April 5
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yes for 3
0/3 pass days3 -
Yes x3. I don’t eat back exercise calories these days since I’ve been sticking to low impact workouts or weight lifting and those don’t burn much. I used to eat a portion back when I worked out more intensely and likely will again if workouts pick up.6
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 81 minutes walking
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? No
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Pass days used - 5
I eat back my exercise calories as my levels and intensity can vary so I like to ensure I'm fueled for the day's specific activities. It has worked well for me - I really enjoy exercise but it also keeps me motivated to move and since my base calories are built on me being sedentary it allows me to adapt my food around the day's circumstances.6 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Zoo + IKEA = 1 hour of walking
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Nope
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Pass day 2/3 used
I eat up my exercise calories but I really don’t like doing that (unless I feel I physically need it), as it defeats the purpose. I’m going to try and change my settings on this app. I find lately, that if I don’t prepare a healthy snack and/or skip a mealtime, that I’m grossly overeating! Lesson learned, more than once! I’m so thankful for this accountability group.5 -
Tuesday
Exercise: Yes - peloton bike 60 minutes
Tracked all: Yes
Calories under: Yes
(4/3 pass days used)
I joined this group April 5th, and I am counting April 1-4 as pass days.4 -
Food On Plan: no
Exercise: yes, 70 minute hike
Food journal: yes5 -
Tuesday April 5
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70 minutes walking; 7.7km; 11,500+ steps
I have my activity level set to lightly active and do allow myself to eat some of my exercise calories on the days I have a higher burn (and when want to have some — sometimes I don’t). This has worked for me so far.4 -
05/04/2022
Exercise – yes.
Tracking – yes
Calories – yes
No pass days yet.
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Congratulations on three yeses:
@jjjcat, @Caramel_Apple,
@Cowphilosopher – that sounds like an interesting plan - let us know how it works out
@victorious55, @TerriRichardson112, @Marilynsretired,
@eokoro, @stella7x7, @kodakslim, ideas2,
@GrandmaJackie, @Jana_2020, @snowshoe072,
@Jan1936, @makattack220, @tahm42
@loopydo2017, @Sumner100Christ_follower,
@jamcnewman,
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Coming here and reporting regardless, Champions in the making!
@Winner_in_Life,
@jmu1965 – look after yourself
@ashleycarole86,
@strength3335 – eating your exercise calories is the “MFP way”, but it does depend on your activity setting. I found it quite difficult to identify my activity. Keep experimenting, you will get there.
@Lynn_W
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4/5
Exercise: 150 minutes
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days used: 05 -
Sumner100Christ_follower wrote: »Tuesday
Exercise: Yes - peloton bike 60 minutes
Tracked all: Yes
Calories under: Yes
(4/3 pass days used)
I joined this group April 5th, and I am counting April 1-4 as pass days.
WELCOME @Sumner100Christ_follower !! You don't have to count those days as pass days, since you had not joined yet. I like your username!! Great job on the Peloton bike!!0 -
3 checks for 5 April. 0 pass days used so far.5
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~💐~ 4 / 5 /2022~~ Waving Hi ~~ 🙋🏼 ~~ April BLESSings Everyone ~💖~
Exercise for at least 20 minutes .................................... ✅ ... 210+ min.
Stay within my calorie budget for the day ...................... ✅ ... I am
Keep track of everything I ate and drank ....................... ✅ .... I did
STEPS......... 26,730 +.......... 180 = walking ......... 30 Cleaning...
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💖 Wishing EVERYONE all the BEST & Much Success In March 🏆 We Got This 🏆
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- 12,000+ steps
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April 5:
✅✅✅ exercise was 20 mins walking inside the building at work. It rained all.day.long today.
@lesdarts180 Lesley, great opener!! Thank you!
For the most part, I usually do not eat back my exercise calories, in fact, for awhile I had the link turned off so that it wouldn’t add the exercise calories back into my (eating) calories for the day. It’s helpful for me, or my monkey brain looks at that number and says “Oh Lookie!! I still have more calories to use – I can eat MORE!! Lol. As others have said, if/when I do harder workouts (or #icecreamwalks ), then I will sometimes eat back a portion of those calories!4 -
Yes x3 bub had been sick and awake for 3 nights hvent went for my run or did weights for last 2 days. I'll get back into it tomz hopefully. I'll catch up on posts tomz4
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More successful reports:
@MadisonMolly2017, @calvin20874,
@SummerSkier, @DebyS137,
@Maggie_MJ, @Mrs_Hoffer,
@donna25trinity – hope that little one is better soon!
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April 5 report: ❌✅❌ (exercise - 10 mins arm exercises and ... not much else. Mind and body are (still) convinced that I am working 1:30 - 9:30 pm / eating supper ~ 11:30 pm ... / all food tracked / only ~20 over on the cals today, (if the setting allowed my fitbit to throw up a "negative adjustment" between what I logged/ate and truly burned.... the difference would have been higher)
Monthly report: ❌❌✅✅❌
What I have been doing re exercise calorie count for the past several months is ... let the Fitbit figure it out. It is synced with MFP, and is in my pocket from the moment I get up&dressed until bedtime. I log "1 minute walking" to cover all variations of exergame / walking out of doors etc, and credit myself with only 1 cal / minute for non-step-based things like arm or abs exercise video sessions.
The fitbit ONLY throws "activity credits" onto my MFP Exercise Log if there is sufficient gap between what I logged as eaten, and what the fitbit logs as "total calories burned so far (including breathing" so what it posts is kindalike the idea of the TDEE or BMR of that day. I am set for as low a "goal loss per week" rate as I can figure out how to make the two register, but Lightly Active (based on my USUAL Daily Steps average)
Whether I eat any of the "fitbit activity-credits" depends on mood / time left in the day / how much was "earned". I don't usually mind leaving ~ 100 cals "in the pot" so to speak, but also use this as a check that I am getting ENOUGH fuel.
And "right up to the activity-credit threshold" (especially on rare special-occasion days with a calorific dessert - but extra exergame burn earlier in the day) still counts as "not needing a pass".
Since getting back from UK .... my 3-day step total so far is less than my normal one-day average for the past few months. With fewer flights of stairs - more compact house-plan - much flatter terrain. 😔2