Did you go through the setup where you tell fitday about your metabolism? The way that I got mine somewhat close to what seems right was to set my metablolism to sedentary. Then, when I do any activities that I want counted in, I add them. I usually don't add everything I do but I definitely add my workouts and also a couple of hours worth of other activities such as cleaning house (just the main stuff). I know other people add in EVERYTHING that they do and that seems to work for them, but for me, it just seems like WAY too many calories burned! Also, for the plus sign I believe you're talking about on the activity page, that is just showing the details of the default of how you set your metabolism. I don't know about anyone else here but I don't even mess with it. I add in my activity on the next lines below. Just double click on the next line, type in the type of activity you want to enter, set the time, speed etc..... to get your calories burned in that activity.
As far as your calories burned vs. calories eaten (your deficits), you really don't want to make them too big. They say it's safer and that you have a better chance at keeping your weight off when you lose no more than 2 pounds a week. To lose 1 pound a week, you need an average deficit of 500 calories per day, to lose 2 pounds a week, you would need an average deficit of 1000 per day. Remember, these numbers don't have to be perfect everyday. What matters is the average over a period of time. One day you might have a deficit of 500, the next you might have a deficit of 1200 which will average out to 850 calorie deficit over those two days. That is ok to do as long as you don't cut your calories down too far. They say that you need at a minimum, 1200 calories per day just to sustain life!
I also have the home version of fitday and have been using it for around a year now and I love it!
Good Luck!
Joyce
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