What does "Net Calorie" report mean?

thecapaccino
thecapaccino Posts: 138
in Food and Nutrition
...just thought about looking at the REPORTS....and I see that my net calories are not what it seems I ate'?

I mean...yesterday I ate 1227 calories...and it had my net calories higher than on 15 July..when I ate 1944 calories (which showed a deficit)!

Whats that all about?

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    ...just thought about looking at the REPORTS....and I see that my net calories are not what it seems I ate'?

    I mean...yesterday I ate 1227 calories...and it had my net calories higher than on 15 July..when I ate 1944 calories (which showed a deficit)!

    Whats that all about?

    Net calories = Calories you ate minus calories of exercise you logged

    So you must have exercised a lot on 15th July.
  • thecapaccino
    thecapaccino Posts: 138
    I did!

    Is it better to have negative NET ....??
  • angelicasmommy
    angelicasmommy Posts: 303 Member
    If you mean is it better to have a number in the minus for net calories, NO!
    Many people here go by the number 1200, but I think it's different for every person. Let's just say, your net number should never be below 1200. So if you consumed 1700 calories and burn off 700, you would be at a net of 1000. You should eat something to make up for it. Some people though say they are not hungry to eat something else. I don't believe in eating when your not hungry so in that case, you'll probably just make up for the extra 200 another day. In my opinion, if it all balances out at the end of the week, you're good.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I did!

    Is it better to have negative NET ....??

    Your net should be as close as possible to your initial goal. If your goal is 1200, your net should be close to 1200, as long as you're sure your calories burned are pretty accurate.
  • allthenamesaretaken1
    allthenamesaretaken1 Posts: 98
    If you mean is it better to have a number in the minus for net calories, NO!
    Many people here go by the number 1200, but I think it's different for every person. Let's just say, your net number should never be below 1200. So if you consumed 1700 calories and burn off 700, you would be at a net of 1000. You should eat something to make up for it. Some people though say they are not hungry to eat something else. I don't believe in eating when your not hungry so in that case, you'll probably just make up for the extra 200 another day. In my opinion, if it all balances out at the end of the week, you're good.

    This helped a lot.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    I'm not sure why this is such a hard concept for people to grasp (not aimed at the OP or her question) but you need to eat at least 100 calories over your BMR (number of calories you'd need to survive in a coma) and if you exercise then it makes no difference to that number because when you eat your body gets first shot at the nutrition it needs. If you eat 1700 calories and exercise 700 of them it doesn't leave you at a deficit that you need to make up to meet that magical 1200 calorie mark that keeps being thrown around.

    Your net calories are a nice number to look at to pat yourself on the back for your hard work but they really don't mean anything as far as nutrition goes. If you ate 1700 calories and your BMR was 1500 then you're in fine shape. If your BMR is 1500 and you ate 1200 then you need to eat more regardless of exercise.

    It's a really good idea for everyone to know what their BMR is so they can make an informed decision on how much they need to eat. You can start tweaking from there but at least be educated enough to make an informed decision instead of just following the 1200 calorie crowd.

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