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should calorie goal be 0 at end of day?

Marcib4480
Marcib4480 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone. I recently started nutrition cleansing program and I am struggling to get calories in at the end of the day and stick to the plan. I am using MFP and fitbit apps in conjunction. Should the caloric goal be to get to 0 at the end of the day. It is crediting my bike rides to and from work daily as well as my other workouts. Any suggestions would be super helpful!!!! Thank you!

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  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Your net calories should equal your MFP provided intake goal ... not zero.
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    The Calories Remaining should be around 0 - I try to stay within 50-100 under most days.

    As above - Net calories should be the intake goal given by MFP.

    ~Lyssa
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited April 2015
    Your net food intake should match your goal with 0 remaining calories.
    Netting zero implies that you burned off everything you ate, which is a horrible idea.

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    1) Should be close to " 0 ". Slightly over or slightly under is ok. I was really over the day I took this, but had been under all week, so it balanced out.

    2 & 3 ) These should be close to matching. Your goal is to NET the goal MFP gave you. So in my case, I should aim to NET 1490.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    what is a "nutrition cleansing program"??????
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    what is a "nutrition cleansing program"??????

    Was wondering the same.
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