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A silly question! New on MFP!

R222i
R222i Posts: 11 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey,Do I need to have some REMAINING calories at the end of the day or am I suppose to eat all the calories(Goal cal +Exercise cal)?If I m sounding silly then please do forgive me..I m very new on mfp ..Thank you! :)

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  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    edited June 2015
    Technically you're supposed to reach your goal, but it won't hurt to have some left over sometimes. As long as you aren't under eating consistently you'll be fine.

    ETA: Most people find that MFP gives them inflated exercise calories burns and change the burn amount to around half of what they tell you.
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Ideally, you should have zero left. But due to overestimation of burns/underestimation of intake, it's fine to leave a little. Or you can save some of your extra calories for weekends or special days when you want some extra to eat.
  • LolaKarwowski
    LolaKarwowski Posts: 217 Member
    I always have maybe 50 or 30 cals left in the day. I just leave them alone.
  • R222i
    R222i Posts: 11 Member
    Yeah I think I ll leave some cals then ..thanks everybody btw :)
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