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Calories Burned

tdixon1976
tdixon1976 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
If u want to loose weight do u eat the calories that u burned or do ignore then in your total calorie count for the day? Example: your on a 1200 calorie program and you burned 500 calories at the gym, do u still eat only 1200 or do you increase that to 1700.

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  • acmanna
    acmanna Posts: 200 Member
    Most people eat about half of their exercise calories back. The site tends to overestimate calories burned.
  • teresaryan67
    teresaryan67 Posts: 71 Member
    I try not to eat all my calories back. I might eat a few but try not to many.
  • nwdpll
    nwdpll Posts: 5
    Depends on your day. If your body is screaming for more, eat some back. I have found fluctuating my calorie intake every day or so has worked well so far. Then my body doesn't go into "diet mode "
  • icedcupcake1981
    icedcupcake1981 Posts: 16 Member
    I will only allow myself to eat a little over what I am supposed to eat if I have exercised. I have also noticed this site tends to overestimate how many calories burned. Good luck with your journey.
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