sdavis484 Member

I'm sorry, I don't understand what the confusion is. If I laid around all day, my Fitbit said that I would burn 1746 calories. So that is my BMR. Yesterday I had an additional 4000 steps which burned 180 calories.

So in conclusion, do you agree that setting my calories to 1200 and eating back all "exercise" calories is the way to go?

I'm not confused at all! 🙂 I'm just saying my BMR seems kinda low. Yes my FB calculates my TDEE. I've been eating half my exercise cals back but I will start eating all my cals back bc I'm assuming my FB is fairly accurate. Wino - It does not give me the option of don't negative calorie adjustment bc I'm already on…

If my BMR is indeed 1746, a 500 calorie deficit (1 pound per week) would be 1246. No?

Isn't eating them as I go the same thing though? I exercise in the morning so there's no chance that I'll leave a bunch of calories on the table. 🤔

Also, one of those pounds lost was from weighing today and I attribute it to illness.

Noni, I have only been on mfp for 27 days, hopefully missing the initial water weight loss. In those days, I've lost 5lbs which is pretty close to 1 pound per week?

Checking out the Fitbit forums, a moderator just suggested to set it to sedentary that way you eat the calories as the day goes on. It makes more sense to me.

I put my activity level as sedentary in Fitbit too bc like you said, if gives you too many cals until it's too late - 10pm! Rather just eat the calories I do use back. From your question earlier, I do half bc that seems to be what people say so you don't overestimate?

You aren't calling me premenopausal are you?!?! I'm only 35. 😞

Since January 5 (month and a day) I've lost 8lbs. Not linearly.

That feels like a lot of math. My head cold can't deal with that right now. 🤓

I build muscle way too easily in my legs and butt! I was nervous. Thanks for the reassurances!

It's a bit trickier these days! Luckily MFP separated it out.

I figured it out. Yesterday Fitbit added 180 calories. So my BMR is 1746.

A lot of questions there! First, I tried but am unable to figure out how to accurately separate my exercise cals from my total calories. Yesterday was a very lazy day and I laid around mostly bc I didn't feel well (Fitbit still recorded 10 min of exercise??). My total calories yesterday were 1926. I would ultimately like…

I've found that my Fitbit tends to estimate my cardio lower (seemingly more accurately?) than my Polar chest strap? Everyone says the chest strap is more accurate but I'm not so sure anymore. Anyone have this experience? Maybe I should make this it's own discussion lol

You know, maybe that's what people are missing. I set my activity to sedentary but I wear a Fitbit and eat back half my exercise calories. I set my activity that way bc my activities are different each day.

Duly noted. My base cals are set to 1200 but I eat back approx half my "exercise" cals (even when I don't exercise, Fitbit counts steps/increased in hr as exercise)

I'm sure people will not like this suggestion but this just what worked for me when I used to workout early. I'd set my alarm for 30 - 60 min before I needed to wake up, the alarm would go off and i'd drink half of a 5 hour energy and go back to sleep. When the second alarm went off, I was ready to go! I'd also sleep in my…

I'm planning on having my metabolism tested soon. I hope you are right and it isn't low but at least it will give me something more definitive.

I offered my calories originally bc I thought that was relevant info when answering my original question of whether I should increase my calories while sick. I'm not defensive, I just wish people had stuck more to the topic at hand.

Apparently you did not read the post about my health. My metabolism is already low. My TDEE is not an average TDEE

Sure, a larger study needs to be conducted but considering my risk factors, if something that I'm already comfortable with could potentially help, why not?

Perhaps, but they aren't familiar with my health history like my doctor.

I apologize for seeming rude but this certainly isn't there first time that I've been lectured on the pitfalls of 1200 calories. It's annoying and wasn't my question. Sometimes things aren't so black and white.

Humans reducing calories by 15% got 2 years - "The study found that calorie restriction decreased systemic oxidative stress, which has been tied to age-related neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, as well as cancer, diabetes, and others." This is important to me. Reducing Alzheimer's and…

Considering that people disregarded my primary question and just wanted to talk about the evils of 1200, that's a direct insult to me wanting actual advice about being sick.

And that blogger link that was shared and what some are basing their opinion on did basically say 1200 is always wrong. And I'm not basing my opinion on that one article, there is a lot of relevant research about lower calorie diets.

I felt that I was responded to with hostility. And as mentioned before, I do eat back half my exercise calories.