calorie deficit question

slieber

I was looking at the digest for the week. I noticed that my calorie goal was 9940. I burned 4479 in exercise. I ate 13144 calories. Does that mean that I only had a deficit of about 1200 calories for the week?

just_jess7

Your deficit is already built into your calorie goal. You are meant to eat up to your whole calorie goal each day (with or without eating exercise calories, there are differing opinions). Your weekly deficit depends on what you put your loss goal at. For example, one pound is 3500 calories. So if you put in you want to lose one pound a week, your daily caloric goal should be approximately 500 calories below your TDEE.

slieber

So, if I am understanding this correctly, with the exercise, I had a "bank" of 14,419. I ate 13,144. So my calorie deficit is 3500+1275? Technically, I should lose a pound (being hypothyroid, that part is questionable, but I am only checking the deficit calculation right now). Please can you confirm this is a correct assumption? Thanks!

CharlieBeansmomTracey

slieber wrote: »

So, if I am understanding this correctly, with the exercise, I had a "bank" of 14,419. I ate 13,144. So my calorie deficit is 3500+1275? Technically, I should lose a pound (being hypothyroid, that part is questionable, but I am only checking the deficit calculation right now). Please can you confirm this is a correct assumption? Thanks!

if you ate 13144 and your bank was 14.419 your deficit is 1275 net. or 182 calorie deficit per day. to lose 1 lb you have to be in a 500 calorie deficit. did you set MFP to lose 2 lbs a week and if so did it give you 1420 calories? if so you will still lose weight because your deficit is built in without exercise. The exercise just makes more of a deficit which is why its said to eat back at least half of your exericse calories. also with a thyroid condition your calories out may be less that you think and if your meds arent on point it can skew the results as well.

briana_aka_bunny

How do you check this

slieber

I'm set to lose 1 a week. Meds are allegedly on point but since I'm "back on the wagon" for only a few weeks, I can't really tell yet. I can say I've lost 2 pounds in the first two weeks, though. A rare thing!

CharlieBeansmomTracey

slieber wrote: »

I'm set to lose 1 a week. Meds are allegedly on point but since I'm "back on the wagon" for only a few weeks, I can't really tell yet. I can say I've lost 2 pounds in the first two weeks, though. A rare thing!

ok so you are set to lose 1lb a week so mfp gave you a 500 calorie deficit without exercise.if you lost 2 lbs in the first two weeks thats a lb a week. so you are on track then. you are making it more difficult than it needs to be. if you are losing thats all that matters. stop worrying and keep doing what you are because whatever you are doing is working.

slieber

Thanks!!