Logging exercise

courtneybrooke27
Posts: 97 Member
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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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 guesstimate0
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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 goals0
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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 HRM0
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I generally only eat half the exercise calories it says I burned.0
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