Eating back calories

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    sonyambrown510 wrote: »
    I put exercise level 3 times a week.

    I used this site: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

    If 1354 is the bare minimum then why does MFP tell me to eat 1200?

    1200 is as low as MFP will go and is generally the amount given when the individual selects sedentary and then the most aggressive rate of loss (2 Lbs) possible. MFP is just a calculator...you still have to provide the brains.

    I would further add that your BMR is also an estimate and is likely lower than stated above given that most calculators give you that number based on your total weight...an estimate that only takes into account your lean mass would be more accurate...if you're overweight, most calculators are going to inflate your BMR...you don't have to fuel fat, you only have to fuel lean mass.
  • sonyambrown510
    sonyambrown510 Posts: 30
    Hmmm so maybe I need to find a happy medium ... Food for thought (pun intended) :)
  • flabassmcgee
    flabassmcgee Posts: 659 Member
    You also made sure to put your GOAL weight the same as your CURRENT weight when calculating your TDEE, right?
  • sonyambrown510
    sonyambrown510 Posts: 30
    No I put my current weight at 71.5kg ... let me recalculate
  • flabassmcgee
    flabassmcgee Posts: 659 Member
    sonyambrown510 wrote: »
    No I put my current weight at 71.5kg ... let me recalculate

    The two numbers should be the same as your CURRENT weight. :)
  • sonyambrown510
    sonyambrown510 Posts: 30
    furioushummingbird wrote: »
    You also made sure to put your GOAL weight the same as your CURRENT weight when calculating your TDEE, right?

    Now it comes up at 1194 - so that would more closely match with MFP.
  • Will_Run_for_Food
    Will_Run_for_Food Posts: 561 Member
    I eat back some, but not all. Check out this MFP blog entry: http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/ask-the-dietitian-should-i-eat-back-my-exercise-calories/
  • angelinhell
    angelinhell Posts: 56 Member
    I exercise so I can eat more. Probably not the best way to do it but it does get me off my backside! lol. I go off what the machines at the gym say though and not MFP. I think 30 mins on the elliptical was coming out at 300 cals at the gym but 460 on mfp? Even then I don't eat them all if I don't need them but they're good to have in the bag if you're struggling. I'd say just don't eat for the sake of it just because you have calories left.
  • angelinhell
    angelinhell Posts: 56 Member
    redwoodkestrel wrote: »
    The main reason I exercise is so I can eat more! :smiley: nomnomnom I've lost almost 100 lbs in less than a year, so it seems to be working! Usually eat at least half back, if not more.

    Glad it's not just me! Haha xxx
  • mymodernbabylon
    mymodernbabylon Posts: 1,038 Member
    I use the TDEE method so it accounts for my activities in life (including exercise but also just being active daily - walking dog, doing lots of errands, etc). When I used the MFP method, I ate back 1/2 my exercise calories as my deficit was already worked out by MFP and I didn't want to under-eat...why not have as much food as you can while losing weight?
  • Want2bthin135
    Want2bthin135 Posts: 30 Member
    Yes I do, but so far I haven't done a lot of exercise.
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