Logging exercise

courtneybrooke27
courtneybrooke27 Posts: 97 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've recently been advised not to log my exercise in MFP as the estimation of calories I burn is too high, and it will throw off my total calories and macros I should be consuming throughout the day. I was told to eat closer to the 1800 cal mark a day if I exercise, and closer to the 1600 cal range if I don't, to maintain a larger deficit for weight loss. How does everyone else log their exercise and change their diets on the days they have an intense workout vs. having a rest day?

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  • Leslie1124
    Leslie1124 Posts: 143 Member
    when mfp guesses my calories burned i manually change the number to closer to what i actually burned. that way its in there but not just a high guesstimate
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    I average out my exercise and non exercise days to come up with a consistent number and log exercise as 1 calorie. I never cared what the exercise calorie number was but don't like how it screws with my macro goals
  • Avao07
    Avao07 Posts: 1 Member
    Get an HRM (Heart Rate Monitor) It will calculate your calories based on your weight and your heart rate than adjust mfp calories to match your HRM
  • benlambrou
    benlambrou Posts: 42 Member
    I generally only eat half the exercise calories it says I burned.

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