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Calorie calculator

dtownhustl3r
dtownhustl3r Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
How accurate are they ?

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Are you talking about the one on this website? There are all kinds of calorie calculators -- some are more accurate than others.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    They provide for a reasonably good starting point...you have to make adjustments per your actual results.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    if you're asking about the one here on MFP, its pretty accurate if you know how to log (weigh) correctly and select the correct foods
  • tonyjnav
    tonyjnav Posts: 16 Member
    follow the calculator for a week, and depending if you gain/lose/maintain adjust from there. Adjusting yourself will always be the best option. I followed the 2500 calorie goal for a week and ended up losing 3 pounds a week and had to bump up to 3500 calories, i dont know why it was so off
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Probably more accurate than most people's logging. :)

    Do remember that myfitnesspal's calorie calculator works differently to most other calculators as regards how to account for exercise.
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