is 0 net calories the goal?

hailie08
hailie08 Posts: 87 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Should I be working to get my net calorie amount to 0?????

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  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    no, your net calories should be equal to whatever your calorie goal is before exercise.

    if your goal is 1500 and you burn 300, you should eat 1800 which would leave you with a Net of 1500.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    it should be "0 remaining"
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    No. No it isn't. Food is good, not evil.
  • hailie08
    hailie08 Posts: 87 Member
    ok so if my calorie goal is 1200, and now it's at -700, I need to get it back up to 1200???
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    ok so if my calorie goal is 1200, and now it's at -700, I need to get it back up to 1200???

    Yes please.
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
    You have won the MFP sweepstakes! This is the secret that everybody will try to tell you is wrong. They will tell you to eat your calories back, but don't listen to them. They don't know what they're talking about.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I fill my diary with negative calories.
  • zaithyr
    zaithyr Posts: 482 Member
    ok so if my calorie goal is 1200, and now it's at -700, I need to get it back up to 1200???

    Are you looking on your Food Diary page or your "My Home" page at the top? The "net" on the my home page is just how many calories you've consumed (post exercise deduction). If you are looking at the bottom of your Food Diary page and you see a red number at the bottom that says 700 then you have gone over your calorie goal (as in you've eaten 1900 calories).
  • hailie08
    hailie08 Posts: 87 Member
    Thanks!
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    The thing about goals is that you're supposed to reach them. At the bottom of your diary is says "Your Daily Goal" and next to that number is 1200 or whatever above that if you've exercised. Match that number.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    I do not know depend on your goal

    If you want to damage your body and health, lose your hairs or impair your brain function then yes 0 is the goal.
  • hailie08
    hailie08 Posts: 87 Member
    Thanks!


    Change that---Thanks to those of you that were helpful! I posted this as a legitimate question because I am trying to get healthier and lose weight, and wanted to make sure I completely understood how the goals, net calories, etc work.
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 616 Member
    asshats...did anyone see that she was semi new and had a legitimate question...not everyone needs to have their faces slapped you know. *eyeroll*
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    asshats...did anyone see that she was semi new and had a legitimate question...not everyone needs to have their faces slapped you know. *eyeroll*

    Calling them asshats of course being the appropriate response.
  • dlwyatt82
    dlwyatt82 Posts: 1,077 Member
    asshats...did anyone see that she was semi new and had a legitimate question...not everyone needs to have their faces slapped you know. *eyeroll*

    Calling them asshats of course being the appropriate response.

    I saw nothing wrong with the response. :laugh:
  • lind3400
    lind3400 Posts: 557 Member
    your total calories=daily goal which will make your calories remaining 0....which I think is what you were trying to say :smile:
    and your totally right!

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