Pedometer calorie counter

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WolfieCougar
WolfieCougar Posts: 79 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
hi,

I have a pedometer that counts calories as you walk after you tell it how much you weigh. This morning I walked about 3mph for 30 minutes. MPF says I would have burned 120 something but my pedometer said 182 calories. I logged the pedometer. Was that the right choice?

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  • idiocracy
    idiocracy Posts: 275 Member
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    i would have logged in the lower number.
  • LillyMosley
    LillyMosley Posts: 166
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    I always feel uneasy that MFP is overly generous on how many calories it gives you, but maybe not?
  • prettyash76
    prettyash76 Posts: 117
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    Bump
  • Nurse_krissy
    Nurse_krissy Posts: 102 Member
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    Go with MFP. Pedometers (especially the cheaper ones) are notorious for being inaccurate. MFP has your age and weight factored into the calculation. So unless you have a super-high-tech pedometer, it's just using a generic calculator.
  • Janelle31
    Janelle31 Posts: 23 Member
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    I probably would have logged in the lower number, simply because if I actually burned the fewer number of calories it will be a bonus. I'd rather burn more than I think I did and eat based on the lower calorie count, than the opposite.

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