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MrsCJ1
MrsCJ1 Posts: 77
edited January 20 in Social Groups
Hi All,

I am sure this has been asked many times but hopefully someone can quickly help...

I have yet to set my MFP settings because I am still confused about it. Right now it is set so that I am "supposed" to eat around 1700 calories a day, according to MFP and when I put in exercise it obviously goes up. My TDEE-15% according to the spreadsheet is 2088. Do I just program MFP to this? And then I would NOT enter my exercise?? Is this correct? Also, am I supposed to eat back exercise calories then? Or eat below this amount on days that I do not workout?

Thanks!

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  • Broejen
    Broejen Posts: 414 Member
    If you use the TDEE-15%, you don't eat your exercise calories back. You can log your exercise, but just say you burned 1 calorie. Program MFP to say you'll eat 1700 a day and that should be it.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    I have yet to set my MFP settings because I am still confused about it. Right now it is set so that I am "supposed" to eat around 1700 calories a day, according to MFP and when I put in exercise it obviously goes up. My TDEE-15% according to the spreadsheet is 2088. Do I just program MFP to this? And then I would NOT enter my exercise?? Is this correct? Also, am I supposed to eat back exercise calories then? Or eat below this amount on days that I do not workout?

    I'll mention there are some other needed tidbits under Your Results you may have missed if this part didn't stand out. Might want to review those items.
  • MrsCJ1
    MrsCJ1 Posts: 77
    Ahh yes, thank you heybales. I went back and I looked over the spreadsheet again and I see it. I was in a rush the first time I entered everything so I didn't look closely.

    Thanks!!
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