goal calories or net calories

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hamiam
hamiam Posts: 1
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I am so confused on this issue. My goal calories are 1200 but by the time I exercise I usually have an extra 500. Do I keep eating until my net calories reach 1200 or my food intake reaches 1200?

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  • _GlaDOS_
    _GlaDOS_ Posts: 1,520 Member
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    Keep eating until your net calories reaches 1200.

    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/
  • kthom
    kthom Posts: 175
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    there are lots of posts on this topic. Search for "eating your exercise calories" and decide, a couple of different thoughts on it.
  • sasp1385
    sasp1385 Posts: 8 Member
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    I'm confused with this one to! I am also 1200 calories and don't know if I am meant to eat the energy I've burned!
    I'm guessing if you don't eat it, it might lead to exhaustion? Sometimes if I do 500 cal worth of exercise, I only put down 300!
  • mrselbow
    mrselbow Posts: 27 Member
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    there are lots of posts on this topic. Search for "eating your exercise calories" and decide, a couple of different thoughts on it.

    ^^ Yup!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
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    MFP already figures in a deficit for you (based on the amount of weight you told it you want to lose per week) and expects that you'll eat back the calories you burn during exercise to maintain that pre-set deficit.
  • carpediem3
    carpediem3 Posts: 320 Member
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    If I'm hungry I'll eat em, if I'm not I won't. :)
  • babygurl48
    babygurl48 Posts: 1,236 Member
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    If I'm hungry I'll eat em, if I'm not I won't. :)
    Me too!

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