Do you eat calories you burn off?

diemos9
diemos9 Posts: 54 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
just curious?
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  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    I usually do but not on purpose, lol.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I aim to keep my deficit at 500 calories. This means that I have to eat more when I exercise because my total daily calorie burn increases for the day.
  • debubbie
    debubbie Posts: 767 Member
    I don't, and just started this a few weeks ago because I was eating all of my exercise calories back. I eat about 1800-1900 calories a day and exercise 4 or 5 times a week, some days are less active than others.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Yes, all of them.
  • diemos9
    diemos9 Posts: 54 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Yes, all of them.

    Lol!!!!

  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    I usually eat back some of my exercise calories. But usually less than half.
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    yes i eat my calories burned off
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    MonkeyMel21 wrote: »
    I usually do but not on purpose, lol.

    Haha me too!

    My intention was not to eat them back. I was good for the first week because I wasn't hungry...
    Now, a month later, I try and eat as few back as possible. Some days I succeed, other days not so much :flushed:

  • sandsofarabia
    sandsofarabia Posts: 95 Member
    No not really. Especially since I have no idea how accurate those "calories burned" on the tredmil and other machines actually are. I use exercise as a metabolism booster and to keep myself active/in-shape but all my calorie deficient is based on my diet alone.
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    I eat at my TDEE and therefore don't even record the number of calories that I burn during my daily exercise sessions.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    diemos9 wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Yes, all of them.

    Lol!!!!

    I'm serious! I'm not being a smart aleck :)
  • lulucitron
    lulucitron Posts: 366 Member
    hells yes!
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    sandsofarabia wrote: »
    No not really. Especially since I have no idea how accurate those "calories burned" on the tredmil and other machines actually are. I use exercise as a metabolism booster and to keep myself active/in-shape but all my calorie deficient is based on my diet alone.

    I agree with this. I don't eat them back, as there is no way to know exactly how much I burned.
  • WeddedBliss1992
    WeddedBliss1992 Posts: 414 Member
    no
  • MrKbailey
    MrKbailey Posts: 61 Member
    Yep B)
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    No, I eat at my TDEE so i dont have to worry about eating back cause i get to eat enough to begin with. I am training for a marathon though and on really long runs 2+ hours i usually eat back those days since i can burn well around 1500+ calories
  • Dustinryan24
    Dustinryan24 Posts: 233 Member
    sometimes. only if im really hungry that day/
  • blossomingbutterfly
    blossomingbutterfly Posts: 743 Member
    Depends on what my burn is and what kind of exercise I'm doing. I try not to eat any of them back but I usually eat some, a minuscule amount, back.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    sandsofarabia wrote: »
    No not really. Especially since I have no idea how accurate those "calories burned" on the tredmil and other machines actually are. I use exercise as a metabolism booster and to keep myself active/in-shape but all my calorie deficient is based on my diet alone.

    The inherent flaw in this is that you are not accounting for exercise activity then...so essentially your deficit is bigger than intended. Not a huge issue if most of your exercise activity is light and of relatively short duration...the more rigorous your exercise is, the more important it is to properly account for and thus fuel that activity.

    Exercise is really good for you...moderate to vigorous exercise is also a big time stress on the body...energy (calories) and nutrients are required for proper recovery as well as fitness gains and performance. One of the reasons MFP utilizes this particular method (as flawed as it is) is to teach people how to properly fuel fitness activities and rather than using those activities to lose weight, use diet for weight control and exercise for the sake of fitness.

    But yes, you're correct...it can be difficult to estimate burn and many people do overestimate that burn and also underestimate their intake. You will never get and exact burn...it's all an estimate...but there are ways to estimate your burn pretty closely. Also, this is one of the numerous reasons why people who exercise with regularity and consistency ultimately transition to the TDEE method.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    today i did..... complete with chocolate pie and beer. LOLOLOL
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    diemos9 wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Yes, all of them.

    Lol!!!!

    Why LOL?
    Don't you understand how this tool is supposed to work?

    BTW - in case you don't understand TDEE either, people following the TDEE method have included exercise in their calculations.

    You might notice a correlation between people who have been successful and eat back their exercise calories - just a thought.
  • jmichaelminton
    jmichaelminton Posts: 47 Member
    I eat about half of them back.
  • sandsofarabia
    sandsofarabia Posts: 95 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    sandsofarabia wrote: »
    No not really. Especially since I have no idea how accurate those "calories burned" on the tredmil and other machines actually are. I use exercise as a metabolism booster and to keep myself active/in-shape but all my calorie deficient is based on my diet alone.

    The inherent flaw in this is that you are not accounting for exercise activity then...so essentially your deficit is bigger than intended. Not a huge issue if most of your exercise activity is light and of relatively short duration...the more rigorous your exercise is, the more important it is to properly account for and thus fuel that activity.

    Exercise is really good for you...moderate to vigorous exercise is also a big time stress on the body...energy (calories) and nutrients are required for proper recovery as well as fitness gains and performance. One of the reasons MFP utilizes this particular method (as flawed as it is) is to teach people how to properly fuel fitness activities and rather than using those activities to lose weight, use diet for weight control and exercise for the sake of fitness.

    But yes, you're correct...it can be difficult to estimate burn and many people do overestimate that burn and also underestimate their intake. You will never get and exact burn...it's all an estimate...but there are ways to estimate your burn pretty closely. Also, this is one of the numerous reasons why people who exercise with regularity and consistency ultimately transition to the TDEE method.

    Very true. Considering the fact that I have finals coming up and an MCAT test, I have had no time for regular vigorous exercise. I do indulge myself more in calories when I work out a lot and more regularly if that's of any consideration!
  • glfernandes828
    glfernandes828 Posts: 101 Member
    I try not to but sometimes if I know I'm gonna drink alcohol that day, I'll workout extra hard so I can at least drink back the calories haha
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Some of them. my exercise calories are my insurance. I automatically eat some beforehand to fuel my workout and then I will eat additional calories depending if im hungry and if i want to kin of supersize/ upgrade my meal. It also creates a chocolate and chips allowance for me.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    I eat a portion of them back. Especially if I'm truly hungry.
  • MamaRiss
    MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
    Almost always eat all of them back. I've been doing this a year, and have lost 50+ pounds eating back what MFP estimates my burns at
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    Sometimes yes. Sometimes no.
  • smariba
    smariba Posts: 10 Member
    glfernandes828 wrote: »
    I try not to but sometimes if I know I'm gonna drink alcohol that day, I'll workout extra hard so I can at least drink back the calories haha

    So I essentially do the same thing. On days I know I'll be eating more I exercise just so I can eat the calories burned...... or in this case drink them if needed.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I prelog my food every morning. This makes it easier to know how much exercise I need to do. I "try" and leave 300-500 calories in the piggy bank. Which is easier said than done :bawling:
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