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Not sure this is the right board but I'll ask, How accurate is MyFitnessPal?
Posted on 7/30/16 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 7/30/16 at 7:53 pm
Currently weighing 245 and need to get down to 190. I'm 6'3 and was wondering how well they are because I downloaded it and to lose 1 lb a week, it says I can have 2,700 calories per day and I feel like that's a lot.
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Posted on 7/30/16 at 8:59 pm to xxKylexx
use MFP to log your food, but find your target calories/macros using one of the links posted in the first post of this thread
Posted on 7/30/16 at 9:36 pm to xxKylexx
Find your TDEE by using an online calculator + trial and error.
Eat 500 calories below your TDEE each day. Don't count calories burned by exercise, that's already accounted for in the TDEE.
If you aren't losing weight, adjust. Just use My Fitness Pal to log your calories.
Eat 500 calories below your TDEE each day. Don't count calories burned by exercise, that's already accounted for in the TDEE.
If you aren't losing weight, adjust. Just use My Fitness Pal to log your calories.
This post was edited on 7/30/16 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 7/31/16 at 8:22 am to xxKylexx
Its pretty damn good to track your intake.
I would just start out dieting at 11cal per pound of body weight. You can have a day at 12 each week. Adjust as your weight goes down. Then when it stalls, go to 10 cal per pound bodyweight. When that stalls, go back to maintenance for at least 10 days and start over.
I would just start out dieting at 11cal per pound of body weight. You can have a day at 12 each week. Adjust as your weight goes down. Then when it stalls, go to 10 cal per pound bodyweight. When that stalls, go back to maintenance for at least 10 days and start over.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 10:03 am to xxKylexx
I use MFP daily because it is accurate enough, but do keep in mind that everything is user submitted. I personally check the label or Google to verify everything before I log it.
For homemade food, you're going to have to log every ingredient yourself in the recipe builder. There's just no way of knowing that you made your lasagna the same way the submission in there was made.
If you're looking for calorie count you should be eating, you need to calculate your TDEE. It's easy to do online - just Google. Your TDEE is the amount of calories your body burns just being alive. Make sure you put your activity level as sedentary when you calculate this...even if you're not. Once you get your TDEE, eat at a 500 calorie deficit of that to lose one pound per week.
It is the simplest proven math in the world, but so many people are hung up on fad diets and bullshite.
For homemade food, you're going to have to log every ingredient yourself in the recipe builder. There's just no way of knowing that you made your lasagna the same way the submission in there was made.
If you're looking for calorie count you should be eating, you need to calculate your TDEE. It's easy to do online - just Google. Your TDEE is the amount of calories your body burns just being alive. Make sure you put your activity level as sedentary when you calculate this...even if you're not. Once you get your TDEE, eat at a 500 calorie deficit of that to lose one pound per week.
It is the simplest proven math in the world, but so many people are hung up on fad diets and bullshite.
This post was edited on 7/31/16 at 10:05 am
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