fitday estimating too much calories to eat?
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fitday estimating too much calories to eat?
Hello, I'm enjoying using fitday so far, but have one technical question. I'm not sure what forum this should go under, but since it has to do with how much I eat- I'll stick it here in the food section.
I'm 26, 195lbs and would like to be around 180. Fit day says that I need about 3200 calories if I just sit around and do nothing. This seems a bit much. I looked up other calorie estimators and am getting numbers around 2000 calories a day. Which is correct? How do I change fitday's computations? Does anyone else have this problem?
I'm 26, 195lbs and would like to be around 180. Fit day says that I need about 3200 calories if I just sit around and do nothing. This seems a bit much. I looked up other calorie estimators and am getting numbers around 2000 calories a day. Which is correct? How do I change fitday's computations? Does anyone else have this problem?
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Hi toastermm. FitDay uses a standard forumla to estimate your calorie burn. It has to do with gender, weight, etc. The 3200 calorie number is not your sit around all day number. It is a number that takes into account the lifestyle you selected in your Profile. So, it you choose a different lifestyle in your Profile tab this number would change.
We do try to use the best known estimates, but these are just estimates and can be off depending on a bunch of factors. If you think you know your burn rate, you can absolutely customize this in FitDay. Go to your "Activities" page and there is a "Customize" link next to the Lifestyle value. Click on this and you can set your own metabolic rate or choose a different estimation technique.
I hope this help and good luck with your goals. Let me know if you need any more info.
We do try to use the best known estimates, but these are just estimates and can be off depending on a bunch of factors. If you think you know your burn rate, you can absolutely customize this in FitDay. Go to your "Activities" page and there is a "Customize" link next to the Lifestyle value. Click on this and you can set your own metabolic rate or choose a different estimation technique.
I hope this help and good luck with your goals. Let me know if you need any more info.
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my friend iam an 250lbs bodybuilder and my maintanece cals for a day is about 3200 cals to lose weight is about 2700, the best way to find out how many cals you need to consume to lose weight is x your bodyweight by 15 and then - 500.....so its your bodyweight x 15 - 500 = .....hope that helps
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Hi ste247
By the calculations you mentioned I should be eating 2035c per day...that still seems high to loose 1.5 -2 lbs a wk.
I weigh 169 x15=2535-500=2035
I am 51 and 5'11". I usually try to stay around 1500c with a 40-40-20 ratio.
Have I got this wrong?
By the calculations you mentioned I should be eating 2035c per day...that still seems high to loose 1.5 -2 lbs a wk.
I weigh 169 x15=2535-500=2035
I am 51 and 5'11". I usually try to stay around 1500c with a 40-40-20 ratio.
Have I got this wrong?
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FitDay activity calculations
The activity defaults seem to be set up for a 24-hour consistent activity pattern. My husband thinks that you need to put in the amount of sleep you get at night to more accurately reflect your calories burned in a 24-hour period. That should drop your count down to a more realistic number and make your caloric restriction calculations more accurate.
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If you think you know your burn rate, you can absolutely customize this in FitDay. Go to your "Activities" page and there is a "Customize" link next to the Lifestyle value. Click on this and you can set your own metabolic rate or choose a different estimation technique.
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In the short time that I have been tracking here, I've already found what calorie range will let me drop a fraction of a pound and, that's my goal. I bought one of the scales that show tenths of pounds and am happy that I did so. If I lose .2 or .4, I am thrilled. I think that the number they show is generic - each of us come to this with so many variables that we need to find our personal range. Good luck!