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Please explain this to me

FatMomma89
FatMomma89 Posts: 81 Member
edited February 17 in Health and Weight Loss
I know I have a goal (but for some reason it changed to more today) then I have what I eat and what I workout. The next one I have I don't understand. What is net calories is that what I need to eat or have ate or what?

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  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Net is what you ate minus your exercise.

    Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • tahneesummers88
    tahneesummers88 Posts: 52 Member
    Your net calories SHOULD be equaling your goal.. meaning if you've been given 1400 from MFP and that's what the first one reads, you should be eating as close to that goal as possible each day. There is alot of argument over whether or not to eat back your exercise calories, but if you're doing all of it through MFP it's already giving you a deficit regarding your activity level that you put in at the start. I try to eat back my exercise calories, but sometimes I just can't do it.. especially if I've done a 900 calorie workout. But please don't try to put a huge deficit onto your net calories, that's very unhealthy and will screw your metabolism.
    Hope that helps :-)
  • FatMomma89
    FatMomma89 Posts: 81 Member
    Ok thank you I just didn't know and tried looking at other posts about net and all I could find was eating back.
  • outofworkpediatrician
    outofworkpediatrician Posts: 43 Member
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