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Calories!

fatoomalrowaiei
fatoomalrowaiei Posts: 95 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Okay I REALLY dont understand how calories and exercises work , if i eat 1600 kcal per day and i burn 500 calories through exercise does it mean i only ate 1100? And why do people eat their burnt calories again aren't you supposed to burn it ?

I read alot and everyone say you have to add calories if you exercise! But how will you lose weight then?
Im so sorry i sound stupid but i dont get it for the mean time im eating 1600 and exercise to burn 500 idk if this is okay or not
Thank you

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  • easternsolo
    easternsolo Posts: 1 Member
    I have a same question
  • misnomer1
    misnomer1 Posts: 646 Member
    edited August 2017
    The goal mfp gives you assumes you don't do intentional exercise (activity level in settings is based on lifestyle). If you eat at this number, you will still lose weight.
    If you do exercise and burn calories, you can very well eat all of it back, and still lose the same pounds of weight.

    Eg. My activity level is 'lightly active' because I take 6000 non exercise steps daily. My maintenance calories per day are 2500kcal. 2000kcal net daily makes me lose 1 pound a week. If I jog and burn 500kcal daily I can eat 2000+this 500 and still lose 1 pound a week.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,169 Member
    Hope this helps:
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  • fatoomalrowaiei
    fatoomalrowaiei Posts: 95 Member
    misnomer1 wrote: »
    The goal mfp gives you assumes you don't do intentional exercise (activity level in settings is based on lifestyle). If you eat at this number, you will still lose weight.
    If you do exercise and burn calories, you can very well eat all of it back, and still lose the same pounds of weight.

    Eg. My activity level is 'lightly active' because I take 6000 non exercise steps daily. My maintenance calories per day are 2500kcal. 2000kcal net daily makes me lose 1 pound a week. If I jog and burn 500kcal daily I can eat 2000+this 500 and still lose 1 pound a week.
    Thank you for replying! Okay but you choose your activity level according to what you work? Like for me i go to uni and come back thats it , is it considered different than exercising? Cause i do it peobably 3 times a week.
    Thank u again
  • misnomer1
    misnomer1 Posts: 646 Member
    fatoomalrowaiei wrote: »
    misnomer1 wrote: »
    The goal mfp gives you assumes you don't do intentional exercise (activity level in settings is based on lifestyle). If you eat at this number, you will still lose weight.
    If you do exercise and burn calories, you can very well eat all of it back, and still lose the same pounds of weight.

    Eg. My activity level is 'lightly active' because I take 6000 non exercise steps daily. My maintenance calories per day are 2500kcal. 2000kcal net daily makes me lose 1 pound a week. If I jog and burn 500kcal daily I can eat 2000+this 500 and still lose 1 pound a week.
    Thank you for replying! Okay but you choose your activity level according to what you work? Like for me i go to uni and come back thats it , is it considered different than exercising? Cause i do it peobably 3 times a week.
    Thank u again

    In that case keep your activity level 'sedentary' in your settings. Activity level also includes how active you are at home. Eg. A housewife doing all daily chores, handling kids, doing yardwork might be on her feet all day, so 'sedentary' won't make sense for her.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    fatoomalrowaiei wrote: »
    misnomer1 wrote: »
    The goal mfp gives you assumes you don't do intentional exercise (activity level in settings is based on lifestyle). If you eat at this number, you will still lose weight.
    If you do exercise and burn calories, you can very well eat all of it back, and still lose the same pounds of weight.

    Eg. My activity level is 'lightly active' because I take 6000 non exercise steps daily. My maintenance calories per day are 2500kcal. 2000kcal net daily makes me lose 1 pound a week. If I jog and burn 500kcal daily I can eat 2000+this 500 and still lose 1 pound a week.
    Thank you for replying! Okay but you choose your activity level according to what you work? Like for me i go to uni and come back thats it , is it considered different than exercising? Cause i do it peobably 3 times a week.
    Thank u again

    Your activity level is based on - you are a student. Deliberate exercise gets logged in.

    If your exercise will be consistent. If you want a calculator to add in your workouts check out a TDEE calculator (total daily energy expenditure)......this is essentially maintenance.
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    Then if you still want to "log" workouts, over ride the calorie count to 1.
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