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Adding exercise allows you to eat more calories?

TheRealDubA
TheRealDubA Posts: 2
edited February 18 in Getting Started
I don't understand why if you enter you burned 500 calories, it adjusts your total calorie intake goal accordingly. How is it possible to create a calorie deficit when the app adds all the calories you've just burned, to calories that you need to eat?

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  • Int3rceptor
    Int3rceptor Posts: 45 Member
    Your target calories already has a healthy deficit calculated into it.
    You should try to get close to your target calories as this ensures your getting the nutrients your body needs to work efficiently.
  • sloth3toes
    sloth3toes Posts: 2,199 Member
    I don't understand why if you enter you burned 500 calories, it adjusts your total calorie intake goal accordingly. How is it possible to create a calorie deficit when the app adds all the calories you've just burned, to calories that you need to eat?

    MFP has already created the deficit you asked for. Your daily calorie goal will be set 250 calories lower for each 0.5 lbs you want to lose per week.
  • TheRealDubA
    TheRealDubA Posts: 2
    Good deal, thanks!
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