Exercise calories

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sasharosco
sasharosco Posts: 1 Member
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I have my Fitbit synced to my Fitness Pal account so I'm receiving exercise calories. Can I eat those in addition to my daily goal and stlll lose weight?

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  • GauchoMark
    GauchoMark Posts: 1,804 Member
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    if you are following MFP, you eat until your "calories remaining" is zero. Just turn on negative adjustments in the settings.

    However, due to estimating inaccuracy for both exercise and food, a lot of people only eat back a portion. You just have to try it for a few weeks and see what works for you.
  • SamMarriottPT
    SamMarriottPT Posts: 33 Member
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    This is something I had to go through with one of my clients. Personally I would turn the calorie adjustment function off as in my opinion it can be quite distracting. Eating different amount of calories every single day will become a nightmare in terms of meal planning and consistency. Instead what you should do, is take your FitBit data from a 7 day period and look at your average daily calorie burn. this will be a reflection of where your metabolism is currently standing when taking into consideration the amount you train, and other activities. Use your daily average calorie burn number and deduct about 300-500kcal to give you your ideal calorie intake for weight loss :)

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