Calorie deficit confusion

apittsle

Hi everyone,

I am looking for some clarification on creating calorie deficits. My counter says I should be eating about 2,000 calories a day. On days that I do not exercise, should I be cutting 500 from that and then on the days I do exercise, I should only be cutting 250? I know I need to start consuming more calories too, right now I'm only eating about 1,000 to 1,100 a day. I just don't want to start gaining more weight by adding a lot more calories.

Ninkyou

You shouldn't be cutting anything, you should be eating to your calorie goal. Your calorie goal already includes your deficit.

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RodaRose

Eat 2000 per day.

shadow2soul

Set up your MFP profile with the correct activity level for your daily activity without exercise, pick a weight loss per week goal, then eat your MFP goal when you don't exercise and eat your MFP goal + some of your exercise burns when you do workout.

MFP is already doing the math so that you will lose weight.

Liftng4Lis

Your calorie deficit is built in already.