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Do you overestimate or underestimate your calories?

i_love_vinegar
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When you enter in your food into your Food Diary on here, do you believe you put an accurate number, or over/under estimate?
I purposely overestimate, since I am too lazy to measure out what I eat. :laugh:
And you?
I purposely overestimate, since I am too lazy to measure out what I eat. :laugh:
And you?
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I'm very accurate because I weigh almost everything, and what I don't weigh (liquids) I measure.0
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I over estimate.
And then I under estimate calories burned.
Basically to cover the general margin of error.0 -
I over estimate.
And then I under estimate calories burned.
Basically to cover the general margin of error.
what she does.0 -
I over estimate.
And then I under estimate calories burned.
Basically to cover the general margin of error.
This is what I do too!0 -
Mine's as accurate as I can get it. :flowerforyou:0
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I over estimate.
And then I under estimate calories burned.
Basically to cover the general margin of error.
That is what I do as well.0 -
I try to keep mine fairly accurate.0
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I over estimate.
And then I under estimate calories burned.
Basically to cover the general margin of error.
That is what I do as well.
Ditto!0 -
I try to keep it accurate, but I think I might underestimate how much I eat on accident, but not by much. I also underestimate how much I exercise, so it's all good. :]0
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I over estimate.
And then I under estimate calories burned.
Basically to cover the general margin of error.
^ This0 -
I over estimate.
And then I under estimate calories burned.
Basically to cover the general margin of error.
what she does.
Samesies.0 -
I think I tend to underestimate my calories more often than not. It would be easier to weigh/measure everything, but I just don't have the time with my job and everything.0
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wow, I am surprised that so many of you don't weigh and measure. I weigh, measure and read the label for everything I eat unless I am away from home at a party where I can't easily look it up. My best friend once told me after seeing me get out a teaspoon for butter "no wonder you weigh less than me" lol. for me it is too easy to be off by 100's of calories and I know myself and I would say it looked like less than it was, subconciously.0
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I underestimate I feel, but I don't eat back my exercise calories so there is an extra buffer built in for stuff like that. On days that i don't exercise, I still underestimate but leave at least a 200 calorie gap to cover that.
i also have an HRM that gives a pretty accurate calorie burn.0 -
Also with that, I do measure things, but I don't have a food scale, so I approximate.
But for example, my wheat thins box says a serving is X-grams, or 16 crackers. I will only eat 15 crackers, then log it as the serving, just to be sure.0 -
I over estimate.
And then I under estimate calories burned.
Basically to cover the general margin of error.
This. Because I don't measure my food or trust my own judgement, and because I read about MFP calorie burned estimates being exaggerated. When I get home, get a HRM and my own kitchen back I will be more accurate.0 -
I underestimate I feel, but I don't eat back my exercise calories so there is an extra buffer built in for stuff like that. On days that i don't exercise, I still underestimate but leave at least a 200 calorie gap to cover that.
i also have an HRM that gives a pretty accurate calorie burn.
That is exactly what I do.....0 -
I don't measure but I try to do my best to be accurate by eyeballing and reading labels. Same with exercise.0
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if i don't have it exactly measured, i definitely over estimate... would rather be under and say i'm over than the opposite!0
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I'm very accurate because I weigh almost everything, and what I don't weigh (liquids) I measure.
This is what I do. I keep my scale in the cabinet with the plates and bowls right above the counter by the sink, so I have NO EXCUSE not to grab it.0 -
I get as close as possible0
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I'm very accurate because I weigh almost everything, and what I don't weigh (liquids) I measure.0
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I over estimate.
And then I under estimate calories burned.
Basically to cover the general margin of error.
This. Worked for me0 -
I weigh/ measure everything, and I still overestimate just a tad (think rounding up) for calories eaten. For calories burned, I go by my HRM number and either use the exact number or round down.0
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I weigh and measure every single thing that goes into my mouth. Although, I do underestimate calories burned when I exercise. Just in case.0
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I honestly have no clue if I'm over or under what I put down, but I just feel that logging my food (regardless if it is accurate) every day just works for me. When I right it down, I am so much more conscious of eating healthier and in better proportions. I have had a very steady weight loss over the past month, and I feel great!0
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I try to measure as many things as possible. However, practicality demands estimating many things. (I'm not going to measure two tablespoonds peanut butter every time I make a peanuyt butter & jelly sandwich.) When I estimate, I try to be accurate. I don't need to make my estimates on the high side.0
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I weigh and measure what I can, but if I'm not sure, I try to over-estimate. If I have a slice of banana bread at a cafe, I tend to pick the highest-calorie banana bread in the MFP database to log, for instance. I do this to counter my natural tendency to want to minimise what I've eaten and to counter MFP probably over-estimating my exercise calories (I just accept the values it gives). I also aim for a little less than the target net calories that MFP recommends, for the same reason.0
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I measure every little thing I eat. Today, I ate a handful of grapes without counting them and got so mad at myself for it. I don't eat back my exercise calories for now only because I'm not quite sure how much I burn and I don't want to overestimate. I should be getting a new HRM soon, so that should take care of that issue and I can hopefully start eating more.0
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