Do you eat the calories you burned ?
leah_8303
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when I did MFP I did. That's how you account for that activity with this calculator...other calculators include an estimate of your exercise in your goal...so either way, you're accounting for that activity level in some manner.
The big downside to the MFP method is that it's difficult to estimate calories out and many people vastly overestimate their burn...to boot, there's also a tendency in underestimate intake so a lot of people run into problems here.
When I was doing the MFP method I ate back my exercise calories minus an allowance for estimation errors. Part of being healthy and fit is properly fueling that kind of activity...that's how you make fitness improvements and proper feeding is also important to recovery. The more rigorous your exercise regimen is the more important it is to properly fuel it. Many, if not most "overtrain" injuries incurred by the average person working out are due to a lack of proper fueling more so than truly overtraining.0 -
foreheadwax wrote: »the calories in calories out method has been disproven millions of times.
That's utter horse droppings.10 calories of sugar goes straight to your liver and turns into fat.
And that's complete bull ****.
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foreheadwax wrote: »the calories in calories out method has been disproven millions of times.
10 calories of sugar goes straight to your liver and turns into fat.
No
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foreheadwax wrote: »the calories in calories out method has been disproven millions of times.
you have to actually change what you eat.
10 calories of sugar goes straight to your liver and turns into fat.
10 calories from protein, fat, and meat gets turned into energy.
I'm not so sure you should be giving anyone advice with a lovely "0 lbs lost" boasted on your profile. I'd love to see your sources for these ridiculous claims.0 -
I eat back half of what MFP tells me I burned.0
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I only eat my exercise calories if I'm hungry, honestly.
And if I do, it's usually a protein shake with almond milk and I only eat half of what I burn, at most. 0 -
foreheadwax wrote: »the calories in calories out method has been disproven millions of times.
you have to actually change what you eat.
10 calories of sugar goes straight to your liver and turns into fat.
10 calories from protein, fat, and meat gets turned into energy.
no. just no.
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foreheadwax wrote: »the calories in calories out method has been disproven millions of times.
you have to actually change what you eat.
10 calories of sugar goes straight to your liver and turns into fat.
10 calories from protein, fat, and meat gets turned into energy.
Lolwhat?
OP, it depends how accurate you are with your logging. If you're mostly estimating, you're probably better off not eating them.0 -
I do what KrissyMuree said. But, I might try logging my workouts as just 1 calorie burned so I can focus more on the food intake, we'll see how that goes.0
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i eat back mine but not all the time just a few days of the week0
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first it is really how much are you burning in workouts. if you are burning 1/4th of your calories a day working out, then you have to replace them. also make sure you are accurately measuring the calories burned in a workout. thinking you are burning 300 per day, but not.
In the end though if you are doing hard workouts you will need energy and fuel.0 -
foreheadwax wrote: »the calories in calories out method has been disproven millions of times.
you have to actually change what you eat.
10 calories of sugar goes straight to your liver and turns into fat.
10 calories from protein, fat, and meat gets turned into energy.
Interesting...it worked really well for me
<<<that's my thorwback Thursday pic from 2.5 years ago when I was a fat *kitten*...I'm no longer a fat *kitten* and as healthy and fit as I was in my early 20s.
And before you go on one of your, "everyone's an anorexic eating oreos" tirades, let me assure you that many people count calories and also eat well and get good nutrition. You can eat well and still over-eat and still put on weight...if that weren't the case then my latest bulk cycle would have been an epic fail.
CICO has never been dis-proven...it's pretty solid science.0 -
sometimes. but mostly only on the days when i run 9+ miles, even then its usally not much more. or i plan it as a splurge day anyway and have a big old juicy double burger~0
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I do not eat them back. I try to eat the same 2000 cals no matter if I worked out or not.
I am a creature of habit and tend to eat the same things day in and day out anyway (except for dinner), so I find it easy to just not play that game.
To be honest I do what some people above do and log my exercise as 100cal per hour which is definitely on the low side.0 -
Help me to understand please, if my goal is to lose 1.7 lbs per week, and am on 1,200 calorie 'healthy food' intake, then I burn 200 calories walking and stretching (noob) this is day two......... what should I be doing to be the healthiest I can be and still lose weight?0
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I should add I do a lot of cardio involving walking, jogging and running, so I use a heart rate monitor to track my calories and only eat half back in case there is an overestimate, since my HRM can have a 12% overestimation.0
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No.0
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when my daughter was a teenager and was starting to worry about eating and weight.. I told her if you do a real solid 45 min workout you can basically eat whatever you want. So instead of giving up the foods she became a runner.sometimes. but mostly only on the days when i run 9+ miles, even then its usally not much more. or i plan it as a splurge day anyway and have a big old juicy double burger~
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victoria_1024 wrote: »I eat back half of what MFP tells me I burned.
This is what I do too. And I've lost 45lbs in 6 months. For me the extra calories is a big motivator to exercise (I know I should just want to do it for health reasons, but I don't.) If I did'nt eat some of the calories back I might not choose to be so active. For example, I'm going to Chipotle for dinner tonight (yipee!!!) I preplanned my meal and realized I'd be over my calories, so I just did 25 minutes of cardio that I wouldn't have done otherwise, and I gave myself half those earned calories to eat. Now I get to eat guilt free.
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I try to cram in as much as possible. Impossible task when i'm running 20-30+ milers though. 4-5k is about my limit.0
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It depends for me. I'm not at a high level of fitness, my work outs are mostly low impact. I tend not to eat my work out cals back. There have been a few days here and there that I eat half back. If your working out hard, I could see the importance of fueling that.0
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I'm pretty new to all this, but based on the science of it, I would say it's probably ok to eat the calories you burned in a day. Personally I wouldn't eat quite all of them, though, in case I overestimated my calories burned or underestimated the calories I took in. Also I'd say you don't have to eat them if you don't want to, as long as you are still getting enough calories to maintain your health and provide fuel from normal bodily functions. So long as you keep that in mind and are aware of your calorie goals for the day, I think you should be good.0
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i personally do not eat any of mine back. i don't even log exercise.0
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I exercise so I can eat more! Chocolate is a good motivator 0
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All my workouts are hard at this point- lol. Seriously. I've always used an hrm and a rough estimate on my workouts are burning 100 c a minute- unless I'm just walking then of course it is far less. Anytime I do more than just walking I find I need extra fuel or I will burn out very quickly on exercise or either try and deny myself the extra calories and then totally have a binge.0
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