Confusion about Net Calories on MyFitnessPal

[cindy9178]

So I have a fitbit synched with MFP. In the morning, MFP will give me a lower calorie goal number based off what it thinks I'm going to burn (usually in the morning my goal is around 1250 because my TDEE is around 1750).
As the day goes on, and my fitbit records that I'm burning more calories, MFP slowly begins increasing my calorie goal for the day.
So on a regular day that I don't work out this is fine, I eat 1250, I net 1250, I'm good.

My confusion comes with workout days. MFP updates my calorie goal to include those calories. Yesterday is a good example of that, my goal ended up increasing to 1453 based off exercise, and I ate 1308.
My Fitbit calories burned yesterday were 1941 including the exercise.

When I look at my NET calories for yesterday on MFP (under reports), it shows 1195.
This isn't making any sense to me. Had I not worked out yesterday, I only would've eaten 1250.
I ate MORE, because I worked out....(MFP said I burned 239 exercising yesterday, so I tried to only eat about half of those calories back).

The way I look at it is, I burned 1941 calories all day INCLUDING working out.
I consumed a total of 1308 calories. Therefore, my deficit for the day is 633 calories, right???

Am I doing this wrong????

[SilviaFitbit]

@cindy9178 It will be my pleasure to answer your inquiry! MyFitnessPal has two ways to tell you what's your goal for calories burned and for calories eaten. If you have "Guided" = it means that MFP will determine your goals automatically based on how active you're or how many calories Fitbit has reported. If you set "custom" you will set your own goals and they won't change. 

Since, Fitbit will do a Calorie Adjustment the amount of calories that you're allow to eat will change if you're more active or less during the day. As an example if you're more active today than yesterday MFP will allow you to eat more calories  but this doesn't mean that you're not reaching your goals or that you're going to earn weight. 

The calorie deficit will work like this: The calorie deficit will be deducted from the total amount of calories burned and that will be the result of calories that you should eat. Example : 1941 calories burned - 633 calories deficit = the result will be 1308. 

P.S. you're not doing anything wrong 

[cindy9178]

Yeah, you clearly didn't understand my questions, I understand what a calorie deficit is.

But nevermind, I found my answers elsewhere since nobody responded to this post for days. What an unhelpful community this is.

[Rogerswm]

Meanie.  Your attitude is awful.  Must be an Ellen James girl