exercise calories explained

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  • KayeeDaisyBee
    KayeeDaisyBee Posts: 124
    Thanks for this info. This and subsequent postings beneath it have confirmed that i have my settings correct and am using MFP the right way.
  • KaidaKantri
    KaidaKantri Posts: 401
    Wow, that's a really GREAT explanation. :) Thanks!
  • RATTER33
    RATTER33 Posts: 9 Member
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  • Nillia2
    Nillia2 Posts: 36 Member
    I am still confused...though one minute i understand then the next i don't lol.
    Anyways, if I put my lifestyle as active (only because of workouts, or walking) and I work out 6 days a week (45mins) and my calories have now been changed to 1550a day.
    So I have taken into account my exercise in this...so do I just ignore MFP when I have logged my exercise, and it tells me I have a lot of calories remaining?
  • bassmanlarry
    bassmanlarry Posts: 117 Member
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  • leahartmann
    leahartmann Posts: 415
    Ok, I´m quite slow here. I´m confused by all the numbers and abbreviations. My BMR is 1433,7. My TDEE is (as far as I can understand and do the math.... ) 1971.3. (1433.7x1.375) If I withdraw 20% from my TDEE I get 1622.1. Is that supposed to be my net cal.? MFP sets it to be 1200, no matter how active I set myself to be, when I change the goals. I know I´m stupid and I should be able to understand- but I don´t. My question is= am I right, when I believe my net cal.´s should be 1600 and not 1200?

    And I apologize for bothering with such a stupid question. :embarassed:

    Assuming your numbers are right (BMR=1433 and TDEE=1971), then yes... it sounds like you are on the right track. 1971-20% = 1577 (by my math). So that is your daily net goal.

    What did you set your weight loss goal to be? If that's too aggressive, that could by why MFP keeps saying 1200.
    I set my weight loss goal to be 1 pound a week, like they recommend. I want it to be steady and healthy.
  • xSCiNTILLATEx79
    xSCiNTILLATEx79 Posts: 245 Member
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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    I am still confused...though one minute i understand then the next i don't lol.
    Anyways, if I put my lifestyle as active (only because of workouts, or walking) and I work out 6 days a week (45mins) and my calories have now been changed to 1550a day.
    So I have taken into account my exercise in this...so do I just ignore MFP when I have logged my exercise, and it tells me I have a lot of calories remaining?

    Correct. If your daily goal of 1550 accounts for your workouts (as you said it does), then you don't need to log your workouts at all as those cals are already accounted for.
  • jennakrysteen
    jennakrysteen Posts: 77
    This explained it very well for me...thank you!
  • questhaven
    questhaven Posts: 109 Member
    Thank you for posting this! It really helps to explain things!
  • MrsSorenson
    MrsSorenson Posts: 450 Member
    I do what I'm told, so I never really challenged the eating back the calories. Hey, if I get to eat more, that normally shouldn't be a problem lol. But thank you so much for breaking it down in such an easy to read way!
  • mgero212
    mgero212 Posts: 96
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  • vgailj
    vgailj Posts: 4
    Okay, another question. I skimmed the other posts and didn't see this one, sorry if I missed it. My treadmill says my calories burned was 128, but it does not take my weight or anything else into consideration. When I posted my exercise it said my calories burned was 232 but that I should go with what my machine said. Does the site factor in my lifestyle and weight? If so, I should use the site's calculations for calories, yes?
  • Kany
    Kany Posts: 336
    Great post.
  • FitBarbie2986
    FitBarbie2986 Posts: 202 Member
    This was so helpful! I just went to change mine,i had my activity based on my workouts...but i just changed it to my normal daily activity,i was doing it wrong,it still says 1,200 calories,but i feel better knowing i can now log my workouts and everything will be correct..thank you for sharing this :D
  • mommaPeach72
    mommaPeach72 Posts: 30
    This has helped me so much!! Thank you OP :happy:
  • dbevisjr
    dbevisjr Posts: 183
    Thanks for posting this. I couldn't agree more with that last line.
  • ekburnet
    ekburnet Posts: 44 Member
    Thank you for posting this!!!! I had many questions/comcerns answered. :smile:
  • hipsdontlie1
    hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
    Makes perfect sense. Thank you for clearing this up!
  • suttercm
    suttercm Posts: 189 Member
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  • Sheila_Ann
    Sheila_Ann Posts: 365 Member
    Excellent post!
  • leahartmann
    leahartmann Posts: 415
    Thank you sooo much. I finally think I understand (to make me understand that is quite an accomplishment!) :smile:
  • ash012
    ash012 Posts: 34 Member
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  • jitsurnr
    jitsurnr Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks for that explanation! I had put myself as very active, then was entering workouts, thus adding calories to eat! No wonder my weight loss has been so agonizingly slow! Better late than never I guess!
  • mkgrayson
    mkgrayson Posts: 17
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    Thank you
  • changinmylifeforever
    changinmylifeforever Posts: 13 Member
    Thank you for taking the time to really explain this. I am new to MFP, this is the kind of info I need to get to my goals.

    ps to all I am looking for positve support on my journey please friend me if this is you!
  • AnnaYESiCANdoIT
    AnnaYESiCANdoIT Posts: 86 Member
    so if I am set at "lightly active" should I count my exercise calories? I am on my feet all day but then do my workouts at the gym on top of that....
  • fabandfunat51
    fabandfunat51 Posts: 117 Member
    Awesome post - thanks!
  • Jodibear58
    Jodibear58 Posts: 280 Member
    So I shouldn't worry about my BMR or TDEE just go with MFP recommended calories?

    My BMR is 1480
  • Nighthawk4
    Nighthawk4 Posts: 77 Member
    Sorry if I am being dumb here but I still have a question about exercise and its results on calories.

    I start with 1320 calories allowance.


    Two possibilities:

    1. I eat 1320 calories, but I exercise and save 320 calories - a net value of 1000.

    2. I sit still all day and do no exercise. As a result I get by with 1000 calories.

    In both cases, I save 320 calories. Surely the exercise option is better for me?


    If I am expected to just eat more to make up any calories I save by exercising, what is the point of the exercise?


    You seem to be saying I have to use up ALL of the allotted calories, including any I save from exercise.

    It seems odd to be suggesting I can lose weight by eating more.
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