Calories In vs Calories Out

im no fitness guru myself, but I tend to eat back some of my calories burned, but not all. I feel like everything about diet and exercise differs on a case to case basis so with this, Id just try the 1500 goal but If you do work out and still feel hungry, go ahead and have a snack! what do you use to track your calorie burns? is the 2200 from just from walking all day or from workout sessions?

Did you add in the exercises you do into your diary's settings? I walk roughly 1 1/2 miles six days a week, as well as a rotation of arm, leg, and core exercises every other day. If you do input these kinds of activities in your diary, it will take that into consideration, and give you a more accurate calorie allotment. You don't want to eat too few calories, because then, as a woman, your body will hold onto that fat even more fiercely. Female bodies are meant to be able to foster children, therefore we (generally, there are always exceptions) need more calories than men.

Just figure out what works for you. Try a couple of different things and see what works. Don't starve yourself, but don't stuff yourself either.

And, if it makes you feel better, when I joined up, my calorie allotment was supposed to be 1287, which confused me. I'm 5'9" tall. I was so freaking hungry those two days until I looked at my settings, and I came to realize that my diary somehow thought my goal was to get down to 87 pounds...Umm, not so much. Different people will tell you different things, but depending on your activity outside of exercise (i.e. work, school, cleaning, shopping, etc.), your body chemistry, and your genetics, you'll get a million and one answers.

My answer: if you're starving after a workout, eat something! try to eat protein and a little sugar to regain the energy you've lost (I usually have a green smoothie. They're delicious if you've got the right recipes). Just do what's right for you. Hope that helps!

MFP needs to know both your calories in and out in order to customize its feedback to you. I've set up MFP so it can accept both positive and negative adjustments from my bodymedia fit. That way MFP knows when I've been moving without me having to enter the specific activity I've done. I'm unfamiliar with FITBIT, but it may have an app that does somethings similar.

I have MFP set so that I can lose 2lbs a week or a 1000 calorie a day deficit.

Here's what my numbers for yesterday looked like...yours will be different. But maybe you can use them as a guideline/corollary.

Calories in 2,009
Your Daily Goal 2,591
Remaining 582

Here's the translation...
I burned 3436
I ate 2009
For a difference of 1428
Meaning I could eat another 428 calories in order to meet my 1000 calorie deficit.

I'm not sure why it thought I could have another 582...something off in how the two apps work together I guess.

So the numbers you are looking to know are Total you Burned. Total you ate. The difference will be your deficit (or if you overeat) your surplus.

Does that help?

How do you burn 2200 a day walking 10,000 steps.... Check you settings something's wrong.... Someone may know better than me as I really don't wear. My fitbit all day but I'm sure it's goes of BMR plus cals burned.....if that is case eat 2200 enjoy, of u don't lose then drop it bacl

The 2200 is her TDEE. The 2200 includes all calories burned during a 24 hour period including those burned when sedentary.

OP, if you are using the calorie goal that MFP set up for you, you should be eating back about 50-75% of your exercise calories. The method that MFP uses already has a deficit built in so if someone were to not exercise they still would be able to lose weight.

The ones who normally do not eat back their exercise calories are usually the ones who have used the TDEE - % method to calculate their calories. The exercise calories are already factored into that goal.

I use Fitbit and MFP together. They are always different in how they calculate calorie burn.

With MFP it as follows:
Calories Eaten less Calories Burned equals Plus or Minus for the day.

With Fitbit
What rate you choose for your weight loss determines if you are plus or minus for the day.

For example, when I signed up with Fitbit it was recommended that I have a deficit of 750 calories per day. If I have more than 750 calorie difference between eat and burn I am OVER, if I have less than 750 calorie difference between eat and burn I am UNDER. On those very same days but MFP has an plus of whatever my actual burn difference is in a day.

A little confusing to try to match the two programs since they measure in different ways. Let me know if this information doesn't help..

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