Calorie Calculations on MFP incorrect?

yaddayaddayadda

I was wondering if MFP ever changes goals without the user making changes. My goal is usually 1200 calories per day, but today it is 1569. I went to my goals and tried to change it back, but in my goals, it is 1200. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Deva1026

Did you log any work outs ( calories burned)?

Jorra

Your workouts will add to your calorie goal.

loriannmartin

did you exercise today?

koylefam

did you enter in your exercise for the day? with MFP it takes all your weight loss from your calories. so if you exercise then you can eat more. which means if you are normally 1200 calories and burned 369 calories running you get to eat 1569.... because in reality if you eat 1569-369(exercise) you are still only consuming your 1200... does that make sense?

yaddayaddayadda

Yes... I worked out today. In the past, it would not add to my goal. The goal would remain at 1200, but the remaining calories would increase. Today my goal changed?

epj78

Your goal has always changed - you just might not have realized it. It has as long as I have been on here - well over a year - maybe pushing over two.

yaddayaddayadda

OK... I guess I never realized that the goal changed. Alzheimers... Thanks for your quick responses.

radio_flyer

Huh, well, you just didn't notice it before -- At first I didn't either because I worked out at the end of the day when I was done logging. The first time I worked out earlier and logged it I about freaked too .... Then I didn't know if I should eat the extra or not. You don't necessarily have to "eat" them all -- unless you're really hungry. Just eat the norm and think of the rest as a bonus.

radio_flyer

OK... I guess I never realized that the goal changed. Alzheimers... Thanks for your quick responses.

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dont_give_up

Thanks for asking this...I was wondering the same thing myself!