Can it be done?

ilse72 · February 2021

When I exercise, my food diary automatically increases my daily calorie goals, carb goals, etc. I want them to stay what I have them set at! Is there anyway to turn that off?

kshama2001 · February 2021

If you use MFP to set your calorie goal, exercise, but don't eat back any exercise calories, you are not using MFP the way it was designed.

https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

Unlike other sites which use TDEE calculators, MFP uses the NEAT method (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis), and as such this system is designed for exercise calories to be eaten back. However, many consider the burns given by MFP to be inflated for them and only eat a percentage, such as 50%, back. Others, however, are able to lose weight while eating 100% of their exercise calories.

Whatsthemotive · February 2021

If you have the premium plan, it can be done. Go to premium features and you will find the option to turn off the automatic adjustment for exercise. I’m not commenting on whether it should be done, just noting that it can be done.

cmriverside · February 2021

While I agree with kshama2001 and I always ate 100% of my exercise calories and still do - that's because I use Myfitnesspal the way it was designed. I didn't know any better and it worked nearly exactly for me when I was losing.

I'm now 80 pounds lighter and 13 years later I still log food, use MFP like it's designed and still eat all the exercise calories.

Some people use the TDEE method. That's not how MFP works, see that link above.

With that said, if you don't want it to give you extra calories (on the Free version) just don't log exercise in the Exercise tab. Create your own "New Measurement" on the check-in page.

ninerbuff · February 2021

cmriverside wrote: »

While I agree with kshama2001 and I always ate 100% of my exercise calories and still do - that's because I use Myfitnesspal the way it was designed. I didn't know any better and it worked nearly exactly for me when I was losing.

I'm now 80 pounds lighter and 13 years later I still log food, use MFP like it's designed and still eat all the exercise calories.

Some people use the TDEE method. That's not how MFP works, see that link above.

With that said, if you don't want it to give you extra calories (on the Free version) just don't log exercise in the Exercise tab. Create your own "New Measurement" on the check-in page.

13 years. So cool. People ask me all the time if I'm going to count calories for life. And I tell them "it's part of my life". I look and feel healthy because I do the necessary things to achieve that. And counting calories is a direct factor. Of course the regular response is "oh I couldn't do that". Lol, my response back is "There is no can't. It's will not or refuse."

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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

ilse72 · February 2021

I was a size 4 all my life...until I hit my 40s....when I blew up to a size 20! Many years ago, I lost 78 pounds and became a size 0. I maintained that weight until 3 years ago when my husband was diagnosed as terminal. With the stress, lots of hospital food, food on the run, etc., I put some of the weight back on and now want to lose it again. I am extremely carb sensitive and can't lose at all if I exceed 20 net carbs...and even then, I am an extremely slow loser...which is why I want to lock the goal in. I can't afford to add in the extra carbs...not worried about the adjustment of the other values...just the carbs. It's bad enough I can't get the settings changed to just show net carbs so have to subtract all the fiber and alcohol sugars each day.

P.S. I don't chart my exercise. I will be 70 this year and get most of my exercise walking and watching a baby, a toddler and a kindergartner. My fitbit is what tracks the exercise I get in my normal day and sends it to MFP.

Can it be done?

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