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  • MyFitnessPal Overestimates, Garmin Connect Underestimates Calorie Burn

    It has been over 15 years since I've closely tracked calories and macronutrient percentages. About a month ago, I started tracking daily food intake on MyFitnessPal. More on why I began this investigation in the weeks to come. MyFitnesPal is a very handy tool with an enormous library of foods. I found that once I tracked just a few days of intake, it was super easy. That's because the program remembers your foods and you can store meals as well. However... It seemed to me that it was overestimating my calories burned during exercise. I didn't realize until yesterday (thanks...

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