Correct calculation of calories
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Noufsul
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Please help I’m so confused.
So my plan is to Cut , workout 6-7 days a week which is in the TDEE calculator is high/active, while I’m trying to figure how many calories I should eat the calculator returned ( to maintain= 2260 cal and to Cut it would be =1660 Cal) my question is do I eat 1660 as is and not add the calories I burn in exercise ? Or I should do like this ( food intake 1660 + (-300) cal lost in exercise = I should eat 1990) help😫
So my plan is to Cut , workout 6-7 days a week which is in the TDEE calculator is high/active, while I’m trying to figure how many calories I should eat the calculator returned ( to maintain= 2260 cal and to Cut it would be =1660 Cal) my question is do I eat 1660 as is and not add the calories I burn in exercise ? Or I should do like this ( food intake 1660 + (-300) cal lost in exercise = I should eat 1990) help😫
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Eat the 1990.
Here, this is how it works:
From Help at the top of every page comes this: How does MyFitnessPal calculate my initial goals?
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Eat 1990, workout 6 days a week and lose weight... that’s so cool I currently eat around 1200 with working out 1-2 days a week. Thank you so much!0
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Myfitnesspal uses NEAT which takes into account daily activity outside of intentional exercise. Using that method, you would add in exercise calories after the fact and eat them.
If you used an outside TDEE calculator, then exercise is already included and balanced out over your week. You wouldn't add them in because they're already included.5 -
Seconding @kami3006, if you are working off an off site calculator that includes your exercise 1660 would give you your deficit including exercise.
You would expect to lose just over a pound a week over time.
If you are using MFP, that is your NEAT calculation. Add your exercise to that and expect just over a pound a week loss over time.
Cheers, h.1
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