How to meet daily goals with Exercise?

Etaylor753

I am new to MFP and have just started actually logging my meals and workouts. For the past couple of days, the site has told me: WARNING you are consuming too few calories. I feel like I eat enough during the day (not hungry) so my only guess that because I burn a good amount of calories (avg 450) from exercise it is decreasing my total daily goal?

I just am a bit confused because it was my understanding that to lose weight you should subtract 500 calories from your total intake whether it be through eating less or working out. If this is the case, why am I continuing to get the WARNING?

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

There is already a deficit built into your calorie goal so MFP wants you to eat more to make up the difference

millermail

I have been doing MFP for 3 months and have lost 23 pounds. It ALWAYS says that warning. If I burned calories, I am not going to eat them back. I wouldn't worry about it unless you are eating too few calories and not losing weight.

Monkey_2013

I get that warning too, So far i'm just ignoring it until I figure the site out.

vmekash

the warning, i found, has nothing to do with your NET calories. it seems to come up only if you actually consume less than 1200 calories. if you net less than the 1200, by having burned a lot of cals, but actually consumed more than 1200, no warning.

bzmommy34

the warning, i found, has nothing to do with your NET calories. it seems to come up only if you actually consume less than 1200 calories. if you net less than the 1200, by having burned a lot of cals, but actually consumed more than 1200, no warning.

You got it friend! This exactly! MFP states that it is not safe for women to consume (actually put in your mouth) less than 1200 cals and men no less than 1500.