MFP exercise

[sageandbasil]

I'm doing SW but experimenting with MFP.... if you've done exercise and log it your calorie allowance goes up.... do you use the extra calories or are you not supposed to?

I loved SW pre pregnancy but I've got an almost 4 month who I'm EBF and just feel like SW isn't the healthiest so just trying to see what works. Ive got 10-14lb to loose

I personally don’t log my exercise on MFP because I don’t want to increase my allowance. I see the exercise as a bonus, so I still stick to my 1200 cals. Also, there’s no real way of knowing how accurate the exercise calories are, as from what I understand it very much depends on your body, metabolism etc. And I’ve heard some fitness trackers can over-estimate by as much as 50%

I’d say be gentle with yourself though, 4 month old baby, and BF’ing there’s no rush, and you’ll need the extra calories for that.