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calories/ net calories

ScarletTarah
ScarletTarah Posts: 117 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Whats the difference?

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  • mvl1014
    mvl1014 Posts: 531
    calories are a measure of energy in food.

    net calories would be the change in that number after eating (subtract) or exercising (add).
  • Cloudybe
    Cloudybe Posts: 20 Member
    I am really confused by this also. Wouldn't eating add calories and exercising subtract calories?
  • mvl1014
    mvl1014 Posts: 531
    From your allotment of calories for the day (on MFP), it is the way I explained. But for your body, yes eating adds calories and exercise subtracts them.

    Make better sense now?
  • Cloudybe
    Cloudybe Posts: 20 Member
    Yes! Thank you! I think I'm figuring all this out now! :)
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