Net Calories vs Calories ?

dee_thurman
dee_thurman Posts: 240 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I think I know the answer to this but I don't want to be missing something. When looking at minimum and max calories does everyone look at Net Calories or just calories for min or max?

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  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    When I am logging accurately and completely I look at net calories.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I follow my net calories.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I pay little attention to Net Calories.

    It's just a personal thing - what interests you? There is no right and wrong on this. :)
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    No such thing as net calories. Calories are calories.
  • dee_thurman
    dee_thurman Posts: 240 Member
    kallkel, so if you exercise during the day you still stay under the calorie number that they give you to lose weight? I have done that most days but there are a few days I have gone over that number. However, my net calories are always under.
  • oolou
    oolou Posts: 765 Member
    My first month here I went by net calories (with the goal of losing 1 pound a week). But as I was losing at a slower rate than 1 pound a week, I decided to stop eating back my exercise calories (I only lightly exercise, no major burns), so now ignore net calories.

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