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Calorie count help

jaderounsevell
jaderounsevell Posts: 1 Member
edited February 24 in Health and Weight Loss
I've set myself to 1450 Cal's a day.
If I burn calories am I allowed to eat more. As long as the number doesn't go into -? Or do I have to stick to 1,450? Even if I burn calories throught the day?

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  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,770 Member
    MFP is set up so you eat your exercise calories back. Many people find that the numbers given here are too high, so they only eat a portion of them - 50% or so. Others are fine with the numbers and eat 100%. It takes some time to see whether you lose as expected eating 50% or 100% of your exercise calories.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,128 Member
    jaderounsevell wrote: »
    I've set myself to 1450 Cal's a day.
    If I burn calories am I allowed to eat more. As long as the number doesn't go into -? Or do I have to stick to 1,450? Even if I burn calories throught the day?

    That would depend on how you came up with 1450 cals that you set yourself.
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