Weightless Question

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laurenisfit12
laurenisfit12 Posts: 6 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm having a bit trouble understanding this. So my calorie goal is 1600 and if I burn (for example) 200 calories, it says I can eat those calories back. can I do that and still lose weight?

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  • punkuate
    punkuate Posts: 127 Member
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    In theory, yes. However, mfp has a tenancy to overestimate the amount of calories burned through exercise. It's really hard to accurately calculate exactly how many calories you burn from activity. Most people eat about half of their exercise calories back to be on the safe side.
  • soccerkon26
    soccerkon26 Posts: 596 Member
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    Remember when MFP was calculating your goals and asked for your current weight, goal weight, etc and then asked how much you wanted to lose per week?

    Well simply consuming 1600 calories will get you to lose that amount that you entered! It's already calculated.

    So, you can burn calories through exercise to either have more to eat, or use it to lose the weight quicker :)
  • mumblemagic
    mumblemagic Posts: 1,090 Member
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    I actually use endomondo and eat all my calories back, and still lose weight.
  • adamitri
    adamitri Posts: 614 Member
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    Endomondo was way overestimating for me so I had to stop using it.
  • laurenisfit12
    laurenisfit12 Posts: 6 Member
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    Ok tank you guys! This was helpful

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