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calorie ?

kellicarter11
kellicarter11 Posts: 178 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Do I need to eat a total of 1200 cals or a net 1200 cals to lose weight?? I don't want to gain weight

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  • bgelliott
    bgelliott Posts: 610 Member
    Neither...you need to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight. If you burn 1900 cals per day, and eat 1200 per day, you will lose 1lb per week
  • azdvlz5
    azdvlz5 Posts: 13 Member
    You would want to NET 1200 Cals min per day! There are some stickys in the forums on this for newbies so if you haven't read them, its a good place to start to clear up any confusion you may have! :happy:
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