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I used an online calculator to calculate calories i need to maintain and it says 2094 per day. if i eat 1300-1600 calories per day and burn 300 + with exercise. do i add my burned calories during excercise to the calories i'm cutting out with food?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Losing weight?: The decrease in calories combined with calories burned exercising will give you an idea of if your calories expended exceeds your calories taken in.

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Answered 5/15/2020

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A member asked:

I used an online calculator to calculate calories i need to maintain and it says 2094 per day. if i eat 1300-1600 calories per day and burn 300 + with exercise. do i add my burned calories during excercise to the calories i'm cutting out with food?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Dr Singh agreed

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