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does this setting sound right ?

staceyb_2003
staceyb_2003 Posts: 396 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I;m on sedentary i've just upped my exercise goal but now my settings are reading this does it sound right i've gone from 1200 net a day to 3600 just by upping my exercise 40mins a day as i was finding an hour of my exercise is walking to drop my daughter at school 3600 just seems a big jump from 1200 on sedentary i'm female aged 29 5'1 inch my usual estimated cals per day are 1890 total before deficit


NUTRITIONAL GOALS TARGET
Net Calories Consumed* / Day 3,600 Calories / Day
Carbs / Day 495 g
Fat / Day 120 g
Protein / Day 135 g
*Net calories consumed = total calories consumed - exercise calories burned. So the more you exercise, the more you can eat!
FITNESS GOALS TARGET
Calories Burned / Week 3,440 Calories / Week
Workouts / Weekends 5 workouts
Minutes / Workout 100 minutes
If you follow this plan...
Your projected weigh loss is: 2.0 lbs/week
You should lose 10.0 lbs. by February 18

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  • staceyb_2003
    staceyb_2003 Posts: 396 Member
    just done this one for 60mins 70 days a week and got this

    NUTRITIONAL GOALS TARGET
    Net Calories Consumed* / Day 3,600 Calories / Day
    Carbs / Day 495 g
    Fat / Day 120 g
    Protein / Day 135 g
    *Net calories consumed = total calories consumed - exercise calories burned. So the more you exercise, the more you can eat!
    FITNESS GOALS TARGET
    Calories Burned / Week 2,890 Calories / Week
    Workouts / Weekends 7 workouts
    Minutes / Workout 60 minutes

    sounds pretty high can someone more experienced do the math for me to see if its right ?
  • christinemorgester
    christinemorgester Posts: 15
    No, that doesn't sound right at all! Not sure why it would tell you that...but don't eat 3600 calories! :) Until you get it figured out, I would suggest maybe sticking with the 1200 plus maybe eating back the calories (or part of) that you burn.

    Hopefully this helps at least a tiny bit! Good luck!
    Christine
  • staceyb_2003
    staceyb_2003 Posts: 396 Member
    i think its stuck or has a fault cos i set it to 0 workout and its saying i should still eat 3600 maybe i should refer it to tech support
  • staceyb_2003
    staceyb_2003 Posts: 396 Member
    could someone alter their goal and see if the same thing happens
  • ouryear002
    ouryear002 Posts: 325 Member
    The workouts you "commit" to in your settings do not change the calories you need. That is why exercise calories are added back in daily. It soulds like a tech problem.
  • ouryear002
    ouryear002 Posts: 325 Member
    could someone alter their goal and see if the same thing happens

    Just played around with my weight loss/week goal and exercise goal and it was fine. I think you have a glitch!
  • agartin
    agartin Posts: 274 Member
    Are you using the database or a HRM to track calories burned? I don't use the database because they are always wrong and too high of guesstimates.. I ordered a cheap HRM and calorie counter for that purpose.

    O, hnevins I misunderstood. Not much I can do to try and see if I get the same problem, I'm on my phone sorry!
  • sd59940
    sd59940 Posts: 27
    Hey Stacey! Hopefully this post will answer your questions. It’s lengthy, but it answered a lot of my questions on extra calories.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    She isn't asking about exercise calories and if to eat them. It looks like there is a glitch where it is saying her calorie goal before exercise is 3600.

    Make sure you put it as loss per week not gain. If that doesn't fix it I would check with Mike.
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Maybe go back and re enter what you changed, maybe you transposed numbers or something silly like that? Close the browser between entries though to make sure it "takes".
  • staceyb_2003
    staceyb_2003 Posts: 396 Member
    thanks guys gonna try now see if i can get it back to how it was now i've been away an hour or so
  • staceyb_2003
    staceyb_2003 Posts: 396 Member
    yay all sorted back to normal must of been a glitch
  • polo571
    polo571 Posts: 708 Member
    I ran your measurements and I have a link you should look at http://nutritiondata.self.com/tools/calories-burned
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