Calories on Running Days Vs Non Running Days

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KazB5
KazB5 Posts: 14 Member
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Should I be eating more calories on the days I go running and slightly less on the days I am not, or should I be trying to up my calorie intake for every day?

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  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    edited March 2015
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    If you're using MFP's NEAT system, you should be inputting your run under the exercise tab and eating back at least some of the exercise calories (between 50-75% to account for any overages in the numbers).

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055
  • KazB5
    KazB5 Posts: 14 Member
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    Hi - yes - that's what I am trying to do. I guess if I do a run I do need to recoup those calories that day?
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
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    Have you read the stickies in the getting started forum that tell you how to use this tool?

    Running calories are very easy to estimate.
    Turning your question round - why wouldn't you log your running and eat those calories?
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
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    KazB5 wrote: »
    Should I be eating more calories on the days I go running and slightly less on the days I am not

    That works for me. :smile:
  • KazB5
    KazB5 Posts: 14 Member
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    Thank you both. Still trying to get my head round how to optimise my nutrition whilst training. I will have a good read through of the 'stickies' in the getting started forum.

    My main concern is that I can't afford to loose any weight so I'm trying to keep everything balanced. I appreciate that doing more running than I have done before is going to boost my metabolism and I should probably eat more every day rather than just on the days I train.

    There's so much to learn but its all fascinating!

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