so confused on calories

daniellehelphinstine

You workout it says you erned blah blah extra calories today am I suppose to eat more to even it up???

janinelambiase

Good question, I was wondering the same thing!

jdad1

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1262003-can-someone-explain-to-me-how-calorie-burning-works

SezxyStef

yes...at least 50-75% of them.

sargessexyone

Yes. MFP has a deficit already built in so if you exercise you should eat those calories back. A lot of people eat back 50%-75% of their exercise calories to allow for miscalculations in burns and calorie intake.

Branstin

The initial number of calories generated by MFP already has a deficiency built into it and does not include exercise calories. Therefore, when you exercise, you will create a bigger deficiency. A deficiency too high is not healthy and could hinder your weight loss. Therefore, you may need to eat back some or all of the exercise calories. This will affect people in different ways. If you are on the low end of calories then you might want to eat back some or all of your exercise calories. Otherwise, don't bother if your initial calories amount is high enough to lose weight at a healthy rate.

daniellehelphinstine

I can never get the sugar even either everything has sugar even fruit

jdad1

I can never get the sugar even either everything has sugar even fruit

Unless you are a diagnosed diabetic then stop counting your sugars. No need to.