What does 'net calories under weekly goal' mean?

emmajulie98765
emmajulie98765 Posts: 29 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hiya,

I have noticed that this comes up within MFP with a number that changes daily. I have no idea what it means. Please can anyone explain for me? Thank you!

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  • maria0104
    maria0104 Posts: 64 Member
    How many calories you are eating at a deficit underneath your weekly calorie goal.

    For example.

    If my calorie goal was 1400 per day, for the week (1400 x7) my weekly calorie goal would be 9,800.

    If I ate at only 1200 calories a day for the week despite my goal- out of fluke or on purpose- (1200 x7) then I would only have ate 8,400 for the week.

    I would therefore be under my calorie goal for the week by 1,400kcal.

    I imagine some people use this number as an indicator how they are eating or if using a weekly weight loss aim to distribute calories differently. It also on my phone shows an 'average' of how much I am eating each day.

    Hope this helps.
  • chemlabdoc
    chemlabdoc Posts: 30 Member
    Also, the net calories is after any exercise calories are subtracted.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Some people eat under some days and over on others and just try to meet their weekly goal, so it can be handy for that.
  • emmajulie98765
    emmajulie98765 Posts: 29 Member
    Thanks everyone!
  • nightglo
    nightglo Posts: 33 Member
    Where does it show your weekly calorie target and progress, out of curiosity?
  • emmajulie98765
    emmajulie98765 Posts: 29 Member
    I'm on an iPhone and I click

    More
    Nutrition
    Then I click the weekly tab

    Hope this helps

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