Calories??

_mbrace
_mbrace Posts: 48 Member
in Food and Nutrition
okay i dont get calories at all. I mean I log them in almost on a daily basis my calorie intake is 1260 & for an example if i burned like 900 calories do i have to do something like eat can someone please explain to me about calories?

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  • kerriotto
    kerriotto Posts: 93
    You should be netting (the total amount of calories you eat, less your exercise calories) no less than your BMR. So if you're eating only 1260 and you burn 900 then you're only netting 360.
    I read a thread on here called "In place of a road map 2.0" and the gist of it is that you determine your TDEE (total daily energy expended) and subtract 20%. Based on this formula, I eat 2200 calories (but you don't get "extra" for working out).
    Your body needs fuel (especially for a 900 calorie workout).
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    If you are using MFP's settings, then eat your exercise calories back. MFP has a deficit already factored in and presumes youw ill eat back exercise calories

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