calories burned? It doesn't tell me if Im above or below goal. I just woke up and it says I burned 300cals, but I understand that number is the TDEE.

What I'd like to know from my burn number at the end of the day, am I suppose to subtract my 750 calorie daily deficit to lose 1.5lbs a wk and that will tell me if im at calorie goal? Also I been reading add certain activities to MFP and not all?

Connect your accounts at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/fitbit

Set your goal to .5 lb. for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

Enable negative calorie adjustments: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

Ignore your Fitbit calorie goal and follow MFP's, eating back your adjustments. No need to log any step-based activity—your Fitbit is tracking it for you. Log non-step exercise (like swimming or biking) either in Fitbit or in MFP—never both. Exercise logged in MFP overwrites your Fitbit burn during that time.

You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users