I’m 5’7” and currently 163 pounds. I’m almost 49 and quite fit. I walk constantly, usually about 25 km/week and I use my Concept 2 rower at least twice per week (usually 40 minutes). I also swim for 90 minutes once per week. I have my calorie intake set at 1350 and I’ve tweaked my macros to increase protein and reduce…
If I set my goal to 2 pounds per week, I’m allotted 1200 calories. If I set it to 1 pound per week, I’m allotted 1450 calories. If I set it to 1.5 pounds per week, it puts me right back down to 1200. Shouldn’t there be an allowance in between at about 1325?
I use MapMyWalk to record walks and track calories. One of the walks I do is at a wildlife conservation area near my home. The walk has fairly even terrain but lots of rigorous uphill climbs. The walk is slightly over 5 km and takes around an hour. If I set the app to “walk“ it registers 331 calories. If I set the app to…
Hello. I’m trying to drop some weight. I’m not overweight, but I really hate those extra 15-20 hanging around. I swapped 5% of my carbs for 5% protein. I have my carb/fat/protein macros set at 45/30/25. My calories are at 1290. I just can’t keep it balanced. I’m winding up under on carbs and protein and over on fat every…
Hi folks! I allowed MFP to connect to my iPhone’s step counter. I’ve never done that before. I walked just over 10, 000 steps at work this morning. Now, my exercise section of my diary has counted 107 calories burned. I’ve never counted those calories before. Should I be? I never really did before. I only counted actual…
