Apple Watch

CeriADavies
CeriADavies Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I’ve recently got myself an Apple Watch. I’m trying to work on a calorie deficit do I use the active or total calories from my watch ?? Many thanks

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  • CeriADavies
    CeriADavies Posts: 3 Member
    Brill that’s great 👍🏻 I’m way under
  • CeriADavies
    CeriADavies Posts: 3 Member
    Good shout !
  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
    I only use “active”.

    “Total” includes the calories that you would have burned for that same period of time just by being alive.

    However MFP already allocates you those calories (the ones for just being alive during that period) so if you take “total” as your figure then you are double logging those calories. Over time that’s going to add up and affect your weight loss.

    Just use “active” calories. Those are the additional calories that you’ve burned solely through exercise and that aren’t already accounted for on your MFP total.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    After you have some solid data (like 30+ days) go into Apple health kit and add you average resting and active calories. That will be your TDEE. Take your deficit from that # and manually set your calories goal in MFP.
    Ex: 1500 resting + 500 active -250 = 1750
  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
    GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »
    I only use “active”.

    “Total” includes the calories that you would have burned for that same period of time just by being alive.

    However MFP already allocates you those calories (the ones for just being alive during that period) so if you take “total” as your figure then you are double logging those calories. Over time that’s going to add up and affect your weight loss.

    Just use “active” calories. Those are the additional calories that you’ve burned solely through exercise and that aren’t already accounted for on your MFP total.

    That's not accurate, actually. "Active" calories on the watch are calories expended while you are up and moving around, whether you are going for a run or just walking to the mailbox. I usually accrue a few hundred just doing housework. If you also exercise, those calories will be included in the "active" total.

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