What to "net" in maintenance

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princessd1511
princessd1511 Posts: 22
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I'm in maintenance and was wondering if I should still try to "net" 1200, or if I should be netting my daily allowance given by MFP? Seeing as I do a good amount of cardio every day is it a bad idea to net 1200 or is that basically a good goal number? I am so sorry I have been posting so many questions, I really am so clueless on all of this. I have an appointment with a nutritionist soon so hopefully that will help me become a little more educated on this! Until then, thank you all so much for all of your help recently!

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  • princessd1511
    princessd1511 Posts: 22
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    Bump please
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
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    Maintenance = eating what you burn

    so you should net your maintenance goal (ie MFP set to 0 weight loss)

    or looking at it another way eat 20% more than your BMR, plus your exercise calories, then adjust up or down if you lose or gain weight.

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