Fitday - calorie count questions
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Fitday - calorie count questions
| Wed, 07-11-2007 - 8:19am |
Good morning,
Well I started using Fitday again yesterday to keep track of my calories burned and taken in.
I’m not really sure how to calculate what kind of calories I should be taking in though. Obviously it works with how much you exercise…but exactly how much? I do exercise quite a bit, always have. I change my routines often and do a good bit of cardio along with weight lifting.
I’m posting in the iJournal section so you can see what I do, but in the meantime does anyone know the best way to figure out a way to calculate your calories required to keep fit yet lose 2 lbs a week?

Hi Jessica!
If you want to lose 2 pounds per week you have to create a calorie deficit of 7,000 calories per week. Which means you have to take in 1,000 calories less than you burn every day for a week.
Each pound is equal to 3,500 calories. So look at what you normally burn (in the section on Fitday) and aim for 1,000 lower than that. Or aim for between 500, and 1,000 to lose 1 to 2 pounds.
Does that make sense?
Here's a link where you can figure out your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate
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Hi jessica, IG posted a great link to tell you your basal metabolic rate. When you are in Fitday, you can also hit "Home" and put in your height, weight, and activity level. Then when you are on the "activity" tab it will show you how many calories you burn doing nothing, and how many more you burn with your activities and lifestyle.
Ok...I think this is how it's set up Jessica-
Go to the 'HOME' page when you've signed in.
Fill in your height and age- this works out your BMR (This is your 'BASAL')
Fill in your activity level (basic every day- ie. for me I did standing work, as I'm a teacher and not the kind who is sitting at her desk all day)- depending on how active you think you are on a normal day, not including exercise, is what you'd click on. (This is your 'LIFESTYLE')
Then in the 'ACTIVITY' tab you'd click on your exercise for the day, editing distance and minutes (This is your 'ACTIVITY')
Then you will see your results for the day. Here's an example from mine- with a 30minute (2 mile)
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I have some problems with that as well. I figure that I'm "Seated Work". That way any extra exercise I do I input into the activity page. ALSO I figure I'm better off underestimating how many calories I burn rather than over estimating.
Generally I do take stairs, walk around a bit, and am not totally sedentary, but by putting in seated work (which is mostly what I do for 7 hours a day) then any major walking or exercise I do I put in separately.