Total Calories vs Net Calories?

cebiginalaska
cebiginalaska Posts: 280 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Should we be worried about net calories on days where we exercise more than usual? Today according to my HRM I burned 1023 calories doing "Cardio" and plan on working out again with Les Mills Pump which is a mix of strength training and cardio. That workout might be around 800 calories. Should I eat closer to my "Net goal" or just eat and not worry about being "negative" or close to zero "Net Calories" even if I am not hungry?

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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    You want to net your goal.

    That's a really huge burn. What exercise are you doing and for how long?
  • cebiginalaska
    cebiginalaska Posts: 280 Member
    Zumba Exhilarate Step by Step (trying to learn how to do the dance moves) total I did was 65 minutes. That stuff is pretty difficult for me because I am uncoordinated and they move way too fast. They break down the moves then try to get you do them "in tempo" I am glad I can do this at home because I am sure I look ridiculous but it seems like a pretty good cardio workout.
  • tobejune
    tobejune Posts: 177
    Have you had your HRM calibrated properly? That's a big burn!

    You should aim to NET your goal in calories at the end of the day.

    Have some pb on toast (300cals) or some chips and guacamole (250ish) or some dried fruit (handful of dried banana chips 200+cals)

    Maybe skip that second workout.
  • cebiginalaska
    cebiginalaska Posts: 280 Member
    HRM is calibrated correctly according to the manual. I still have to eat dinner and have been snacking like crazy. Just wondering, I seen other forums in the past where people don't re-consume the calories they burn.
  • walkinon_sunshine
    walkinon_sunshine Posts: 36
    I would think that you want to be as close to your net as possible, but if your honestly not hungry, idk i probly wouldn't bother. Also, do you calculate the cals that come from fat in food? The cals of a food don't include the cals that come from fat, which is between 8 and 10 per gram. I just assume 10 because it's easy to count. :)
  • Redson25
    Redson25 Posts: 16
    I would think that you want to be as close to your net as possible, but if your honestly not hungry, idk i probly wouldn't bother. Also, do you calculate the cals that come from fat in food? The cals of a food don't include the cals that come from fat, which is between 8 and 10 per gram. I just assume 10 because it's easy to count. :)


    So, when MFP calculates my calories, it doesn't include the calories that day from fat? Lets say I had 1700 calories today and 22 grams of fat, do I have to add 220 to my 1700 total? Dos this also mean that the calories on the nutrition facts on packages don't include fat calories?? That doesn't make sense to me.
  • tryclyn
    tryclyn Posts: 2,414 Member
    I would think that you want to be as close to your net as possible, but if your honestly not hungry, idk i probly wouldn't bother. Also, do you calculate the cals that come from fat in food? The cals of a food don't include the cals that come from fat, which is between 8 and 10 per gram. I just assume 10 because it's easy to count. :)


    So, when MFP calculates my calories, it doesn't include the calories that day from fat? Lets say I had 1700 calories today and 22 grams of fat, do I have to add 220 to my 1700 total? Dos this also mean that the calories on the nutrition facts on packages don't include fat calories?? That doesn't make sense to me.

    No, fat is counted. I have no idea what the above is talking about.
  • walkinon_sunshine
    walkinon_sunshine Posts: 36
    I would think that you want to be as close to your net as possible, but if your honestly not hungry, idk i probly wouldn't bother. Also, do you calculate the cals that come from fat in food? The cals of a food don't include the cals that come from fat, which is between 8 and 10 per gram. I just assume 10 because it's easy to count. :)


    So, when MFP calculates my calories, it doesn't include the calories that day from fat? Lets say I had 1700 calories today and 22 grams of fat, do I have to add 220 to my 1700 total? Dos this also mean that the calories on the nutrition facts on packages don't include fat calories?? That doesn't make sense to me.

    No, fat is counted. I have no idea what the above is talking about.

    I'm sorry. I did a few searches and the only answers i can find say that fat IS already included. I was told a few years ago that it wasn't and i've been counting calories that aren't there i guess. Sorry about this, thanks for setting me straight.
  • Redson25
    Redson25 Posts: 16
    I would think that you want to be as close to your net as possible, but if your honestly not hungry, idk i probly wouldn't bother. Also, do you calculate the cals that come from fat in food? The cals of a food don't include the cals that come from fat, which is between 8 and 10 per gram. I just assume 10 because it's easy to count. :)


    So, when MFP calculates my calories, it doesn't include the calories that day from fat? Lets say I had 1700 calories today and 22 grams of fat, do I have to add 220 to my 1700 total? Dos this also mean that the calories on the nutrition facts on packages don't include fat calories?? That doesn't make sense to me.

    No, fat is counted. I have no idea what the above is talking about.

    I'm sorry. I did a few searches and the only answers i can find say that fat IS already included. I was told a few years ago that it wasn't and i've been counting calories that aren't there i guess. Sorry about this, thanks for setting me straight.

    Good thing, I was thinking it didn't make any sense. There would be no reason for nutrition facts to not include those....Glad you know now though, at least you were probably eating less calories I guess.

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