Using HRM--calculating calories

Queenbeejj
Queenbeejj Posts: 7 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How do you know what is the right amount to add for your exercise calories. I'm allowed to eat 1370, but I'm doing around 4 days of high impact exercising (running & zumba) and don't want my body to go into starvation mode, by not having enough net calories...any ideas?

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  • mangos4music
    mangos4music Posts: 126 Member
    if ur worried about eating enough calories then eat back some of your exercise calories, just make sure to eat AT LEAST 1200 a day. good luck! :wink:
  • pjrazon
    pjrazon Posts: 22
    as long as you stick to your daily calorie allowance, your body will not go to starvation mode even though you have for example 400 extra calories burned from doing exercise. Consider that as a bonus if you somehow go slightly over your calorie intake....

    Does it make sense? it's kind of hard to explain hehehehe.. but yes stick to your calorie allowance and your body won't go to starvation mode....
  • momma3sweetgirls
    momma3sweetgirls Posts: 743 Member
    You have to enter your activity on the exercise tab and then eat the exercise calories in addition to your 1370...your net will be 1370.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Why not let MFP do the work for you????
    Enter in the calories burnt according to your HRM and if you have your other data right (weight, height, activity level) then MFP will do the calculations for you.
    Easy!
  • pjrazon
    pjrazon Posts: 22
    also try this link

    http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/calculators/calories-burned-calculator-based-on-average-heart-rate/

    just make sure you know your average heart rate during your workout and it will do the work for you...

    goodluck
  • Queenbeejj
    Queenbeejj Posts: 7 Member
    Yes, I read that, but I'm curious as to know how much I'm actually eating. I'm using a Heart Rate Monitor that calculates my burned calories, I just don't know how accurate it is...and what to do.
  • Flyntiggr
    Flyntiggr Posts: 898 Member
    It tells you how much you've consumed. Enter your food, enter your exercise. It tells you total calories consumed and then net, which is what should equal 1370.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Get a heart rate monitor. Subtract your BMR (go to tools, find your BMR and divide that number by 24 - then multiply that number by however many minutes you worked out, log the number you have left as exercise calories).
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