Net calories is a total of 186?
richelwilson
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Hi, I was wondering if it is healthy that my net calories are in the 186? Or in the minus symbols? I am still new to this so...
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make your diary public so we can see.
its quite likely if you had a workout before eating, or hadnt eaten much.
mine will show a negative until lunch, since i workout in the morning and dont typically eat breakfast.3 -
No. Not in the least is that healthy.
Can you do a screen capture of what you are looking at?1 -
During the day, or at the end of the day? Current weight and height, approximate age, goal weight, rate of loss selected, average amount of exercise calories, where are they coming from (logged activity, connected device, other apps)? How's that for a couple of questions to get us all started?
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Activity trackers are very inaccurate. If you are only losing 1lbs a week there shouldn’t be a concern.11
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Also, get a food scale to make sure your intake is accurate.5
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richelwilson wrote: »Hi, I was wondering if it is healthy that my net calories are in the 186? Or in the minus symbols? I am still new to this so...
If this is at the end of the day, then no...it's not healthy. It's essentially the same thing as only eating 186 calories.1 -
Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.24
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jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.7 -
No, that is not healthy. The good news, though, is that means that you get to eat more!2
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you need to learn the accuracy of your exercise logging before you can decide whats bad on net calories.
According to my net calories I should be loosing 1kg a week .... I am maintaining
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jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.14 -
MFP already has the calorie deficit accounted for. You eat you your goal and there will be a deficit from your calories burned.3
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jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-2 -
jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-
Again. My fit bit is overestimating my calorie burn by a lot. I have it set on active and have my goal set to what I want to lose. Fitbit picks up too much movement I guess. In fact the other day it said that I burned 100 calories from mowing the grass riding mower. It thought that I was riding a bike. So again if I ate back all my calories I would at best maintain at worst gain.7 -
There is a big difference between not eating back all your exercise calories and having a net of 186. You've asked, it's been answered, you don't like that answer. Why ask?5
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jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-
Again. My fit bit is overestimating my calorie burn by a lot. I have it set on active and have my goal set to what I want to lose. Fitbit picks up too much movement I guess. In fact the other day it said that I burned 100 calories from mowing the grass riding mower. It thought that I was riding a bike. So again if I ate back all my calories I would at best maintain at worst gain.
Fitbit can be inaccurately gauging your total daily expenditure yes. Create a thread for this, you can get some advice of your own without derailing OP's.6 -
jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-
Again. My fit bit is overestimating my calorie burn by a lot. I have it set on active and have my goal set to what I want to lose. Fitbit picks up too much movement I guess. In fact the other day it said that I burned 100 calories from mowing the grass riding mower. It thought that I was riding a bike. So again if I ate back all my calories I would at best maintain at worst gain.
Fitbit can be inaccurately gauging your total daily expenditure yes. Create a thread for this, you can get some advice of your own without derailing OP's.
I don't need a thread for this.15 -
jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
I have the same issue. My Fitbit overestimates my movement at work. My "net" calories for maintenance with my Fitbit adjustment is 1000. But my actual eaten is around 1600.0 -
jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-
Again. My fit bit is overestimating my calorie burn by a lot.jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-
Again. My fit bit is overestimating my calorie burn by a lot. I have it set on active and have my goal set to what I want to lose. Fitbit picks up too much movement I guess. In fact the other day it said that I burned 100 calories from mowing the grass riding mower. It thought that I was riding a bike. So again if I ate back all my calories I would at best maintain at worst gain.
Fitbit can be inaccurately gauging your total daily expenditurejefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
I have the same issue. My Fitbit overestimates my movement at work.
This thread seems to have turned into "3 Reasons to NOT use a FitBit"!5 -
jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-
Again. My fit bit is overestimating my calorie burn by a lot.jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-
Again. My fit bit is overestimating my calorie burn by a lot. I have it set on active and have my goal set to what I want to lose. Fitbit picks up too much movement I guess. In fact the other day it said that I burned 100 calories from mowing the grass riding mower. It thought that I was riding a bike. So again if I ate back all my calories I would at best maintain at worst gain.
Fitbit can be inaccurately gauging your total daily expenditurejefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
I have the same issue. My Fitbit overestimates my movement at work.
This thread seems to have turned into "3 Reasons to NOT use a FitBit"!
Well, my Fitibit is pretty much spot on with its estimates. Go figure8 -
jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-
Again. My fit bit is overestimating my calorie burn by a lot.jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »jefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
Explain to me why it's wrong. At the end of the week myfitnesspal says that I should have ate 4200 more calories than what I actually did. If 3500 calories is a lb that's a gain.
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/410332-how-does-myfitnesspal-calculate-my-initial-goals-
Again. My fit bit is overestimating my calorie burn by a lot. I have it set on active and have my goal set to what I want to lose. Fitbit picks up too much movement I guess. In fact the other day it said that I burned 100 calories from mowing the grass riding mower. It thought that I was riding a bike. So again if I ate back all my calories I would at best maintain at worst gain.
Fitbit can be inaccurately gauging your total daily expenditurejefamer2017 wrote: »Mine is always low. If I ate back all my calories I'd be gaining weight instead of losing. Of course mine is never that low. Mine averages about 900 to 1000 net. My fit bit is way overestimating activity.
So much wrong.
I have the same issue. My Fitbit overestimates my movement at work.
This thread seems to have turned into "3 Reasons to NOT use a FitBit"!
Well, my Fitibit is pretty much spot on with its estimates. Go figure
Mine too.
Which is why I'll add to the pushback on the "your exercise cals are probably overestimated anyway" responses. We don't even know if OP is logging exercise.
Unfortunately she hasn't come back and posted the answers we need, so maybe it doesn't matter.7 -
Well....2 Fitbit models and a good 38 months of less than 4% divergence argue against an automatic assumption of 1000s of Calories off.0
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