what does 'net' mean?

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Kfarrell6
Kfarrell6 Posts: 18 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I can't figure out at the top of my page where it gives me my calorie goal, what I ate and then the net? what makes up the net? I feel like adding my cardio is making this confusing.

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
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    Net is the amount of calories you've eaten, minus the calories you burned in exercise.

    It's like your paycheck - your gross pay is the amount of money you actually earned, but your net pay is the total you take home after they take the taxes out. :tongue:

    So basically, net calories are what you're left with after exercise, and if your net is low, you need to eat more. to bring that net up - for me, I always make sure I net at least my BMR.

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