Help! How do I know how many steps MFP gives me credit for?

dhnorton
dhnorton Posts: 37 Member
edited November 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Does MFP give "credit" for so much walking exercise or steps a day based on my profile and calculates how many calories i can have based on that? How do I know if I need to add additional distance or steps? I have an apple watch but it looks like that is no longer supportable by MFP so I can't synch anything. For example: does MFP give me credit for 5k steps daily? then if I do 10k I have to add those 5k somewhere ??

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  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    Apple watch SHOULD sync. Are you sure you have set it up correctly? Search these forums for trouble shooting. I don't have an Apple watch but know a LOT of people here do.
  • dhnorton
    dhnorton Posts: 37 Member
    aeloine wrote: »
    Apple watch SHOULD sync. Are you sure you have set it up correctly? Search these forums for trouble shooting. I don't have an Apple watch but know a LOT of people here do.

    I've searched & searched but the help section says effective August they don't support it. At least that's how I read it. I'll keep looking, thanks. It was working last year but it doesn't seem to be working anymore - or maybe I'm not walking enough
  • dhnorton
    dhnorton Posts: 37 Member
    ooh! I just made it work. the part in the health section of the watch didn't have the sources turned on. yay! now it looks like I'm not eating enough. hmmm
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    I just searched and they definitely support it.

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/questions/16759423-apple-activity-app-apple-watch
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    edited January 2018
    Oh yay! Glad you figured it out!

    As far as eating, shoot for 25%-50% of your exercise calories. Watches are notorious for overestimating calories burned.
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