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can someone explain

aapye78
aapye78 Posts: 24
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
net calories to me. what is the difference between those and your regular calories?

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  • PBmaria
    PBmaria Posts: 854 Member
    Net calories are what you end up eating AFTER working out.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Net calories are what you end up eating AFTER working out.

    What about everything else you do during the day?
  • GaveUp
    GaveUp Posts: 308
    Basically If your calories are set to 1200 your net has to be 1200..... If you exercise with the 1200 and you have 1400 calories to eat..your net should be 1400
  • AI1108
    AI1108 Posts: 488 Member
    It's the calories you theoretically consumed after working out.

    So.. say MFP tells me to eat 1200 cals a day and I burn 500 through exercise. If I actually consume 1700 calories, I've consumed 1200 net calories (1700 calories consumed - 500 calories burned through exercise).

    Make any sense?
  • PBmaria
    PBmaria Posts: 854 Member
    I believe that's already included in your allowance, depending on your activity level.
    For example, yesterday I ate 1550 calories: 1200 NET since I "earned" (i.e burned) the 350 for running.
    Net calories are what you end up eating AFTER working out.

    What about everything else you do during the day?
  • kaligrl1
    kaligrl1 Posts: 54
    When you enter your work out it will add calories to your total calories you are aloud to eat that day, if you don’t work out for the day then you earn no extra calories so you will stay at the 1200 or whatever your target calorie intake is.
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