Do I really need to eat my gross calories?

nivek

I have been a member if MFC since the end of August. I think I have been religiously logging all the calories I consume. I was logging all of my exercise calories, but that was based on the calorie count on my Y’s treadmills. As I found out from a previous post I made, the Y’s calorie counts are notoriously wrong. At the group’s suggestion, I purchased a Polar F6 heart rate monitor. As it turns out I was over counting my calories by a factor of 2. When I started the program, I read that I should be eating my gross calories (net calorie goal plus calories consumed). No wonder I was not losing any weight, I was eating too much! Now hopefully with a better calories burned count should I still be eating my gross calories or can I run a deficit (consume less than my gross amount) so I can lose weight a bit faster? Any suggestions?

nivek

I have been a member if MFC since the end of August. I think I have been religiously logging all the calories I consume. I was logging all of my exercise calories, but that was based on the calorie count on my Y’s treadmills. As I found out from a previous post I made, the Y’s calorie counts are notoriously wrong. At the group’s suggestion, I purchased a Polar F6 heart rate monitor. As it turns out I was over counting my calories by a factor of 2. When I started the program, I read that I should be eating my gross calories (net calorie goal plus calories consumed). No wonder I was not losing any weight, I was eating too much! Now hopefully with a better calories burned count should I still be eating my gross calories or can I run a deficit (consume less than my gross amount) so I can lose weight a bit faster? Any suggestions?

shorerider

Yes! I'm sure you've read all the posts about this but just in case:


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6832-eating-all-of-your-calories-bmr

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/8977-your-body-s-thoughts-on-calories

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

kerrilucko

eat the amount MFP tells you to eat. You also should be eating your exercise calories, which MFP automatically adds in as you log exercise. Not sure I understand the meaning of gross calories :huh: