SO, If i burn calories i have to eat them back??

OP, some people eat them back, and some people don't. But regardless of the exercise calories, under 1200 isn't generally recommended unless you're extremely obese (and by extremely obese I mean 'can't walk because of fat', not 'I hate my body in the bikini'). That's because it's really hard to get good nutrition when calories are that low, and because weight lost this way is often not sustainable.

Can anyone help me with this please?! Very similar question but i'm new to the site and a bit confused...

When I do exercise (additional to my general daily activities) my 'NET' at the end of the day is a lot lower than my 'goal' i.e today it was approx 300 at the end of the day but I had burnt about 600cals in exercise as the rest of the day I had been doing nothing

I assume this is good for weight loss?

I'm slightly confused with the meaning of NET as alot of other sites seem to suggest that its the same as deficit which it isn't right?

You eat them back - all of them.
MFP is set up for us to maintain a net calorie intake every day to equal 1 lb of weight loss per week.
1 pound equals 3500 calories.
3500 divided by 7 days equals 500 calories per day. Our MFP daily number already has that 500 calories subtracted.
When we exercise, that green number goes up, because MFP expects us to eat back your exercise calories to keep your net daily calorie intake steady; that's how MFP works. Read this to learn more.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/23912-links-in-mfp-you-want-to-read-again-and-again
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo
Follow the recommendations on this site for safe, steady and lasting results.
You could lose weight faster, but what kind of weight would it be?
Muscle! And that stifles metabolism.
No, eat right, exercise - both cardio and resistance, lose weight in such a way that maintains health and preserves lean body mass which burns more calories at rest.
Good luck to you.:flowerforyou:
All Is Possible!

Today If i didnt exercise i would have had a net calories of over 1000, but i worked out & burned like 300 .//
I heard you must eat them back ? I dont think so .

From what I understand is that if you eat the calories you burn you will maintain your weight. You don't have to eat all the calories, just be sure that you eat at least 1,200 calories a day.

not true.
when you plug in your weight loss goals and such into MFP they give you a number, that includes a deficit. so if you did nothing but sit around all day, and ate to that number you would lose weight. when you add in exercise, you make that deficit bigger, which can be unhealthy so its recommended to eat those back so that you still lose weight at the pace you want, and youre giving your body the fuel it needs to function.
i eat my calories back and have no problems losing weight (as evidenced by my ticker )

^^ This. I lost 53 lbs. eating back all my exercise calories. I wear a heart rate monitor when I exercise to get an accurate calorie burn, subtract the number of minutes of the workout (for instance if my HRM says I burned 400 calories during a 60 minute aerobics class, I log 340) and eat back all of those calories. I consistently lost 1 pound a week doing this.

Today If i didnt exercise i would have had a net calories of over 1000, but i worked out & burned like 300 .//
I heard you must eat them back ? I dont think so .

From what I understand is that if you eat the calories you burn you will maintain your weight. You don't have to eat all the calories, just be sure that you eat at least 1,200 calories a day.

not true.
when you plug in your weight loss goals and such into MFP they give you a number, that includes a deficit. so if you did nothing but sit around all day, and ate to that number you would lose weight. when you add in exercise, you make that deficit bigger, which can be unhealthy so its recommended to eat those back so that you still lose weight at the pace you want, and youre giving your body the fuel it needs to function.
i eat my calories back and have no problems losing weight (as evidenced by my ticker )

^^ This. I lost 53 lbs. eating back all my exercise calories. I wear a heart rate monitor when I exercise to get an accurate calorie burn, subtract the number of minutes of the workout (for instance if my HRM says I burned 400 calories during a 60 minute aerobics class, I log 340) and eat back all of those calories. I consistently lost 1 pound a week doing this.

And one final point.
Which program looks like more fun?
Go with what's more fun - not some starvation, restrictive diet where you lose muscle, stifle metabolism and go without.
No thanks!
That's BORING!

you're allowed to eat them. estimate the calories burned on the lower end, but yes eat them. you can lose weight with and without eating them. but being on a very low calorie diet is not good for long term benefits. you'll more than likely gain it back if you're starving yourself. if you're hungry eat, legitimate hunger, not boredom or from emotions. and you should do well

wut

dont u speak english .

this is so funny to me

YES!

I eat the calories I "earn" for several reasons:

1) 1270 calories a day, my normal goal, is is pretty low and sometimes leaves me hungry unless I am careful in my choice of foods (I am very short and do desk work, that's why MFP set it so low); also it's nice to "earn" a treat at the end of the day.

2) Rapid weight loss / eating too little makes your body really efficient at hoarding calories. I had 2 rapid weight losses due to illness and I have had trouble with my weight ever since! You don't want to send your body into famine mode--that makes it even harder to lose weight in the future and very easy to gain.