I think we might ALL be off on calories for exercise

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  • daddyratty
    daddyratty Posts: 305 Member
    I like this reply kateo.

    I have to admit, I'm a little befuddled by the "not enough to worry about." So what *is* enough to worry about? In a 60-90 minute run, we're talking a discrepancy for me of 120-180 calories. If that's not worth worrying about, then I am not quite sure why I would track everything I eat. After all, that one cookie is *only* 100 calories. It's not enough to worry about.
  • cheshirechic
    cheshirechic Posts: 489 Member
    I've started to subtract BMR from my HRM readout, based on my BMR's calories per minute. It's about as exact as my not-math-minded-mind can manage.
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
    You also need to consider that you are burning calories at a slightly higher rate for a few hours after exercise.... calories you don't 'count', but still burn at a higher rate than just sitting on the couch.

    this is a really good point
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