gross vs. net calories

Hi. I am new to mfp as of yesterday. just learning so please bear with me. i noticed the calories available increased when my bodymedia synced in with calories burned. trying to lose weight - not maintain. can a person turn off this feature so that it just shows calories eaten vs. calories i am allowed ie. i am allowed 1600 per day in order to lose X amount of weight in X amount of time?
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