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  • RRT_RCP
    RRT_RCP Posts: 169 Member
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    I have a question about the net amount of calories, Should I be paying any attention to that?

    My BMR is 1597
    Maintenance is 2076
    521 calories are allowed to be burned without having to eat them back.
    Today I ate 1864 calories and burned 790.
    My Calorie deficit is 1002 for today.
    My Net calories is 1074.

    Before I was use to looking at my net calories, but with this set up I don't know if they matter.

    yup, that's good. Just make sure 1000 is the maximum - meaning, stick to the 900s if you want a high deficit. Having a couple more calories for you probably would've been a good idea - just to be safe. Don't worry about the net number.

    Ok, thank you for clearing that up. :smile:
  • Cookie22684
    Cookie22684 Posts: 585 Member
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    Still a little confused even though i have read it about 10 times

    My Bmr is 1239
    1239 * 1.3 = 1610
    1239+1000 =2239 - 1610 = 629

    So i eat 1239 and keep my green numbers between 500 to 1000 and if i burn more then 629 i can eat my exercise cals back until i hit 1239 again ? Hope i did it right
  • Ssocrrbabe
    Ssocrrbabe Posts: 51
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    Hi, I would like to verify that I have done my numbers correctly.
    I set my activity level to sedentary as I have a desk job and not very active during the day.
    My BMR (MFP tool) is 1329
    BMR x 1.2= 1329 x 1.2 = 1595
    1329 + 1000 = 2339
    2339 - 1595 = 734
    so I set my MFP 10 1595. Then eat between 1330 and 1430 calories everyday. If I workout between 0 - 734 dont eat anything back. If I workout more than 734, then eat back so green number is under 1000?
    Is this correct?
    Thanks!
    Teresa
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 833 Member
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    Hi, I would like to verify that I have done my numbers correctly.
    I set my activity level to sedentary as I have a desk job and not very active during the day.
    My BMR (MFP tool) is 1329
    BMR x 1.2= 1329 x 1.2 = 1595
    1329 + 1000 = 2339
    2339 - 1595 = 734
    so I set my MFP 10 1595. Then eat between 1330 and 1430 calories everyday. If I workout between 0 - 734 dont eat anything back. If I workout more than 734, then eat back so green number is under 1000?
    Is this correct?
    Thanks!
    Teresa

    Yes! :flowerforyou:
  • lilsassymom
    lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
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    BMR = 1252 (MFP tool)
    1252*1.3 = 1627
    1252+1000 = 2252-1627 = 625

    What is 1.3? Is that slightly active? I am confused---are we supposed to set it to sedentary or slightly active. On MFP I have always had it set to slightly active..

    So should my setting stay at slightly active or sedentary? Setting it to slightly active changes it to 1690, not 1627(as above) but sedentary is 1570?

    So, what does all this mean? So, I need to at least eat 1252 calories and if I exercise over 625 calories I need to eat some of it back correct?
  • lilsassymom
    lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
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    BMR = 1252 (MFP tool)
    1252*1.3 = 1627
    1252+1000 = 2252-1627 = 625

    What is 1.3? Is that slightly active? I am confused---are we supposed to set it to sedentary or slightly active. On MFP I have always had it set to slightly active..

    So should my setting stay at slightly active or sedentary? Setting it to slightly active changes it to 1690, not 1627(as above) but sedentary is 1570?

    So, what does all this mean? So, I need to at least eat 1252 calories and if I exercise over 625 calories I need to eat some of it back correct?
    Ok so never mind. I decided to keep it at sedentary because I would rather underestimate then overestimate.

    One more question though...I see some people are setting maintenance according to their "goal weight." I just have it set to maintenance as to what I currently weigh. Is that ok too?
  • Shyloh1
    Shyloh1 Posts: 422 Member
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    Hi Olivia,

    I would love to start your method.

    Going by MFP,my BMR is 1207;Maintenance is 1750.

    Could you please help me figure this out?

    Please and thank you!:flowerforyou:

    Or

    Is this right?

    BMR-1207

    1207x1.3=1569

    1207+1000=2207

    2207-1569=638

    So,do I set my calories @1569? I can eat up to 1669 right?

    Also,I don't eat my exercise calories unless I'm hungry or burn more than 638 right?
  • Shyloh1
    Shyloh1 Posts: 422 Member
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    Hi Olivia,

    I would love to start your method.

    Going by MFP,my BMR is 1207;Maintenance is 1750.

    Could you please help me figure this out?

    Please and thank you!:flowerforyou:

    Or

    Is this right?

    BMR-1207

    1207x1.3=1569

    1207+1000=2207

    2207-1569=638

    So,do I set my calories @1569? I can eat up to 1669 right?

    Also,I don't eat my exercise calories unless I'm hungry or burn more than 638 right?

    I also want to add that I work 6 days a week and do cardio 6/days a week and lift weights 3x a week.
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 833 Member
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    Hi Olivia,

    I would love to start your method.

    Going by MFP,my BMR is 1207;Maintenance is 1750.

    Could you please help me figure this out?

    Please and thank you!:flowerforyou:

    Or

    Is this right?

    BMR-1207

    1207x1.3=1569

    1207+1000=2207

    2207-1569=638

    So,do I set my calories @1569? I can eat up to 1669 right?

    Also,I don't eat my exercise calories unless I'm hungry or burn more than 638 right?

    You set your MFP goal to 1750.
    You eat 1207 per day minimum.
    If you exercise and burn 638 or less, you do not have to eat your exercise calories. That is unless you are hungry and don't mind the smaller deficit. If you exercise and burn more than 638, you eat the extra calories above 638.
    Never let your green number be more than 1000.

    If you eat 1669, that will only give you a deficit of 81 calories per day which means it would take you 43 days to lose one pound - I am guessing that is not what you want to do. :)
  • Shyloh1
    Shyloh1 Posts: 422 Member
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    Hi Olivia,

    I would love to start your method.

    Going by MFP,my BMR is 1207;Maintenance is 1750.

    Could you please help me figure this out?

    Please and thank you!:flowerforyou:

    Or

    Is this right?

    BMR-1207

    1207x1.3=1569

    1207+1000=2207

    2207-1569=638

    So,do I set my calories @1569? I can eat up to 1669 right?

    Also,I don't eat my exercise calories unless I'm hungry or burn more than 638 right?

    You set your MFP goal to 1750.
    You eat 1207 per day minimum.
    If you exercise and burn 638 or less, you do not have to eat your exercise calories. That is unless you are hungry and don't mind the smaller deficit. If you exercise and burn more than 638, you eat the extra calories above 638.
    Never let your green number be more than 1000.

    If you eat 1669, that will only give you a deficit of 81 calories per day which means it would take you 43 days to lose one pound - I am guessing that is not what you want to do. :)

    Thanks!

    So,from what I'm reading....I don't necessarily have to eat only the 1207,I can eat more if I'm hungry. I can tell you right now,1200 isn't going to cut it. I'd be starving! lol!
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 833 Member
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    Hi Olivia,

    I would love to start your method.

    Going by MFP,my BMR is 1207;Maintenance is 1750.

    Could you please help me figure this out?

    Please and thank you!:flowerforyou:

    Or

    Is this right?

    BMR-1207

    1207x1.3=1569

    1207+1000=2207

    2207-1569=638

    So,do I set my calories @1569? I can eat up to 1669 right?

    Also,I don't eat my exercise calories unless I'm hungry or burn more than 638 right?

    You set your MFP goal to 1750.
    You eat 1207 per day minimum.
    If you exercise and burn 638 or less, you do not have to eat your exercise calories. That is unless you are hungry and don't mind the smaller deficit. If you exercise and burn more than 638, you eat the extra calories above 638.
    Never let your green number be more than 1000.

    If you eat 1669, that will only give you a deficit of 81 calories per day which means it would take you 43 days to lose one pound - I am guessing that is not what you want to do. :)

    Thanks!

    So,from what I'm reading....I don't necessarily have to eat only the 1207,I can eat more if I'm hungry. I can tell you right now,1200 isn't going to cut it. I'd be starving! lol!

    Right! The great thing about this method is that you can actually see your deficit, so if you eat extra, you can see how that will affect your loss for the week. Considering your BMR is so low and your ticker is so far along, I would assume you are fairly close to your goal weight...at this stage, losing 0.5 pounds per week is a more reasonable goal which would mean keeping a deficit of 250 calories per day...so likely you will eat most if not all of your exercise calories.
  • Lesliecs
    Lesliecs Posts: 930 Member
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    Olivia.... I reset my goals today, but I'm not sure I'm doing it right.

    BMR = 1217
    Maint. = 1520

    1217+1000 = 1317
    1317 - 1520 = 697

    So I guess I'm confused about what the 697 is? Do I have to exercise at least 697 calories for this to work? And on the nights I am not able to exercise..... how does it work then?
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 833 Member
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    Olivia.... I reset my goals today, but I'm not sure I'm doing it right.

    BMR = 1217
    Maint. = 1520

    1217+1000 = 1317
    1317 - 1520 = 697

    So I guess I'm confused about what the 697 is? Do I have to exercise at least 697 calories for this to work? And on the nights I am not able to exercise..... how does it work then?

    I am not Olivia, but...

    697 is just the maximum amount you can exercise before you HAVE to start eating your exercise calories because your daily deficit would exceed 1000 calories. If you did no exercise, you would have a daily deficit of 303 calories, and you should lose (barring any other issues) a little more than 0.5 pound per week. If you exercise more, you can have a greater deficit and potentially lose at a faster pace. If you exercise, you *could* eat more before you hit the 1000 calorie deficit - and should if you are hungry. The green number will give you your daily deficit each day.
  • Lesliecs
    Lesliecs Posts: 930 Member
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    Olivia.... I reset my goals today, but I'm not sure I'm doing it right.

    BMR = 1217
    Maint. = 1520

    1217+1000 = 1317
    1317 - 1520 = 697

    So I guess I'm confused about what the 697 is? Do I have to exercise at least 697 calories for this to work? And on the nights I am not able to exercise..... how does it work then?

    I am not Olivia, but...

    697 is just the maximum amount you can exercise before you HAVE to start eating your exercise calories because your daily deficit would exceed 1000 calories. If you did no exercise, you would have a daily deficit of 303 calories, and you should lose (barring any other issues) a little more than 0.5 pound per week. If you exercise more, you can have a greater deficit and potentially lose at a faster pace. If you exercise, you *could* eat more before you hit the 1000 calorie deficit - and should if you are hungry. The green number will give you your daily deficit each day.

    Thanks! I understand now. I'm going to try this out and see how it goes!
  • Lesliecs
    Lesliecs Posts: 930 Member
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    As I'm trying to adjust to this different way of tracking (my 1st day today)..... I have one question, that may or may not have been asked.

    What is the benefit of choosing this method over the regular counting calories MFP method? I think I just need to understand better why I'm doing this.... because it is a bit confusing to adjust to at first.

    Thanks!
  • Lesliecs
    Lesliecs Posts: 930 Member
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    As I'm trying to adjust to this different way of tracking (my 1st day today)..... I have one question, that may or may not have been asked.

    What is the benefit of choosing this method over the regular counting calories MFP method? I think I just need to understand better why I'm doing this.... because it is a bit confusing to adjust to at first.

    Thanks!
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 833 Member
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    As I'm trying to adjust to this different way of tracking (my 1st day today)..... I have one question, that may or may not have been asked.

    What is the benefit of choosing this method over the regular counting calories MFP method? I think I just need to understand better why I'm doing this.... because it is a bit confusing to adjust to at first.

    Thanks!

    I like to see my deficit. If I use MFP's way, and I decide that I want to eat an extra banana for the day, I just see a red number telling me by how much I failed for the day... Using this way, I see that eating a banana just means I will have a 900 calorie deficit rather than a 1000 calorie deficit. It is still an awesome deficit for the day!

    Also, MFP will give you numbers lower than your BMR. Using this method means you eat more!
  • jwilloughby51
    jwilloughby51 Posts: 19 Member
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    I'd like to make sure im doing this right before I start eating more calories than I should be. My BMR is 1538 I calculated it with 1.2 for sededary which makes it 1845.6. SO I set my net calorie goal as 1845 right? Then I eat the 1538 leaving me with a deficit of 307. If I want to lose 2lbs a week I have to exercise & burn 693 calories right so my net ends up 1000 right? Thanks!
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 833 Member
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    I'd like to make sure im doing this right before I start eating more calories than I should be. My BMR is 1538 I calculated it with 1.2 for sededary which makes it 1845.6. SO I set my net calorie goal as 1845 right? Then I eat the 1538 leaving me with a deficit of 307. If I want to lose 2lbs a week I have to exercise & burn 693 calories right so my net ends up 1000 right? Thanks!

    Yep! And if you burn more than 693, you need to eat the additional calories so that your net is no more than 1000.
  • jwilloughby51
    jwilloughby51 Posts: 19 Member
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    Thanks!! :)

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