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question about calorie input

MommaBelvin
MommaBelvin Posts: 130 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
it says that an hour of leisurely walking is 357 calories. i dont see how this is plausible i only walked to the grocery store, picked out my items, then walked back home. can someone explain this to me???

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  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    The calories burned are over-estimated on MFP. Onl;y way you could truly tell would be with a HRM, that's why a lot of people say to only eat back half your exercise calories.

    I wouldn't count a normal activity like that as exercise in any case unless you've set your activity level to sedentary.
  • Spartan_Maker
    Spartan_Maker Posts: 683 Member
    In this case, it's accurate.
  • MommaBelvin
    MommaBelvin Posts: 130 Member
    ok i dont have a job right now so it is set to sedentary . . lol i work out during the day while im waiting to start training to be a bus driver lol so i guess it will stay at sedentary :/
  • MommaBelvin
    MommaBelvin Posts: 130 Member
    and i didnt know about the eating only half back of ur calories burned :)
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