auto repair calories burned inaccurate?

aaronhlee83
aaronhlee83 Posts: 3
in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone else feel the calories burned calculated isn't accurate? What is this based on?
I work 8 hr days as a mechanic... so if I log that in MFP, it shows me (255lb man) burning 2700 calories... in other words, by the end of the week, I should have a calorie deficit large enough to lose 4lbs a week... seems inaccurate to me?

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  • LongIsland27itl
    LongIsland27itl Posts: 365 Member
    That's not accurate at all, Can u just put mildly active while calculating your TDEE instead
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    That's not accurate at all, Can u just put mildly active while calculating your TDEE instead

    agreed, you shouldnt be logging work as exercise, just set your activity setting to light or moderate active depending on how much walking/lifting etc you do
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    ^Yep. The MFP burns for some activities are hopelessly optimistic.
  • Kanlassak
    Kanlassak Posts: 101 Member
    Part of it is that the MFP calories estimates are for a continuous high level of the activity, which you're likely not getting during any sort of several hour activity. You'd basically have to take out all the time you took a short break, filled out notes or paperwork, were talking with coworkers or customers, and possibly the times when you weren't doing something that took physical effort even if it was part of the repair process.
    It also seems to include your BMR in some activities, which is fine for say 30 min of jogging, but for 8 hours of anything, that means it could be inflated by 1/3 of your daily goal.
  • QuilterInVA
    QuilterInVA Posts: 672 Member
    You don't log normal activity like work as exercise.
  • Melissa11412
    Melissa11412 Posts: 145 Member
    You don't log normal activity like work as exercise.

    this, especially if I was doing the same job and still managed to be overweight. In calculating my TDEE, I would put lightly active though, instead of the sedentary choice, THEN log any actual concentrated exercise (weights, running, etc) accordingly

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