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Exercise Calories

pattywedge
pattywedge Posts: 39 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I walk 10,000 Steps or more a day and sometimes at the end of the day I will have 500 or more calories leftover. Should I try to eat some of the calories or leave them?

Replies

  • jesikalovesyou
    jesikalovesyou Posts: 172 Member
    I would say leave them so you have a cushion for later if you overeat!
  • pattywedge
    pattywedge Posts: 39 Member
    I do leave the calories for the day but depending on what I eat I will still end up with 500 or more calories. Plus I don't like eating after 8:00 pm.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Unless you are losing weight too quickly, I wouldn't suggest eating just to make up for leftover calories.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    eat half back if you are hungry
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    What are you calories set to right now? If you're on the low side I would say eat half of them. But if you'reon the high side don't eat then.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    if you are walking that much on a consistent basis, I'd just include that in my activity level.
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