Log your workout?

amandabky
amandabky Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I’m really wanting to see the scale move. Do I log my workout? It adds so many calories to eat...I’m thinking I need to keep at 1500 even with my hour workout. So should I not add it to my diary?
Thanks!

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,900 Member
    It's up to you.

    I always did, lost weight right on track. That's the way this site is supposed to be used.

    Here:

    How Myfitnesspal calculates my calorie goal
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,805 Member
    Depends on the workout. But, if you do sustained cardio for any appreciable time, you should add some calories.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,808 Member
    You are describing how this program is intended to work (and it does work if done properly) but.....

    What is a "workout"?
    What are "so many calories"?
    How are you estimating those calories?
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    It is the way this tool is designed. That said, there is a very good chance that your calorie burn from your workout is inflated...often by a lot. I would check whatever burn your getting from the database to other sources...some people just arbitrarily cut it in half, but if you're willing to take the time you can usually dial it in fairly well.
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    When I was losing, I logged my workouts and ate back a portion of my running calories. I never ate back lifting calories because they're so minimal...to me, they accounted for any discrepancies in logging for the week.
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