Net Calories

PattiPositive

Can anyone explain the net calories? Im confused.

DJChutfield

calories consumed - calories burned = net calories

In other words, the calories that actually stay in your body and not burned off through exercise.

PattiPositive

What should a net amount look like?

dmcg123

There really is no "typical" number of net calories because that depends on your calorie goal, normal level of activity on any given day and exercise (or lack thereof). Always eat your goal amount of calories - that's the minimum amount of calories your body needs to function properly. There is already a calorie deficit built in to your goal, so if you only ate your goal amount of calories and never exercised, you should still lose weight. Exercise will make that happen faster, and will improve your overall health and fitmess.

Jess21684

The "net calories" are what you have consumed after you add in the excersice. so if your allowed 1200 calories daily. you eat 1200 but then u burn off 200 calories thru excersice then your "net calories" would be 1000. so really you could eat 200 more calories. as long as your net calories doesnt exceed your daily amount your allowed then your okay! net calories are basically your adjusted cals after all the excersice you add. if that makes any sense...

bizco

What should a net amount look like?

Net calorie needs are different for everyone. My Fitness Pal (MFP) calculates all of this for you when you signed up and entered all your personal data (age, current weight, goal weight, height, amount of exercise you get each day, if any, etc.)

PattiPositive

Ok, I think im getting it. Thanks.