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Net Calorie Reports?

jazpiri
jazpiri Posts: 114 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Can anyone help me in understanding how to interpret the "net calorie" report? I'm assuming the net calories means the calories I have consumed after calories burned during exercise. For example, if I ate 1500 calories and burned 500 during exercise that would mean a net of 1000?

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  • jazpiri
    jazpiri Posts: 114 Member
    Can anyone help me in understanding how to interpret the "net calorie" report? I'm assuming the net calories means the calories I have consumed after calories burned during exercise. For example, if I ate 1500 calories and burned 500 during exercise that would mean a net of 1000?
  • DjBliss05
    DjBliss05 Posts: 682
    If you goal is 1500, you should always take in 1500. So if you are burning off 500 then you are actually eatting 2000 calories... but that is good! It keeps you at the right level and keeps your body working right.

    Don't know if that is the answer, but hope it helps. I get so confused as soon as numbers are involved! Math was never my thing!
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