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Net calories???

NewAngel35
NewAngel35 Posts: 182 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Would like to know what net calories mean on the log please??

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  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    Calories eaten minus those burned through exercise equals your net.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,439 MFP Moderator
    Calories eaten minus those burned through exercise equals your net.

    To expand, if you eat 1200 calories, burn off 500 calories, it's the equivalent of eating 700 calories. The way MFP is set up, your calorie goal is your net goal, not gross.

    You can think of it like a paycheck (gross income - taxes/deductions = net income)
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    MFP does not assume you will exercise. Not everyone will be able to. So the calorie deficit is built in w/o exercise. When you exercise ... you actually increase the deficit. If the deficit is too large, you will burn muscle mass.

    Some people do not eat these calories back, others eat all of them back (me). Lots of threads to help you decide.
  • NewAngel35
    NewAngel35 Posts: 182 Member
    ok thanks . I know have the knowledge!!:)
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