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Calories earned from exercise.

aprilscott11
aprilscott11 Posts: 7
edited January 31 in Fitness and Exercise
What does it mean when it says, " you have earned xxx calories from exercise" on your diary?

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  • mlnick69
    mlnick69 Posts: 84
    This topic get brought up almost daily. MFP has a built in caloric deficit already....so when you exercise and log it, MFP adds those calories back so that at the end of the day your net calories is the same.
  • 4Pookiecat
    4Pookiecat Posts: 20 Member
    So basically, the calories you get from exercising can now g:smile: o towards "extra" food and you should still lose weight.
  • aprilscott11
    aprilscott11 Posts: 7
    Thanks!
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