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999tigger

MKEgal wrote: »

Karen_libert wrote:

It's not about how much you exercise (although there is a benefit in that) it's about what you eat.

999tigger wrote:

So do calories burned from exercise contribute to your deficit or not?
I thought it was deficit influenced by the amount of calories that was the key factor and not what you eat?

How much you eat is what controls whether you gain or lose weight.
What you eat controls your health.
Yes, you can lose/gain weight only eating twinkies (ick!), but you will not be healthy.
Yes, you can gain/lose weight only eating broccoli, but you will not be healthy.

It was in a weight loss context and not nutrition. Again I thought it was whether you were in calorific deficit which controls whether you lose weight> The deficit is made up of how much you eat less anything you might happen to burn was my understanding, which si why I asked the question.

kindrabbit

999tigger wrote: »

its a guide, read it in the next few days. only the first post really.

Karen_libert wrote: »

The process is relatively simple but you need to put the work in. Its not about how much you exercise (although there is a benefit in that) it's about what you eat.

So do calories burned from exercise contribute to your deficit or not?
I thought it was deficit influenced by tha amount of calories that was the key factor and not what you eat?

If you exercise you can gain more calories. In very simple terms if you burn 100 calories you can eat 100 calories more than if you hadn't. You need to be very careful how you calculate your calorie burn though. I wear a heart rate monitor but I dont always eat all the calories it suggests. It depends what kind of exercise I have done.

Remember that the number of calories MFP gives you includes your daily general everyday burn. It takes into account what you entered as your activity level. when talking about exercise calories I only count exercise like running, rowing, circuits, boxing etc, not housework or general walking etc.

Ready2Rock206

Bad logging. If your logging is off you're probably eating a lot more than you think. Once you get the logging accurate you'll probably see better results.

Liftng4Lis

If you're not losing, you're not in a deficit.

peleroja

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

If you're not losing, your not in a deficit.

Ready2Rock206 wrote: »

Bad logging. If your logging is off you're probably eating a lot more than you think. Once you get the logging accurate you'll probably see better results.

This.

Liftng4Lis

peleroja wrote: »

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

If you're not losing, your not in a deficit.

Ready2Rock206 wrote: »

Bad logging. If your logging is off you're probably eating a lot more than you think. Once you get the logging accurate you'll probably see better results.

This.

EWE, I typo'd! snort

blankiefinder

OP, what did you set as your activity level? If you set your activity level at active, then you don't eat back exercise activity for steps at work etc. If you set it for sedentary, then you would.

Here is my standard mfp advice:

Buy a food scale, weigh and log everything.

Do cardio if you want, and if you do, only eat back 50% of your calories (in my opinion, as most people overestimate burns and underestimate intake, if you find you are losing faster than expected, adjust accordingly). Lift weights and hit your protein goal to help maintain muscle mass while losing.

Cheat meals that take you over maintenance will sabotage your efforts. Log the cheat meals too (falls under the 'log everything' rule).

Eat anything you want in moderation, keeping in mind that your diet will be easier to stick with if you chose foods that make it easier to stay under your calories without feeling hungry.

Also it would be a good idea to read some of the stickies at the top of the various forums such as:
Calorie Counting 101
Logging Accuracy, Consistency, & You're Probably Eating More Than You Think
A Guide To Get You Started on Your Path To Sexy Pants