Remaining Cals

MarkByrne90

Hi Everyone, Just a quick question in relation to my remaining calories a day, My total cals for the day is 2000 (goal) Macros 200g carb 200g Pro 67 fat and I consume roughly 1800/1900 a day.

Should I leave my remaining calories plus the exercise calories I burn through out the day and with exercise or should I consume all my cals to hit 2000 a day? My maintenance calories was 2800cals so by hitting goal I am already down 800cals per day. Hunger isn’t an issue as I have 5 meals per day, Early Breakfast (usually around 6am) , Mid Morning Breakfast (about 10:30) , Lunch and Dinner and on training days, I consume a Whey Protein shake post workout. My current weight is 89k (pushing to be 80kg by the end of April. All feedback is much appreciated.

MarkByrne90

#calories

cmriverside

If you used this site to calculate your Goals, set it to "Lose 1 pound per week"

If it gave you 2000 calories that does include a weight-loss deficit amount equal to whatever you set. So if it is "Lose 1 pound per week," that would be 500 calories in deficit daily.

When you exercise, add it to the Exercise part of your data. Eat more on those days to fuel that exercise so your deficit remains constant. Try to hit as close to "0" as you can at the bottom of your FOOD page. So, yes, you want to eat all "remaining" calories.

Here's the longer explanation from Myfitnesspal:
https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

MarkByrne90

@cmriverside Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it.

cmriverside