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  • WinoGelato, I am on the go every day outside of work and gym when I include household stuff, food shopping, cleaning, walking etc..... I had my fitBit synced to MFP. It was adding calories that I'd earned through exercise (steps - I average 12k per day) to my basic calories. I didn't want to eat these earned calories so I…
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 March 2018
  • So confused............ I do 3 weight training sessions and up 2/3 Cardio sessions per week. If I select "Sedentary" (I sit at a desk all day at my job) with 5 workouts per week, I get 1390 cals. If I select "Active" (taking into account my gym life) but put no workouts per week, I get 1850 cals. I just don't know what to…
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 March 2018
  • I’ve been on the iifym website and calculated my TDEE. It came out at 1,913. (Including calories needed for my daily activities and exercise) They recommend that 15-20% is deducted from my TDEE to get my daily calories. I deducted 20% which gives me 1,531. I’m going to try these figures and give it a go.
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 February 2018
  • Yeah, that was it!!
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 February 2018
  • Sorry. That should re-evaluate!
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 February 2018
  • Maybe I should loosen up a bit and re-*kitten* then. Thanks for you advise!
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 February 2018
  • I don't know really. It just seems like a lot of food. I eat a lot of vegetables, prawns, chicken, quark and eggs which are all generally low calorie foods and I try to keep my fats and carbs low. I've stopped drinking coffee as I take milk (a lot of milk) and don't eat treats anymore. The more I talk about it the more it…
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 February 2018
  • Hi TavistockToad. Honesty, this is doing my nut now. I'm sure if I ate more calories than 1400 I would gain weight. My average steps (fitbit) is 15,000 per day. I weight train three times, do one spin and one Body attack class per week. Rest days are usually Sat & Sun. MFP has allocated me 1400 but I will eat all calories…
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 February 2018
  • Thank you everyone. I've reset my MFP to lose 0.5lb per week and it has recalculated my calorie deficit at 1400. I'll eat back my exercise cals (sticking to 1400 on non exercise days) and see how that goes. I may not be hungry now! :wink:
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 February 2018
  • So I should actually eat my additional calories earned through exercise, right?
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 February 2018
  • I am 5”4 and weight 155lb with muscle mass. I have about 10lb to lose
    in MFP calorie calculation Comment by DeborahD1971 February 2018
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