Confused

jensdaily
jensdaily Posts: 16 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Kind of confused. Goal calories Food calories Exercise calories = net. Am I supposed to eat my exercise calories? What is my net supposed to be? Negative? HELP!
Today goal was 1200, food was 1947, exercise -712 = net of 1235. What does all of this mean?

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  • dia77
    dia77 Posts: 410 Member
    Well , that means you went over 35 cal for the day .
    From what I know , you can eat your goal (1200 cal) + how many cal you earn from exercise ( your case 712- way to go girl!) .From this you deduct how many calories you eat . Ideal is not to go over .
    Hope that helps.
  • jensdaily
    jensdaily Posts: 16 Member
    Ok, so I am supposed to eat my exercise calories right? As long as my net doesn't go over 1200.
  • pyroxian
    pyroxian Posts: 99 Member
    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/
  • ChelseaRW
    ChelseaRW Posts: 366 Member
    Yep...eat those excercise calories. MFP already created a defecit for you. Remember that 1200 is the basic caloric need for just staying in bed all day...and we know that none of us really do that...so don't sweat it if you go above by a bit. The weight will still come off.(even if it takes awhile)
  • mishelnkiki
    mishelnkiki Posts: 775 Member
    Ok, so I am supposed to eat my exercise calories right? As long as my net doesn't go over 1200.

    I ALSO AM SUPER CONFUSED BY THIS!!! UGHHHH...
  • anna_b1
    anna_b1 Posts: 588 Member
    Bottom line: Your net calories should be about 1200, but not over.
  • pyroxian
    pyroxian Posts: 99 Member
    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/

    Seriously - that URL contains a lot of really good information. Check it out.
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