Calories set by the app.

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Getty59
Getty59 Posts: 72 Member
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Is the calories set by the app after I put in my goal and weight loss per week include the calorie deficit? Today is the first time I have actually hit my daily calorie intake.

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  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,223 Member
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    Yes. It includes your deficit. It is based on your normal daily activity not including exercise.
  • dramaqueen45
    dramaqueen45 Posts: 1,009 Member
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    Yes but it does not factor in exercise - so log your exercise and the general rule is to eat back half of them.
  • Getty59
    Getty59 Posts: 72 Member
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    Eat half of what? I feel like I need to run now that I have splurged tonight lol
  • brb2008
    brb2008 Posts: 406 Member
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    Eat back half of what MFP tells you that you burned during exercise :)

    Not everyone choses this. I personally never eat back any.
  • jdleanna
    jdleanna Posts: 141 Member
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    Getty59 wrote: »
    Eat half of what? I feel like I need to run now that I have splurged tonight lol

    It is NOT splurging to eat your calorie goal. It's your goal. It's what you should be eating. Deficit is built in.

    In addition, if you exercise, log that in MFP and eat back about half of the extra calories MFP gives you for that exercise. So you'll be eating over your original calorie goal, but under your total calorie (base calories plus exercise calories) goal.

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