Help! i have a question about how it caculates on here??

blessed_mom
blessed_mom Posts: 21 Member
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I noticed that when i exercise, it adds back calories for me. How do i keep it from adding them back? i don't wont it to calculate calories back for me........ i just want a cut and dry , i don't wont to add calories back from exercise. Is it possible to fix this or is this just part of the program????????

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  • my_2_cents
    my_2_cents Posts: 109 Member
    Stop logging your exercise, or if its getting it directly from a fitness tracker, then unlink your accounts.

    You can look in the settings for MFP, but I think it only has a setting to not allow positive calories, not negative.
  • mimieon
    mimieon Posts: 182 Member
    It subtracts those calories because you are supposed to eat your exercise calories back, because else you may create too large a caloric deficit.

    If you like to keep it more simple and just eat a fixed number of calories everyday, you may like the 'TDEE method'.

    More info here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

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