New Please HELP with an important question!!

TheWayIUsed2Be

First day and id like to understand how they come up with the net calorie goal and how they get the deficit. Id also like to know why when you burn calories it allows you to eat those.....for instance today i burned 1219 calories on the treadmill (thank goodness for lifetime movies!) My net intake is up in the 1400's if i ate that plus what i burned it would be impossible to lose weight wouldnt it? any help yo understand this would be sooooo greatly appreciated. i wanna succeed! :sad:

BrenNew

First day and id like to understand how they come up with the net calorie goal and how they get the deficit. Id also like to know why when you burn calories it allows you to eat those.....for instance today i burned 1219 calories on the treadmill (thank goodness for lifetime movies!) My net intake is up in the 1400's if i ate that plus what i burned it would be impossible to lose weight wouldnt it? any help yo understand this would be sooooo greatly appreciated. i wanna succeed! :sad:

You should read the info in the help section at the top, and also, read any newbie info under "all topics", and then under "general". That should help clear it up for you.
You'll find there's a huge debate between the members as to whether or not to eat your exercise cals. Half of em don't eat em, or eat just half, the other half eats all of their exercise calories.
I myself tend to eat MOST of them, and lost 45 pounds in 8 months, so, it worked great in my case!
Also, here's what I always write to the "newbies": Welcome to the best site on the web! :flowerforyou:
Between the easy to use food counter (which by the way is SUCH an eye opener!) and all the wonderfully supportive members, you WILL be able to lose the weight that you want to, AND, it'll "almost" be easy doing it!
I recommend logging ALL your foods BEFORE you have them, rather than later, as it tends to lead to better food choices. (not to mention you'll know if you've got enough numbers left to have a night time snack, like I ALWAYS try to do!) Some people also like to weigh and measure some things, such as meats, rather than just estimating and possibly being WAY off! :noway:
Don't go making the mistake that if you have LOTS of numbers left at the end of the day that you'll lose even faster, because that DOESN'T happen. Feel free to read any info about the site in the "help" section at the top of the home page. And also, under "all topics", then "general", and check out the first few threads. They'll really help you understand how MFP works.
Before coming here, I had tried just about EVERYTHING out there, including hypnosis, TWICE, and nothing really worked until MFP!
Also, drink LOTS of water, it REALLY DOES help! :drinker: