Need advice bout calorie in take and burn!!

katejain

So I know the net post are not always 100% truthful......can anyone tell me the 3500 = 1 pound down is that referring to say your on your mark with an intake goal and you do say 600 to 1000 calorie burn a day does that add to the 3500 or you have to burn more than what you eat a day then it starts to add up? Also can someone tell me bout net calories? Where should they be a day? Do you want neg or pos? Thanks........

WhitneyT586

The calories at which MFP sets you already contain a deficit of your choice (whatever rate you choose to lose). Say you choose to (try) to lose 1 pound per week. MFP subtracts that from their calculation of the calories you need to get through the day (based on the information you gave them about your daily activity) to get the total calories you should be eating for that 1 pound a week loss. It is up to you to eat your exercise calories back or not in order to NET the original amount of calories MFP gave you to eat for the day.

Better yet, check out this guy's post. He explains it so much better than I ever could. Good luck!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

eyouse

3,500 calories Of energy are needed to burn one pound of fat. But, your body doesn't always burn strictly energy from fat stores- it uses varying sources depending on the type, duration, and intensity of exertion. Having said that, you burn calories (your basal metabolic rate) through the day aside from physical exercises you may do. So MFP helps you plan your caloric intake in order to create a deficit, and ultimately lead to units of 3,500 calories, or pounds, to come off in a certain timeframe. It takes into account an estimate of calories you need to ingest to maintain your basal metabolic rate based on the information you supply, such as height and weight, and then considers your current weight and goal weight combined with your timeframe for goals to say how many calories per day you need. If you are interested in attaining an even more accurate estimate of the number of calories you burn for your individual metabolic rate, an exercise physiologist or weight loss/nutrition specialist may be able to provide that information after a serious of tests. Wow, this got confusing, hope it is even smidgen helpful!

katejain

Cool thanks to both of you for sharing with me.......