Extra calorie limit put on by mistake?

NicoleLawrence98
NicoleLawrence98 Posts: 53 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I was logging in what i have ate today and I was suprised when I still had 745 calories left, then saw that my calorie limit has changed from 1200 to 1860? Can anyone tell me why this has happend?

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  • NicoleLawrence98
    NicoleLawrence98 Posts: 53 Member
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  • becksxxx70
    becksxxx70 Posts: 234 Member
    Did you log some exercise?
  • lisiloulah
    lisiloulah Posts: 125 Member
    If you've logged exercise it will increase your limit so that you can eat back the calories earned. It may also have updated the limit if you've changed something in your settings i.e general activity level. I know my calorie limit refreshed itself when I adjusted my goal weight the other day.
  • NicoleLawrence98
    NicoleLawrence98 Posts: 53 Member
    Ohh It would of been because I added an exersise that burned 660 cals , so should I eat something? I am feeling abit hungry lol
  • cincysweetheart
    cincysweetheart Posts: 892 Member
    If you are hungry, then absolutely! EAT! Just be aware that MFP seems to overestimate calorie burns, so if you got your calorie burn from the MFP database, then you may only want to eat back 50% or so of those calories (that is, if you are trying to lose weight).
  • lisiloulah
    lisiloulah Posts: 125 Member
    Yes, you should eat back your exercise calories. If you look around the forums you'll find some people don't eat them all back if they think the estimated burn is quite high, or sometimes just to save a little to balance out a potential bad day later in the week. Find what works for you, everyone's routines are a little different!
  • NicoleLawrence98
    NicoleLawrence98 Posts: 53 Member
    Thank you guys!

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