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What are "net" calories?
Sorry for the repost but I didn't get any answers at all! So what are net calories exactly? I understand goal is what I should eat without exercise, exercise is how many calories I lost/burned through exercise, and it gives me the option to eat my exercise calories, but what are net calories? Is it, like, say I eat 1200…
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Do you count exercise in your activity?
Someone said something on one of my posts today that got me curious. When you're figuring out your BMI, TDEE or whatever, and you pick an activity level, do you include exercise in that, or do you only include how active you are without doing exercise?
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I don't know how many calories I should eat!!!!
I'm having some troubles losing weight. Uhm, I guess I'm mostly confused on what to consider my activity level. I'm 5'3" and 145 pounds, and 18 years old. My goal weight is 120 pounds. My exercise is weight lifting for 30 minutes 3x a week and walking for 45 minutes 4x a week. I use lightly active as my activity modifier.…
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Cried at my own reflection?
So today I went to the store to get some pants. The last time I went shopping for pants I was 20 pounds lighter but it wasn't the bigger size that made me hate my reflection. I know that 145 at 5'3" is technically "overweight" but I'm alright with my size to a degree. I don't hate my reflection because of my size. What…
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What to log my exercise as?
When I do my weight training, I literally go from one exercise to the next, fast as possible, doing like arms, legs, abs, etc. Not working the same muscle group twice in a row. Would I log this as circuit training or just weight training?
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Is 1600 calories "gonna make me fat"?
My older sister insists 1600 calories is too many to eat for weight loss. I'm trying to lose fat and drop 20 pounds but if I can't get down to 122 - 125 on the scale then *kitten* it. I'd rather weigh 150 pounds and be a fit size 2 then weigh 125 pounds and be an average and soft size 8 like I used to be. I'm 5'3" and 18…
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Could I lose 20 pounds by May?
I have twenty pounds to lose to reach my goal weight of 122 - 125 since I weigh about 142 - 145. I'm 5'3" and 18 years old. I have asthma and a knee condition that makes it hard for me to run, do rope jumping or anything really intense. So I just walk at a moderate pace (enough that I have to catch my breath when I'm done,…
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My net calories are under 1200?
So I'm trying to lose about 20 pounds. I'm currently 145 at 5'3" and I'd love to be about 120 - 125. The default amount of calories MFP has set for me is 1390. When I exercise, I burn about 400 calories (20 - 25 minutes of circuit training and about an hour of walking at 3.0 mph). I've filled my food diary out for the day,…
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How many calories to lose weight?
I'm just curious about how many calories you guys think I should eat to be losing weight. I tried doing 1800 as some sites and other people had suggested (before joining MFP) for a little over a month and didn't lose a single pound nor inch. I'm 145 pounds, and 5'3". I'm 18 years old and my workout is lifting weights for…
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Net calories?
So what are net calories exactly? I understand goal is what I should eat without exercise, exercise is how many calories I lost/burned through exercise, and it gives me the option to eat my exercise calories, but what are net calories? Is it, like, say I eat 1200 calories, burn 300 and my net becomes 900. Is that right?…
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New to MFP?
So what are net calories exactly? I understand goal is what I should eat without exercise, exercise is how many calories I lost/burned through exercise, and it gives me the option to eat my exercise calories, but what are net calories? Is it, like, say I eat 1200 calories, burn 300 and my net becomes 900. Is that right?…
