What are your NET calories for the day?

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  • matti07
    matti07 Posts: 93 Member
    I'm currently doing new rules of lifting for women (week 3) 3 times a week, and then cardio 1-3 times a week (sometimes I do it at the same time like i'll do cardio then lift), I have it set to 1600 an I usually net around 1600 too, sometimes more 1500, I use a polar HRM for calories burned. i have seen great results oh and im 5'6" ish

    My turn for a question: what is polar HRM?

    It's so important to eat enough! It's challenging to do for me because I feel/hear the messages in the world urging me to starve myself to lose weight... only that doesn't actually work long-term.
  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    I'm currently doing new rules of lifting for women (week 3) 3 times a week, and then cardio 1-3 times a week (sometimes I do it at the same time like i'll do cardio then lift), I have it set to 1600 an I usually net around 1600 too, sometimes more 1500, I use a polar HRM for calories burned. i have seen great results oh and im 5'6" ish

    My turn for a question: what is polar HRM?

    It's so important to eat enough! It's challenging to do for me because I feel/hear the messages in the world urging me to starve myself to lose weight... only that doesn't actually work long-term.

    It is a heart rate monitor used to track calories burned doing cardiovascular workouts.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    Last.few times I logged.it was 1000-1100. Didn't lost any weight or feel like I was until I eased up on my work outs and netted closer to 1500-1600
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    Op, just use this link to figure out your calorie. And then set your macro's at the Beachbody default of 40% carbs, 40% protein and 20% fats.

    http://www.teambeachbody.com/eat-smart/nutrition-tools/caloric-needs

    Thank you! This was helpful... it gave me 1916

    Set that for your total calories with the macro's I posted and don't worry about net calories. The deficit is baked in over the week.

    So do not plug in my exercise calories correct? Just stick with these number?

    Correct.. these are total calories not net calories. That is the way beach body designed their calorie calculator. Its a different set up than mfp.
  • idaholawchick
    idaholawchick Posts: 16 Member
    My net is 1300 and I usually eat between 1600 & 1800.
  • CloverCreeper
    CloverCreeper Posts: 178 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

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