Confused on Net Calories and Eating Back Exercise Calories

swekmom

Help! Just starting today on here and I am so confused. I am supposed to take in 1770 net calories a day and i plan on exercising 3 days a week (starting small with goal hoping I can make it). So does that mean on the days I am exercising I have to eat more calories in order to still meet the 1770 net calories? Seems like in order to lose weight I need to decrease the caloric intake, not increase. I am so confused!

bizco

Read this:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

swekmom

Awesome! Thank you!! And it will help me explain it to my teen who thinks she needs to try to starve herself to lose weight!