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Cyanon

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  • Its true that MFP already includes a deficit but I find it hard to believe its an *absolute* rule. MFP's base calories for me is 1940 (for 2lb a week). Most days I eat somewhere between 1400 and 1800 actual calories. Unless something comes up I generally get in 2-3 hours of fairly vigorous exercise daily (inline skating or…
    in MFP ALREADY GIVES YOU A CALORIE DEFITCIT- EAT CALORIES! Comment by Cyanon March 2011
  • If you're trying to stay on the exact goal (0.5 to 2 lbs a week, whatever you had set up in MFP) then yes the site is assuming you're going to eat those calories back. Myself I try really hard to stay at or under what the base daily calorie intake is. Like others have said try and find out what way works for you,…
    in Eating back our burned calories Comment by Cyanon March 2011
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