Correct calorie counting

bkperkin
bkperkin Posts: 5
in Fitness and Exercise
I just started MFP and I'm riding my recumbent stationary bike for exercise. I did 40 minutes today and the counter on my bike says I burned 150 calories but the counter on MFP says 250. Any tips for accurate counting?

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  • Fit_French
    Fit_French Posts: 134 Member
    Invest in a heart rate monitor, MFP tends to overestimate on calories burned, or just don't eat back your exercise cals and it wont make a difference if you know how much you burned or not
  • ernestbecker
    ernestbecker Posts: 232 Member
    Heart Rate Monitor that displays CALS.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    I just started MFP and I'm riding my recumbent stationary bike for exercise. I did 40 minutes today and the counter on my bike says I burned 150 calories but the counter on MFP says 250. Any tips for accurate counting?

    Either choose a number between the two, or pick one. Whichever way you choose, stick with that so you know what's working.


    I lost all my weight using MFP's numbers and eating every single exercise calorie. Keep it simple. Just keep track and adjust after a month if it isn't working.

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