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1200 calories is minimum amount of intake or net calories??

enchanted777
enchanted777 Posts: 8
edited February 3 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm just confused. Is it okay if I eat 1300 calories and exercise to burn 400 calories so the net could be 900 calories??
Or is it that the net calories shouldn't be less than 1200 calories??
Please help. TIA

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  • thesophierose
    thesophierose Posts: 754 Member
    Net should be 1200.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    MFP method expects you to eat back your exercise calories. If aggressive goals are set, MFP will set up a low calorie goal and without knowing additional information, nobody will be able to tell you an appropriate calorie goal.
  • pavrg
    pavrg Posts: 277 Member
    It's net, but 1200 cal is an arbitrary number not really based on anything. Shorter men and average height women will eventually have to net under 1200 cal to lose weight.
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