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Calorie intake question

kabel4892
Posts: 167 Member
Should I NET 1500? or Eat 1500 and then not eat my exercise calories back?
Im also unsure if I'm eating too little calories. I am 5'7" and weigh 149lbs. I try and work out 5 or 6 times a week for 30 mins.
I would like to lose about a half pound to a pound a week.
Any advice would be great.
Im also unsure if I'm eating too little calories. I am 5'7" and weigh 149lbs. I try and work out 5 or 6 times a week for 30 mins.
I would like to lose about a half pound to a pound a week.
Any advice would be great.

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Read this thread, I really think it'll help you out.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-120 -
You should NET 1500. So if you work out and earn, for example, 250 cals, then you should eat those 250 cals later so that you're net calorie intake remains at 15000
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Read this thread, I really think it'll help you out.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
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Read this thread, I really think it'll help you out.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
Yeah, read that. And this http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets0 -
If you are going to eat your exercise calories back then only eat half of them, most people over estimate the amount they burn and eat too many calories. I don't eat mine back but that is a highly debated subject on here.0
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