New to all this..Dont understand the burn count

Hey...Is the burn count thing what you automatically burn in a day and thats how they came up with the number? or is it what you are shooting for calorie wise....when I put in my workout etc. it came up like 2,000 calories short of that huge number that the computer automatically came up with from my weight/height...

i dont get it.  to burn 3,000 more calories after my 2 hour workout (lift/spin) just doesnt seem feasible.  im a gym rat so dont think im not willing to work..just seemed really really high.

thanks

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Welcome to Calorie count :)

it can be a little daunting at first -- give it time, you can't learn it all in one day. And yes -- if you have a 2-hour workout, it is entirely feasible that you have a burn of over 3000 calories

The EAT meter TOP number shows the number of calories you have selected as your target goal (in your account settings -- you can change it)

The EAT meter BOTTOM number reflects the calories you are logging into your food log.

The BURN meter TOP number is the total estimated calories you burn based on your age, height, current weight, gender, and activity level -- if you set yourself as "sedentary" and then add in your activity calories -- those are added into the TOP number.

The BURN meter BOTTOM number shows how many calories you have burned at the moment you are looking at the meter. This number starts at 0 at midnight, reflects all the calories you burned throughout the night while sleeping, all the calories you burn just by living, and calories normally expended at your listed activity level. When (If) you add in activity minutes -- it will also reflect that added to the total.

If you stay up til midnight you can see both meters switch over to 0

Thanks for asking this question lexi - it's been on my mind.  Coach - k , how should I log myself.  I am an office worker , but workout at least 5 times per week.  Am I not doubling up on my calories burned if I pick very active cuz that includes the lifestyle of an active person - even though during the day I'm on my tush - a lot.  Evenings not so much 

I have logged myself as moderate - or whatever the second from the bottom is, then i log in my running or rowing or whatever it is that I do.  Would this be a fair assessment of my calories burned.

To give you a few more details my workouts usually are 7 - 10 km of running at a 5:15 - 5:30 per km pace, or hill repeats and then Saturday a long slow run of about 6:00 minutes per km.  I also weight train in addition to running OR I'll participate in a cycle class instead of run.

Just curious

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