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Nuts
07-18-2005, 10:45 AM
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=Vonderbach

Calories Eaten Today
Total: 1767

Calories Burned Today
Total: 4449


How normal is this? Do I possibly have some calculations incorrect? It seems to have the bulk of my calories being depleted in basal and lifestyle, which doesn't make much sense to me. I sit at a desk for a majority of 8 hours, I only workout for 2 hours max, between cardio and weight training.

Can someone look at my fitday and tell me where I have gone wrong, or is this normal??

Edit: btw, I forecasted my meals and exercise based on past weeks. So there will be no more calories or exercise for today on this journal.

And yes, I know my protein is low for my weight, I'm trying to fix that.
Unholy
07-18-2005, 10:47 AM
Dude fitday blows for anthing besides counting calories, its BS
SpecialK
07-18-2005, 10:54 AM
Yeah a little web program is incapable of predicting how many calories you actually expend in a day. Just use it to keep track of what you consume and use trial and error to make adjustments.
Nuts
07-18-2005, 11:00 AM
Gotcha. Thanks guys...I was really perplexed there for a few minutes. :)
stoni9
07-18-2005, 11:12 AM
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=Vonderbach
Calories Burned Today
Total: 4449



holy hell....how many marathons did u run 2day?
Nuts
07-18-2005, 11:23 AM
holy hell....how many marathons did u run 2day?
According to Fitday I burned a majority of those calories sitting behind my desk. :cool: It brings new meaning to the term "pencil pusher."
Unholy
07-18-2005, 12:07 PM
Hence why that aspect of fitday sucks lol
Shao-LiN
07-18-2005, 05:09 PM
Because a calculator can tell you exactly what your body is doing, hehe. It can provide an estimate, albeit a somewhat unreliable one according to your findings. But, you do burn calories just for being alive...it's what is called your basal metabolic rate.
zimbo
07-18-2005, 08:16 PM
FitDay is spot on for me when I set my basal activity level to Sedentary.

--Steve
threatmix
07-18-2005, 11:21 PM
Fitday is working fine for me. But, I think you have to add how many hours of sleep you get per night to Activities, because that reduces the calories burned.
Unholy
07-19-2005, 07:37 AM
Sheet, I never realized that!
Guido
07-19-2005, 08:51 AM
Fitday is working fine for me. But, I think you have to add how many hours of sleep you get per night to Activities, because that reduces the calories burned.Whoah. Yeah, I never realized that either. That changes things!
Unholy
07-19-2005, 09:00 AM
Yes it changes thing a whole lot, I always thought they were crazy with over estimating BMR.