Calorie help

kdb2bfit
kdb2bfit Posts: 42 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
Quick question. Whenever I workout and log my workout, it adds calories to my daily calorie intake. Am I suppose to eat all the calories listed in order to loose weight or how does that work?

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Mfp calculates your goal based on normal daily activity, without exercise. Doing exercise "earns" you more calories - the burns can be exaggerated though, so many suggest you eating a portion of them back.
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  • kdb2bfit
    kdb2bfit Posts: 42 Member
    Thanks guys.
  • Sunna_W
    Sunna_W Posts: 744 Member
    I never eat back my calories, but, I am sedentary.

    However, some things for you to consider:

    What are your goals?
    Are you cutting or building?
    If you are cutting, I wouldn't eat them back.

    For losing inches, also, do you have your macros set to higher protein and good fat and lower sugar and carbs or are you following the traditional american diet that is higher in carbs, with moderate protein and low fat?
  • kdb2bfit
    kdb2bfit Posts: 42 Member
    I haven't changed anything on my settings. Not sure what I should be changing. I'm trying to loose weight.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    kdb2bfit wrote: »
    I haven't changed anything on my settings. Not sure what I should be changing. I'm trying to loose weight.

    MFP macros are fine, but you can tweak for satiety if you wish. weight loss comes from your deficit, simple as that.
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