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  • yeah...I feel it is off. I will look for a new way to calculate exercise to show "Net Exercise Calroes" When I calculate my BMR on MFP it says 1900. However, lightly active has my net calories at 1660. I just don't have much confidence in the numbers anymore.
    in BMR-Daily Caloric Intake Comment by MTB_Rider January 2015
  • I set it as "Lightly Active" as I am at a desk most the day. I use a heart rate monitor to figure out caloric burn. I"m not sure how accurate it is. For example I rode my spin bike for 30 minutes with an average heart rate of 138. This calculated to 399 calories burnt according to shapesense.com calculator.
    in BMR-Daily Caloric Intake Comment by MTB_Rider January 2015
  • Thanks Amy. I have been adding the spin bike to my exercise tab. So as I go back and look at yesterday. 1660 is goal - 1865 food - 693 exercise = 488 remaining. I calculated my caloric burn with my heart rate monitor on shapesense.com. ****FROM MFP "HELP"**** We set your nutritional target in Net Calories which we define…
    in BMR-Daily Caloric Intake Comment by MTB_Rider January 2015
  • Help...I'm in the same boat. I am 240lbs and want to be 170lbs. You reached this goal in 2 years with portion control and 30 minutes of cardio a day? is that all? Great job btw..
    in 40lbs down! (PICS) Comment by MTB_Rider March 2013
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