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Calorie surplus

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‎07-13-2017 17:31

‎07-13-2017 17:31

I'm new here, name is Mike.  I'm trying to calculate a calorie surplus to gain weight.  Is it as simple as looking at calories burned, and adding say 250 to that for my calories in?  

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‎07-14-2017 08:15

‎07-14-2017 08:15

Hello @mg844! Thanks for joining the Community.

 

You are correct. As long as your number of calories consumed is higher than your calories burned, you should gain weight. The higher the surplus, the more weight you will gain.

 

I hope this helps you out. Let me know if you have any further questions.

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‎07-14-2017 08:58

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‎07-14-2017 08:58

It's even simpler. Just make a weight plan in the app, and it will automatically take into account your surplus for you.

Work out...eat... sleep...repeat!
Dave | California

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