Net?

AndreaL0918
AndreaL0918 Posts: 47 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am new so I apologize....just not understanding the Net Calories. Do I only eat my BMR or do I eat both BMR and exercise calories?

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  • amys07115
    amys07115 Posts: 10
    Your net calories are how many calories you take in after you include exercise. So, let's say you eat 1600 calories in a day, but you then exercise and burn 400 calories. Your net calories would only be 1200.
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    You'll want to eat most (allowing room for estimation errors) of your excercise calories back. BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is the amount of calories your body needs purely to maintain basic life functions (heart beating, breathing, etc) if you were in a bedridden/coma-like state.
  • AndreaL0918
    AndreaL0918 Posts: 47 Member
    thanks guys! I have been eating/ drinking my exercise cal but I haven't seen a big drop yet...That's why I was wondering if I'm eating too much but it appears I'm not...I know, it's a slow process. thanks again!
    :smile: :smile:

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