Help!how can i increase calories burnt?

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  • scubasuenc
    scubasuenc Posts: 626 Member
    Weighing everything is really key. Even something like an apple. If you look in MFP, it will say 1 medium apple is 80 calories. The weight of that apple is about half what the apples I buy in the store weigh. So if I have an entire apple, I need to log two servings. An example going the other way, I recently had a package that said one serving was 220g and the package contained about 2.5 servings. However the package was labeled as a 340g package. When I weighed the contents it was about 290g. Rather than logging 2.5 servings, I was able to log 1.3 servings.

    Quick add of calories is very risky. Studies have shown that most people under estimate the calories in food they are eating. Even if the food isn't in the database do your best to find a reasonable analog.

    On the other side of the equation is the calories burned. I have found for anything except walking on a treadmill that the MFP numbers are much larger than what my HRM shows. Also exercise equipment shows more than my HRM shows.

    So if you are under estimating your food and over estimating your exercise, you have a much smaller deficit than you think you do. Once you get an accurate handle on your deficit, your body doesn't work like a machine. Some weeks you will lose less than your deficit predicts, and other weeks you will lose more.
  • chasetwins
    chasetwins Posts: 702 Member
    Sorry i was updating my ticker as it went to back to basics

    i weighed 205- now 202 want to be 130 pounds

    at 205 I was eating between 1500 and 1800 calories per day and losing consistently weekly. I was not doing anything vigorous - Just Zumba at the time burning maybe 300 calories each day.

    Honestly - eat more! :) I dont know why it works but it does!! I lost the majority of my weight eating 1550 calories per day..back then I was averaging 5-6 pounds per month. It has slowed now but I am also close to goal
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    This may help you calculate your BMR & TDEE. Are you using a HRM when you work out? If not I highly recommend getting one with a chest strap because MFP over estimates in some cases as do the machines at the gym. May help you be more certain of your calories burned.


    Hiya thank you for your message. I am thinking of getting one but the price is putting me of!

    I hear that! I don't have a high dollar one, but I had a 20% off from ****'s and splurged. It was about $50, but I feel like if its going to help me its worth it! Amazon, Ebay also may be good options.

    EDIT: Even if you don't get a HRM, just calculate your TDEE -20% and stick with this number. Don't need to worry about your exercise calories then because its already in the goal number.

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