calorie deficit question

Your deficit is already built into your calorie goal. You are meant to eat up to your whole calorie goal each day (with or without eating exercise calories, there are differing opinions). Your weekly deficit depends on what you put your loss goal at. For example, one pound is 3500 calories. So if you put in you want to lose one pound a week, your daily caloric goal should be approximately 500 calories below your TDEE.

slieber wrote: »

So, if I am understanding this correctly, with the exercise, I had a "bank" of 14,419. I ate 13,144. So my calorie deficit is 3500+1275? Technically, I should lose a pound (being hypothyroid, that part is questionable, but I am only checking the deficit calculation right now). Please can you confirm this is a correct assumption? Thanks!

if you ate 13144 and your bank was 14.419 your deficit is 1275 net. or 182 calorie deficit per day. to lose 1 lb you have to be in a 500 calorie deficit. did you set MFP to lose 2 lbs a week and if so did it give you 1420 calories? if so you will still lose weight because your deficit is built in without exercise. The exercise just makes more of a deficit which is why its said to eat back at least half of your exericse calories. also with a thyroid condition your calories out may be less that you think and if your meds arent on point it can skew the results as well.