went over with carbs and always go over on protien

EvanKeel

Yeah - you're right. I'm clearly making this *kitten* up...

Do some reading (it might help with your grammar) and I'll catch ya on the flip-side.

You seriously used a random Google search result page to attempt to justify your claim when my objection related to scientific backing? You didn't even use Google scholar, not that it would have been that much better. If you had better reading skills yourself, you'd know my objection said nothing about you making anything up. I just think you're wrong : )

By all means, let the Google zeitgeist tell you what's healthy.

lol

alikat2986

I have a stupid question and it's beating me up!! What does it mean when people say "burn more than you take in"???? So I'm supposed to burn 1300 calories per day? Theres no possible way for me to know how many calories I burn in an entire day (besides my workouts with my hrm)

Someone please put it in understandable terms. Be nice.

EvanKeel

I have a stupid question and it's beating me up!! What does it mean when people say "burn more than you take in"???? So I'm supposed to burn 1300 calories per day? Theres no possible way for me to know how many calories I burn in an entire day (besides my workouts with my hrm)

Someone please put it in understandable terms. Be nice.

They're referring to the single requirement for weight loss: a caloric deficit. Your body burns calories apart from what you do when you exercise. Breathing, digestion, all of it counts towards that "burning more than you take in" that people reference. "Burning" is what your body does to fuel itself, the 'taking in' part would be eating, or taking in fuel.

If MFP gave you a calorie goal of 1300, that means that given your activity settings, you're likely to burn more than 1300 by just doing your daily activities. This would create a caloric deficit.