Confused about NET cals

levie27
levie27 Posts: 36 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
If my net calories are higher than my exercise calories is that bad ? Should my net cals be lower than my exercise cals??? To lose weight

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  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Say what? Your net calories are your food consumed minus your exercise calories.
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    I'm confused.
  • levie27
    levie27 Posts: 36 Member
    I though i had to burn more calories than i ate in order to lose weight ??
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    Exercise is not the only way you burn calories. You burn calories just living, that's called your BMR. MFP uses that, plus an activity modifier to come up with your calories. Then exercise adds to that. So, y can eat up to what MFP gives you. Some pele also eat back their exercise calories. Just try not to eat less than 1200 as that makes it hard to actually get all the nutrients you need.

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