Metabolism

[cherribom1]

When using Fitday, under activities, what do you set your lifestyle/metabolism of calories burned to? Which formula do you use Mifflin Equation or Harris-Benedict Equation or neither? Or you just don't care about the calorie feature? I just don't get how that works. It says I burn about 2700 calories just by living. Thanks!

[liv]

I use the one that give me the lower number just in case. My number is a lot lower than yours. But then again I'm old.

[Elizellen]

I dont take much notice of that part, and dont try to limit or increase my calories to any specific number.

[MommaRuthie]

Hmm. I have been wondering about how accurate the metabolism counter is. According to the lowest number I burned 5400 calories today- I am a nurse and work twelve hour shifts and am on my feet walking up and down the halls/lifting pt's for at least 10 of the twelve hours. So far today I have eaten 550 calories. I am not hungry because I am in a strong ketosis. I had 2 hard boiled eggs today with 3 strips of bacon (weighed it by grams) and a small side salad with blue cheese dressing for lunch. It is dinner time right now and I just cant eat! Will this hurt my metabolism??? I will probably force myself to eat some celery with blue cheese later and if possible another hardboiled egg. I am off chicken/beef/pork for the moment as i needed a break for a couple of days...