How many calories do you try to have remaining?

I usually try to leave 100 calorie buffer just in case I'm off on a measurement or have a late-night munchie attack.

My ultimate goal is to have none remaining. But of course, it's usually slightly off and not exact. I figure any error isn't significant enough to matter. Especially since the foods I eat can easily be calculated, and I input a lot of homemade custom recipes for accuracy vs going with a "generic" listing.

i always have around 500 remaining

I never really like having less than 200 remaining...I guess that's why a food diary works well for me - I just don't like seeing the numbers like that. With that being said, if I want to eat something that I know will put me close or over, I just make sure to get enough exercise to "buy" me more calories.

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None because that is how this website works.

I intentionally eat my full TDEE or a little above (negative calories!) on lifting days and try to leave 200 or so on rest days, but that doesn't always happen. Love to eat! :blushing:

I try to get to zero. I will not let any calorie go to waste if I can help it.

I get as close as I can to my goal. Right now goal is 1809 yesterday i ate/drank 1823.... I guesstimate high on eaten calories so no concerns with eating too many "accidently"

Why would you intentionally leave calories on the table every day? I get doing it to even out other days and shoot for a good multi-day average, or doing it to compensate for light- vs. heavy-activity days (only if you're using the TDEE method, not MFP default)...but as an ongoing policy, it seems to defeat the point of MFP. And if you leave a buffer because you're worried that you're habitually underestimating your intake, what makes you so confident you're not overestimating it?

I try to have at least 50 remaining and no more than 150 remaining. I have once or twice had between 10 and 20 remaining. I have on heavy run days had more than 300 remaining but that's not very often either. I am much more concerned and not going over than coming under but I try to make sure I eat most of my NET. My net is 1500 calories but I exercise 6-7 days a week so I eat much more and in fact I am now forcing the one rest day a week I'm supposed to take on my 1/2 marathon training schedule and I just plan for lower calorie foods that day.

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I will often leave 100 - 200 per day but ONLY because I eat over my calories once a week on date night by about 600 - 1000 calories. By the end of the week I don't want any calories left over. Cause I get how MFP and math work.

i find it hard just to get over 1200 each day its even harder when i exercise too. by the end of the day i am full but still have about 200 left on some occasions i am spot on but most days i am not eating enough. i eat 5 times a day but all my portions are small. should i put more on my plate?

Eat higher calorie foods... that will help add calories.

Ideally, I'd be within 100 or so one way or the other at the end of the day.

However, in real life, it doesn't always happen. Some days I go over. Some days I have a really good workout and/or I feel stuffed on less than my goal and so I'm decently under. Too many more "over" days than "under" days lately, sadly :embarassed:, but for the most part if my weekly graph bar on the app is close to my net goal at the end of the week (within, say, 500 or so calories for the entire week), I'm a happy camper.