Calorie Zig Zagging

AggieCass09
AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I just started this last week and have had great success so far. Just thought I would share: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AggieCass09/view/my-positive-experience-with-calorie-zig-zagging-98777

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  • jenbk2
    jenbk2 Posts: 614 Member
    So the calories it shows- those are including exercise calories ? You don't eat back right?
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    The calories the site gives you under the fat loss column are TOTAL calories...what you eat.

    MFP give you NET calories (Food Eaten - Exercise calories)

    Yes you must eat back your exercise calories! So you will eat to the TOTAL that is suggested on freedieting.com because it already accounts for exercise but on MFP it will register as NET (green +/ red - numbers)

    does that answer your question?
  • dlaplume2
    dlaplume2 Posts: 1,658 Member
    I don't understand how you had negative calories on a day you do not exercise.
  • Aetarac
    Aetarac Posts: 135 Member
    Nice, i might have to start looking into this down to last 10-15 i need to lose. But i need to get more planed on eating and exercise first. Bookmarked for sure for later reference. Keep us updated.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    I don't understand how you had negative calories on a day you do not exercise.

    I just clarified this on the blog....the number itself wasn't negative, but rather MFP showed it as -256 calories (in red on Food tab) over my MFP net allotment of 1370 a day.

    sorry for the confusion.
  • craftylatvian
    craftylatvian Posts: 599 Member
    Tagging for later. I still don't understand and have read many posts on zig-zagging but I think if I take the time to figure it out it will make sense.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    Tagging for later. I still don't understand and have read many posts on zig-zagging but I think if I take the time to figure it out it will make sense.

    Message me if you are confused and I can use numbers specific to you. its not too complicated but its tough to explain in text sometimes.
  • bwyne03
    bwyne03 Posts: 137 Member
    bump
  • LaraeTX
    LaraeTX Posts: 674 Member
    bumping, gonna give this a try since I've been on a plateau for months
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    I've been sending my spreadsheet out to those with questions. Message me with the following:

    age, height, weight, gender

    days you work out each week AND approximate calories burned each time

    the daily calories MFP gives you

    I'll send you the calories you should eat each day under this plan AND how it will show up on MFP. The numbers the site I referenced provide are the calories you should EAT and don't depend on exercise. However, when you use MFP the total you eat has the calories you burn subtracted from it to give you a green or red "calories remaining" number on your food tab.

    Its really not confusing once I have your specific info!
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    Bump
  • NitaCB
    NitaCB Posts: 532 Member
    So basically once you've worked out your numbers on that site, and worked it in right with the days you exercise, you just focus on the total food amount instead of looking at the net number correct? We ignore the 'net calories' part and all the stuff about eating back your exercise calories because that's already been factored into your calculated totals right? And you can rearrange the days according to when you do more or less exercise, as long as there's still plenty of variation between the days I presume.

    Thanks!
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