Question about calories

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ncurtis52
ncurtis52 Posts: 17 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Should my calorie totals be changing daily? I am noticing that myfitnesspal changes my total amount of calories daily...a range of 1200-1700 in the past three days? I am new, this is my first three days.

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  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405
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    Have you been messing with the weight ? that will cause a change.
  • MizManda180
    MizManda180 Posts: 68 Member
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    Are you logging your workouts? If so mfp wants you to eat back your calories so it will add the calories you burned to your total calories for the day test you should eat.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,282 Member
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    MFP calculates a deficit without working in your exercise calories so you log those separate. When you log them, this amount is added into your daily calories allowed so that you will still net the correct deficit amount.
  • ncurtis52
    ncurtis52 Posts: 17 Member
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    I am exercising...that makes sense...do you HAVE to eat those calories or can you leave your exercise calories alone?
  • greginnd
    greginnd Posts: 26 Member
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    No, you don't have to eat all those calories. But you don't want to have too much of a deficit over a period of time as it might approach an unhealthy rate of weight loss. I like to think about balancing my calories, exercise over a week's time.
  • ncurtis52
    ncurtis52 Posts: 17 Member
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    Thank you, that makes sense!

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