Change in calorie allowance Topic
Bikelvr
11/05/21
My predicted calorie allowance at the beginning was 1300,
Now I see that it is 1800! Why was this changed? I’m not eating the full 1800, but have been close. I am very active ( over 7h / week) of aerobic exercise. Is this a factor?
Dietician
11/06/21
replied to Bikelvr
Hello Bikelvr-
Welcome to MyNetDiary! I am happy to shed some light on this. The app is quite robust and a lot of calculations and adjustments are going on behind the scenes to ensure you reach your goal by your target date. Here are several things that can impact your daily calorie budget.
1. Start by checking your settings. Have you enabled autopilot? Simply go to MyPlan under the Coach tab and then look under "weight and calories." Then scroll down and you will see the "AutoPilot" feature. If you have enabled this your macros and calorie budget will adjust over time, guiding you to your target weight and date.
2. Have you enabled the feature "add exercise to calorie budget." If you have created a weekly exercise plan in the app, this feature cannot be turned off. However, you can change your exercise plan (or remove it) under the My Plan feature. You can access this under the "Coach" tab. I am guessing you may have enabled this feature and upon tracking your activity your calorie budget is increasing to adjust for the energy used during activity.
2. Do you track your activity using iOS Health app or Apple watch? If so, this video can help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oPkyiESmP0
3. Are you losing weight faster than predicted? The app will automatically adjust your calorie budget (if auto pilot is enabled) increasing your energy needs if this is the case. I am wondering if this may be causing the increase.
I am not able to pull up your dashboard to see how your budget has shifted. However, we have an awesome support team that can help. Simply email: Support@mynetdiary.com and let them know which app you use (iPhone or Android), your username. They will be able to look into the specifics.
In good health~ Joanna (MyNetDiary Dietitian)
Change in calorie allowance
