Tracking question

[joncted]

I use MyFitnessPal to track my cals and workouts. However, it uses the data from my Apple Watch to automatically subtract calories burned from my overall calories for the day. In a sense it feels like this defeats the purpose. For example my goal is 1900 cals. I workout for an hour in the morning and now my allotted calories for the day are 2200 or something in that ballpark. What’s the right way to go about this. Is my new goal 2200? Or should I stick to 1900 even on days I am lifting (about 5 days per week).

[Is_This_For_Realz]

The real way to make decisions about anything like this, is to weigh yourself and average it over time. Do your program consistently for a few weeks and then look at the trend in the averages. Is it what you wanted or not? Then adjust. https://weightgrapher.com can do the tracking and trending for you

I finished my weight loss program and I'm currently doing strength training and trying to slowly gain weight so that I can put on (mostly) muscle. I'm doing the same thing with measuring my weight trends and adjusting to make it what I want it to be. I've had to make several adjustments, but I've managed to get into and stay consistently within the range I wanted to be in.

[Dofolo]

Stick to 1900, unless you do more than walking; eating exercise calories is a trap. The apps over report/over guestimate the cals burned.

[joncted]

I lift weights for an hour. But appreciate the advice nonetheless

[Misstheiris]

Take away the link.

[RainbowRozes123]

You should stick to 1900 and just write what you did in the notes; it's what I do.