Help - Need to understand the calories equation

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nmagdy2017
nmagdy2017 Posts: 35 Member
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Hi All

This might be a striped question so please forgive me for that. I have been trying to understand the calories equation that is always displayed on the top of our dairy. But couldn't!!
I have my Fitbit suynced with MFP. Any help here

Thnx

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  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
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    The first is how many calories a day you should be consuming before exercise, in order to rwach your goal. The second is the food that you have consumed through the day. The third is the calories burned through exercise (which is synced to your fitbit and adjusted according to the activity level you choose). The last is how many calories you have remaining, or have overeaten, including additional exercise calories.
  • nmagdy2017
    nmagdy2017 Posts: 35 Member
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    @Lillymoo01 Thanks a lot. Can I ask for more clarity on last number please?
    I assumed it would be what I actually eat minus my exercising calories but it's not.

  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,449 Member
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    Your calorie goal is set to your goal assuming no exercise so when you exercise you gain calories back. This exercise means you can eat more.
    For example at the moment mine reads
    1735 (base calories) - 1350 (calories eaten) +550 (calories earned for morning run) = 935 (calories left I can eat)
  • Heather4448
    Heather4448 Posts: 908 Member
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  • Heather4448
    Heather4448 Posts: 908 Member
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    Do you mean this ^^
    If so...
    Goal- how many calories MFP has set for me based on my stats
    Food- how many calories I have actually consumed
    Exercise- how many extra calories I "earned" through exercise
    Remaining- Green is under, red is over

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