Question about weekly net calories (phone app)

KM0692

I started tracking my food on Tuesday. I have my goal set to 1,650 cal/day. I have been under by a few hundred calories each day. I was just looking at the "nutrition" on my phone app, and under "weekly", it says I am "7,515 net calories under weekly goal". Does that mean I have that much left for tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and Monday?

ETA: I divided 7,515 by 4 and came up with 1879. Does that mean I can eat that much each day over the next 4 days and meet my weekly goal?

Lrdoflamancha

Where are you finding this on the app? Looks to me that you are about 1100 calories under so far for the week.

KM0692

I'm 915 under (I started tracking Tuesday). This is the MFP app for phones/the tracker. If you go to "nutrition" and then "weekly", it will show a bar graph and show a number: net calories under weekly goal. This is the part I don't understand. ???

shadow2soul

I started tracking my food on Tuesday. I have my goal set to 1,650 cal/day. I have been under by a few hundred calories each day. I was just looking at the "nutrition" on my phone app, and under "weekly", it says I am "7,515 net calories under weekly goal". Does that mean I have that much left for tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and Monday?

ETA: I divided 7,515 by 4 and came up with 1879. Does that mean I can eat that much each day over the next 4 days and meet my weekly goal?

Make sure you have it set to have a particular day be your weeks start day. If you don't, then it shows a rolling week.
I have mine set to start a week on Monday. Currently it says I am "4728 Net Calories Under Weekly Goal." So I have 3 days to use 4728 calories. By looking at this graph, I can balance out my calories over a week (go over some days, under others) and still maintain the same deficit that I would have if I ate the same number of calories everyday.

Another way to look at it:
My goal is 1740 for a day.
1740 x 7 = 12180 for a week.

12180 calories
- 2795 Net consumed Mon
- 1560 Net consumed Tues
- 1252 Net consumed Wed
- 1845 Net consumed Thurs
_______
4728 calories left for the week

KM0692

I started tracking my food on Tuesday. I have my goal set to 1,650 cal/day. I have been under by a few hundred calories each day. I was just looking at the "nutrition" on my phone app, and under "weekly", it says I am "7,515 net calories under weekly goal". Does that mean I have that much left for tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and Monday?

ETA: I divided 7,515 by 4 and came up with 1879. Does that mean I can eat that much each day over the next 4 days and meet my weekly goal?

Make sure you have it set to have a particular day be your weeks start day. If you don't, then it shows a rolling week.
I have mine set to start a week on Monday. Currently it says I am "4728 Net Calories Under Weekly Goal." So I have 3 days to use 4728 calories. By looking at this graph, I can balance out my calories over a week (go over some days, under others) and still maintain the same deficit that I would have if I ate the same number of calories everyday.

Another way to look at it:
My goal is 1740 for a day.
1740 x 7 = 12180 for a week.

12180 calories
- 2795 Net consumed Mon
- 1560 Net consumed Tues
- 1252 Net consumed Wed
- 1845 Net consumed Thurs
_______
4728 calories left for the week

Thank you so much! How do I set the day for the beginning of my week?

shadow2soul

In the app under settings look for "Weekly Nutritional Settings."

KM0692

Thanks for trying to help. I've looked and looked everywhere and cannot find it. I can't find it on my phone either. :-/

shadow2soul

I don't know if it's the same on android or not, but here is where to find it:

1) Open the MFP App
2) Tap the 3 lines in the top left hand corner

3) Scroll down till you see "Settings"
4) Tap "Settings"

5) Tap "Weekly Nutrition Settings"

6) Select the day you want your week to start

KM0692

No, I don't have that on my phone (I have an android). Thank you anyway....I appreciate you taking the time to help me!