Question about MFP calculations

Jasp03
Jasp03 Posts: 54 Member
edited November 24 in Getting Started
Hey guys, just came across something on MFP and it got me wondering...

If you go to the Exercise tab --> Exercise Diary, it shows a Week Total / Week Goal.

What I am wondering is if MFP takes that weekly goal into consideration when calculating how much calories an individual needs to consume, in order to lose the 2lbs a week. I've changed this setting a few times to see if I can answer my own question and my answer would be: no, it doesn't. But, I just wanted to double check.

For example...

Person A: This person works out 6 days a week for 60 minutes a day. They should be burning 2,910 calories a week through exercise, as per MFP.

Person B: This person doesn't work out. They'll be burning an extra 0 calories a week through exec size, as per MFP.

So in this case, would MFP say that Person B should be eating less calories a week than Person A, so lose the same 1lbs per week?

Again, I don't see MFP doing that in the results I see, just wanted to double check.

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  • oat_bran
    oat_bran Posts: 370 Member
    I think it depends on the activity level they've set their dairy to, basically their NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis), because MFP only counts the intentional exercise that you log. So if the person who exercises 6 times a week has set their diary to sedentary/not very active because they are not very active outside their exercise and the person B has set their diary to extremely active (because, for example, they have a very active physical job) the both persons might actually get the same amount of calories to eat daily. I mean, I'm assuming you mean both of these people are the same BMI, bf%, age and other factors affecting your TDEE.
  • yorkyboy72
    yorkyboy72 Posts: 13 Member
    I think that is just a goal you set. It won't change the daily/weekly calorie targets based on this. That is purely based on taking off x number of calories from your basal metabolic rate that is calculated from the questions you answer such as height, weight, activity level.
  • Jasp03
    Jasp03 Posts: 54 Member
    Gotcha. @oat_bran, I didn't even think to factor in the activity level in what I was wondering here, so that makes more sense. Because I have a desk job, outside of my exercising, I put a sedentary level, so I was basing my example off of that. That helps though, thanks!
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    edited January 2018
    MFP sets you up to lose weight without exercise. If person A and person B have the exact same stats (age, height, weight, sex, activity level, rate of loss chosen) they will be given the same exact goal. But person A will still eat more than person B when you account for those exercise calories.
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