We do not recommend women consume fewer than 1200 calories per day, or men fewer than 1500 calories per day.

You spend them by eating, and you earn more calories to eat by exercising. Think of your Net Calories like a daily budget of calories to spend. For example, if your Net Calorie goal is 2000 calories, one way to meet that goal is to eat 2,500 calories of food, but then burn 500 calories through exercise. This means if you exercise, you will be able to eat more for that day. We set your daily calorie goal in Net Calories which we define as:Ĭalories Consumed (Food) - Calories Burned (Exercise) = Net Calories If you do exercise, your daily calorie goal will then increase for the day, to stabilize your weight loss or weight gain at the rate you initially specified. Please see this article to understand why we do not currently calculate calories via strength exercises.īecause your daily calorie goal already accounts for your intent to gain or lose weight at a particular rate, you can achieve your goal by eating the specified number of calories per day, with no additional exercise required. However, we do not account for additional exercise outside of your reported daily activity level, until you actually perform and log exercise to your diary under the 'Cardiovascular' section. Your goal weight does not affect your initial calorie calculations.Īdditionally we also account for weekly exercise goals (which should not be included in your initial activity level), in order to provide an incentive for you to reach. We ask for your goal weight when you create your profile, but this is only for purposes of reporting how many pounds remain until you meet your goal. We also ask how much weight you would like to lose or gain per week, and with this goal in mind we subtract calories (for weight loss) or add calories (for weight gain) to determine your daily calorie and nutrient goals. We use these factors to determine the calories required to maintain your current weight. When you create your profile, we ask you for your age, height, weight, sex, and normal daily activity level.

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