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Caloric Adjustment from Protein?
I read that around 20-30% of calories of protein get burned in the digestive process. I'm wondering if you have to adjust for this when aiming at a caloric goal. I eat about 150 grams of protein a day. So that's 600 calories coming from protein. So 120 to 200 of those are getting burned in the digestive process. So, for…
Why Does Food Diary Add Calories for Exercise
My understanding is amr accounts for your activity level. My bmr is 1700. My amr is 2300 (lightly active multiplier of 1.375), and I subtract 1000 calories for a 2 lbs/day loss pace. So I aim for 1300 calories. But when I exercise, the food diary adds the calories I burn to that day as I have those available. However,…