Net calories

audrina04mfp Posts: 1 Member

April 2018 edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss

Question for everyone. I have my calories set at 1200. I add my exercise separately. So let's say I burned 500 cals. And ate 1200 is that safe? Or should I be eating 1700?

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  4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,528 Member

  April 2018

  @audrina04mfp I moved this to the general help board

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  L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member

  April 2018

  MFP is designed for you to eat back calories earned through exercise. Although, sometimes calories burned can be overstated.
  
  https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10503681/exercise-calories-do-i-eat-these-a-video-explanation/p1

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  LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member

  April 2018

  You can eat back your exercise calories but be aware that the calorie burns in the database can be inflated so err on the side of caution and eat say 50-75% back.

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