Help with app calorie counts?

KateBoss7521
KateBoss7521 Posts: 14 Member
edited November 24 in Getting Started
Hey there! I’ve been using MFP since November so I’m used to logging and what not. Recently I’ve started exercising at the gym. When I log my exercise though, the app doesn’t add any more burned calories from steps/general activity during the rest of the day. Can anyone explain why that is?

Thanks in advance!

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  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    Are you using a fitbit or similar device? It may be that MFP exercise selections tend to give pretty high calorie amount, so you device isnt adding anything else for the day since your MFP adjusted goal is already high enough.
  • KateBoss7521
    KateBoss7521 Posts: 14 Member
    I am just manually adding exercise in the MFP diary, but it wipes out the naturally tracked step calories.

    For example— today, the app had tracked around 8,000 steps at my day job and it showed around 50 calories or so burned from that general daytime activity.

    Then tonight, I went to the gym and did an hour of walking on the treadmill. I went into my diary and logged the time of the exercise and the 250 calories it burned, but now the 50 from earlier have disappeared and it only shows a daily calorie expenditure of 250 calories.
  • zugmeister
    zugmeister Posts: 23 Member
    I've found the calorie tracking is better to be used as an overall guide rather than an absolute measurement. Reality is what counts, so don't stress if you don't get credit on the tracker. Your body (reality) is what matters and will reflect your exercise.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    KateBoss7521 wrote: »
    I am just manually adding exercise in the MFP diary, but it wipes out the naturally tracked step calories.

    For example— today, the app had tracked around 8,000 steps at my day job and it showed around 50 calories or so burned from that general daytime activity.

    Then tonight, I went to the gym and did an hour of walking on the treadmill. I went into my diary and logged the time of the exercise and the 250 calories it burned, but now the 50 from earlier have disappeared and it only shows a daily calorie expenditure of 250 calories.

    What are you using to track your steps?
  • KateBoss7521
    KateBoss7521 Posts: 14 Member
    MFP pulls the step data from my iPhone.

    And thank you, I know my “real life” health and fitness is what truly matters. This has just been bugging me because I don’t understand why it’s tracking things the way it is. You’re right though, I will remind myself not to get hung up on the numbers :)
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