net calories

fitgurl3
fitgurl3 Posts: 3
edited October 5 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello,
I have a question that I hope someone can help me with about net calories. I have looked up what this is becuase the graph is confusing. Net calories I have found out is the deficit or the extra calories you have eaten. To lose weight you need to have a deficit. I have a deficit pretty much everyday, but yet it does not show that on my graph. Anyone know why this is? It should not matter if its 200 or 500 deficit, a deficit is a deficit. Anyone know why I would not be showing the correct thing on the graph?

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  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Net calories is total calories eaten minus exercise calories. It should be equal to your goal calories, as your goal calories already have the deficit factored in.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Net calories is total calories eaten minus exercise calories. It should be equal to your goal calories, as your goal calories already have the deficit factored in.

    This ^^

    If your calorie goal on MFP is 1400, your Net should be 1400, so if you burn 500 from exercise you should eat 1900 to net 1400 (1900-400), as the 1400 cal goal is based on no exercise.

    If you have questions regarding how MFP works there is an un-official FAQ sect ion, pretty much any question you may have should be answered there: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/457-unofficial-mfp-faq
  • SHERRYBERRY11
    SHERRYBERRY11 Posts: 54 Member
    BUMP :smile:
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