What should my net calories be?

NaturallyandProperly
NaturallyandProperly Posts: 138 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
My goal is 1675 cal per day. Today I burned.... According to MFP about 700 cal. My net cal is 941.

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    The way MFP is set up you want to try to get your net as close to your goal as possible. For example:

    My goal is to NET: 1770
    I ate: 2001
    burned through exercise: 332
    My net is: 1669

    I personally like to get my net close to my goal, but still under to leave room for errors when calculating calories consumed or burned. The general idea though, is to make your net match your goal.
  • NaturallyandProperly
    NaturallyandProperly Posts: 138 Member
    I just ate some almonds. :) Guess I need 175 more calories? But if my net is lower, won't I loose more fat?

    Goal Food Exercise Net
    1675 2231 - 728 1503
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    lose more weight yes, but it won't necessarily be fat. When I first started I didn't eat back my exercise calories for a while and as my workouts intensified, I was starting to be constantly tired and getting frequent headaches.

    Here is a good thread about the specifics to it:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/943139-weight-loss-cheat-sheet-ipoarm
  • NaturallyandProperly
    NaturallyandProperly Posts: 138 Member
    great link, thank you!

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