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Am I on track with this plan or switch it up?

ajc1309
ajc1309 Posts: 255 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 5'3, 27 and I work 5 days a week. MFP has me at 1500 to lose 1lb a week. I'm going to the gym 4-5 days a week and doing about 50 mins of cardio with some lifting. I don't eat all of my exercise calories back either,today for example my goal is 1530, I've eaten 1513 and burned 450 cals at the gym. My net is 1063 cals.

Should I stay on this track or change anything? I've attached an image of my net calorie report for the week.l0il3dubep8q.jpg

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  • ashliedelgado
    ashliedelgado Posts: 814 Member
    You should eat all the calories MFP gives you, and some of your exercise calories. Would you fill your gas tank, drive around for a while, and then expect to keep going without replenishing the fuel? MFP assumes you're not going to exercise when it gives you that number.

    If it were me, I would hit 1500, and then eat back between 200-250 of the exercise calories, and re-evaluate in a month or so, to see if I am losing according to plan.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    You should definitely be trying to at least net 1200...

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