Understanding the deficit

Options

When I am enteringy food and I have a set calories to stay within 1500 when it addsu activity. I get that.. but if I have remaining for the day which I have seen a negative number and I have seen a positive number.

How do I know if I'm in the deficit

Answers

  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,202 Member

    I'm going to presume you are using the app?

    On the dashboard, the number is always positive, but the accompanying word will change: over means you've eaten too much, remaining means you have calories left to consume.

    At the top of the diary, the number on the right always indicates how many calories you have remaining. A positive number indicates how many calories you have left to eat and a negative number means you've eaten too many calories.

    An example of overeating:

    Screenshot_20250530_095535_MyFitnessPal.jpg Screenshot_20250530_095514_MyFitnessPal.jpg

    An example of having calories left:

    Screenshot_20250530_100045_MyFitnessPal.jpg Screenshot_20250530_100115_MyFitnessPal.jpg