Help please calorie confusion lol

lindsayt1982

Ok so I’m “allowed” 1970 calories. I ate 548 burned 546 calories so remaining calories are 1968... how the hell am I going to get 1968 calories In for the rest of the day. This seems really *kitten* backwards to me for some reason.

Poisonedpawn78

548 calories is NOT anywhere near enough for a human of any size. You are starving yourself. And thats BEFORE you exercised and wiped out all of the calories you ate.

You do not need to starve yourself to lose weight if that is your goal.

MichelleSilverleaf

A small 6 slice pizza can easily be 1000cal at least. But definitely try and get close to that 1970 as possible. You're supposed to also eat back part of your exercise calories, since that is extra movement you're asking your body to do. Eating back only a portion helps to stave off any possible inaccuracies with exercise.

concordancia

I suggest pizza

lindsayt1982

Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »

548 calories is NOT anywhere near enough for a human of any size. You are starving yourself. And thats BEFORE you exercised and wiped out all of the calories you ate.

You do not need to starve yourself to lose weight if that is your goal.

Oooooohhh no no... that was just one meal then I did my workout! I know that’s not enough lol I’m just confused on the calorie deficit part

lindsayt1982

MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »

A small 6 slice pizza can easily be 1000cal at least. But definitely try and get close to that 1970 as possible. You're supposed to also eat back part of your exercise calories, since that is extra movement you're asking your body to do. Eating back only a portion helps to stave off any possible inaccuracies with

Ok thank you! I’ve never actually counted calories so I’m a little thrown off lol

kshama2001

MFP uses the NEAT method (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis), and as such this system is designed for exercise calories to be eaten back. However, many consider the burns given by MFP to be inflated and only eat a percentage, such as 50%, back. Others, however, are able to lose weight while eating 100% of their exercise calories.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818082/exercise-calories-again-wtf/p1

Seffell

Just MFP assumes you are going to eat all the calories you burn as exercise on top of the one you were already allowed. So it added them to your allowed. Your deficit required to lose weight is already included in the "allowed" so if you burn more calories you get to eat more. I exercise (do cardio) mainly for this reason.

kimny72

lindsayt1982 wrote: »

Ok so I’m “allowed” 1970 calories. I ate 548 burned 546 calories so remaining calories are 1968... how the hell am I going to get 1968 calories In for the rest of the day. This seems really *kitten* backwards to me for some reason.

Is your goal to lose or to gain weight? There are people here doing both, and you didn't provide your stats, but that will help you get targeted answers.

Having said that, some people find mfp's exercise calories are a little inflated. So start out eating half, and after a few weeks see if your results are what you expected, or if maybe you need to eat more or less of them.

If every once in awhile you have a day where you just aren't hungry and you don't eat back your exercise cals, it's no big deal. Just makes up for the days you just can't help yourself and you go over a little But you generally want to eat back at least some of those calories.

MichelleSilverleaf

lindsayt1982 wrote: »

MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »

A small 6 slice pizza can easily be 1000cal at least. But definitely try and get close to that 1970 as possible. You're supposed to also eat back part of your exercise calories, since that is extra movement you're asking your body to do. Eating back only a portion helps to stave off any possible inaccuracies with

Ok thank you! I’ve never actually counted calories so I’m a little thrown off lol

It's a learning process, you'll get the hang of it with time

lindsayt1982

kimny72 wrote: »

lindsayt1982 wrote: »

Ok so I’m “allowed” 1970 calories. I ate 548 burned 546 calories so remaining calories are 1968... how the hell am I going to get 1968 calories In for the rest of the day. This seems really *kitten* backwards to me for some reason.

Is your goal to lose or to gain weight? There are people here doing both, and you didn't provide your stats, but that will help you get targeted answers.

Having said that, some people find mfp's exercise calories are a little inflated. So start out eating half, and after a few weeks see if your results are what you expected, or if maybe you need to eat more or less of them.

If every once in awhile you have a day where you just aren't hungry and you don't eat back your exercise cals, it's no big deal. Just makes up for the days you just can't help yourself and you go over a little But you generally want to eat back at least some of those calories.

Got it thank you. I definitely need to lose weight. I’ll start by eating half back and go from there! Thank you for the response

heresmyinsidevoice

Hit the complex carbs and protein. 1 cup of brown rice gives you 246 calories, add some lean protein to that and say, a green salad with a healthy fat - 1/2 avocado - you'll get your calories up there in 2 meals, depending on how much you eat.

lindsayt1982

heresmyinsidevoice wrote: »

Hit the complex carbs and protein. 1 cup of brown rice gives you 246 calories, add some lean protein to that and say, a green salad with a healthy fat - 1/2 avocado - you'll get your calories up there in 2 meals, depending on how much you eat.

Thank you for this!

Tacklewasher

Won't suggest all 1970 calories, but a glass of wine won't hurt.