MFP Calorie Calculations
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It's totally working for me. It's like a scientific formula, it's so perfect.0
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Are you guys following the recommending Calorie Intake that this site gives you.
Example: Says your goal is 1700 and you eat 1700 calories. Then workout and burn 500 calories. Then you the site says to eat another 500 Calories..
Does that seem right? And if you have been following the sites guidelines is it working.0 -
So my next question is:
what is my activity level. i do workout about 6 days a week. Also, i do bjj about 1 to 4 times a week at night. I basically have a desk job that i sit around for most of the day.
And ate those calories back!
Whatever works...to each his own...0 -
Went to that fit radio link:-) says i need about 2782 to not loose any weight after i hit 170..here goes nothing. Will change calories if no lose is happening. just trying to dial it in0
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So my next question is:
what is my activity level. i do workout about 6 days a week. Also, i do bjj about 1 to 4 times a week at night. I basically have a desk job that i sit around for most of the day.
You can set at sedentary but I find even with a desk job, lightly active may be more appropriate. Try the sedentary setting at first - this is only non-exercise activity. Log your exercise under the cardio section - including the workouts and the BJJ. I would imagine the BJJ to be hard to estimate as it depends how long/hard you roll and drill so use a reasonable estimate and assess periodically based on your actual weight loss. As I noted above, I would only eat about 50% - 75% of the exercise calories back to account for any discrepancies.0 -
Went to that fit radio link:-) says i need about 2782 to not loose any weight after i hit 170..here goes nothing. Will change calories if no lose is happening. just trying to dial it in
If you are using that method - then ignore the comments above about eating your exercise calories back if you picked the activity level with exercise as that site does include exercise (unlike MFP where you add them individually as you do the,).
This explains the difference:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf0
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