changing calorie goals depending on activity

La5Vega5Girl
La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
in Food and Nutrition
i have a read a few posts about changing the amount of calories ingested on particular days depending on the amount of activity one does. ex: if someone works-out at the gym, that day, they will eat 500 more calories than the following day when they do not go to the gym.

i would love to hear some real-life examples of how people lose weight by using this method. does it have a name? i am an intermittent faster (i follow 18:6 every day) but was curious about altering my calorie intake as well. i go to the gym monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday every week.

TFS :)

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    It's how MFP works...
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    It's how MFP works...
    no, that's not what i meant. maybe i didn't explain myself well enough.
    i have heard of people who actually intentionally eat far more calories on days they work-out and then eat far fewer calories on days they do not. i'm not talking about eating back exercise calories.

  • SweatLikeDog
    SweatLikeDog Posts: 322 Member
    I'll sometimes do a pre-workout shake good for about 200 cals before an intense workout simply to fuel the effort. Mostly, though I use TDEE based off of weekly activity levels. MFP is too generic to be of much use for my taste.
  • Foamroller
    Foamroller Posts: 1,041 Member
    5:2 or ADF or JUDDD
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    Foamroller wrote: »
    5:2 or ADF or JUDDD

    thank you - this is what i was looking for :smile:

  • 50sFit
    50sFit Posts: 712 Member
    edited October 2014
    La5Vega5Girl wrote: »
    Foamroller wrote: »
    5:2 or ADF or JUDDD

    thank you - this is what i was looking for :smile:
    Ah, I may loook into this as well. Good luck!

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