Calories that the app tells me, suspect is not correct!!!

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  • irenehb
    irenehb Posts: 236 Member
    If you want MFP to give you the TDEE amount you will need to enter it manually.
    you could use scooby calculator to work this out and adjust as required after a couple of weeks.
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
  • bioklutz
    bioklutz Posts: 1,365 Member
    Real life results trump any calculator. If you are losing weight defiantly up your calories.

    Is that picture you? You have fantastic arms! It is hard to tell from the picture but you may have a lower body fat % which on top of your job will also call for more calories.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Try putting your numbers into Scooby to get an idea for your TDEE. It'll show what goes into the calculations. MFP burns for exercise calories are notoriously high. Most people recommend you only eating back half what MFP estimates you burned during exercise.
  • karenstay1
    karenstay1 Posts: 25 Member
    bioklutz wrote: »
    Real life results trump any calculator. If you are losing weight defiantly up your calories.

    Is that picture you? You have fantastic arms! It is hard to tell from the picture but you may have a lower body fat % which on top of your job will also call for more calories.

    no I am staying at a steady 8 stone and am happy with that. yes the photo is me taken a couple of months ago, yes the upper body has to be strong and after 14 years of gardening I guess the muscles develop quite well!!!
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited November 2015
    karenstay1 wrote: »
    My burn in my daily activity is very high!!!

    Just take the 1880 cals and eat back all exercise cals. I'm active at 5ft 2 and my TDEE is 2300. Try the Scooby calculator as already been mentioned. That will give you a better idea of your actual TDEE. That figure will include all exercise so you would eat to that number to maintain.

    It takes a bit of trial and error finding TDEE.

    I think it's a shame you only take 1 week holiday in the year though :/ I love having 6 weeks...
  • karenstay1
    karenstay1 Posts: 25 Member
    Well you are very fortunate in having 6 weeks a year, when you are self employed and have a mortgage and if you don't work you don't get paid then 6 weeks Un paid holiday simply won't pay the mortgage!!
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    karenstay1 wrote: »
    Well you are very fortunate in having 6 weeks a year, when you are self employed and have a mortgage and if you don't work you don't get paid then 6 weeks Un paid holiday simply won't pay the mortgage!!

    ahh you are right, having bills means working more/taking less hols is a needs must...one of the drawbacks to being self employed unfortunately :/ and my 6 weeks are paid by the firm I work to, so I'm just one of the lucky ones I guess.

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