What should our net goals be?

miriams76

I am a bit confused as to what our daily intake goals should be. For instance, this morning I went for a long run/walk which came to 1266 calories. I have consumed 690 calories so far (just had lunch) today and my daily goal is 1222 calories. At the moment, my net is in the red at -576. When people talk about eating back their exercise calories, does this mean bringing the net number back to zero? Is there a minimum healthy net we should be consuming?

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

You're meant to net your goal. So if my goal is 1420 and I burn 600 calories, I should eat 2020 total. However your calorie burn sounds VERY high. How did you get 1266 as your burn?

miriams76

Thanks.It was a 100 minute run at 6 mph and 40 minutes brisk walking. I just accepted the calories the app gave so of course it could have been less and I probably wasn't running at that speed the whole time ( although distance wise I did cover that). I am just not sure if we are meant to consume significantly more than our net. Apparently I have 1798 remaining. Would a deficit of more than 1000 a day be unwise?

herblackwings39

If you believe the exercise calories are accurate then you'd need to eat near where it says "Your Daily Goal". That's the number to try to reach.