MFP CALORIES ON CARDIO

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Hoshneer
Hoshneer Posts: 18 Member
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So I have a question. Why is the amount of calories that MFP counts on a elliptical machine so high compared to the machine itself? Is it because MFP accounts for the bump in my metabolism?

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  • moto450
    moto450 Posts: 334 Member
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    I wouldn't trust the numbers that come up on your elliptical or in MFP. I would assume only 50 to 75 percent of what MFP States. my elliptical is exactly the opposite. It shows an incredibly high amount of calories burned and MyFitnessPal shows considerably less. I'm not sure how they come up with the numbers, but if you're eating back your calories I definitely would not eat back all of them.
  • Christi102012
    Christi102012 Posts: 87 Member
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    I use whichever is the lower number and only eat back about half the calories.

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