Understanding MFP

shareelynette
shareelynette Posts: 22 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey everyone. I'm 20 days in with MFP and I just started realizing I don't understand some of the things on the food diary page. Net calories and calorie deficit to be specific.

What should I be watching? Do I want to use all the calories and have a higher(lower?) number of net calories? If someone could explain it easily I'd appreciate it.. thanks =)

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  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    You want to net your goal. So if your goal is 1600 and you burn 350 calories through exercise, you want to eat 1950 calories to net 1600.
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    Your goal already has a caloric deficit calculated into it. So yeah, stick to it, and eat more if you exercise to maintain the goal.

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