Eating back exercise calories

beccabee38
beccabee38 Posts: 12 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I know this is a dumb question, but should you eat back your exercise calories?

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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    If you are following the MFP NEAT method, you should eat back 50-75% of your exercise calories to compensate for any inaccuracies.

    If you are following the TDEE method, you do not eat back your exercise calories.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818082/exercise-calories-again-wtf
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited July 2015
    MFP uses the NEAT method. They gave you a deficit BEFORE exercise. That way people who can't/won't exercise will still lose weight.

    HOWEVER - keep in mind calorie burns are estimates. Many people eat back 50-75%. Just start with a percent, then bump it up if you are tired or run down. Eat less if weight loss is not progressing.

    The purpose of this is to fuel your workouts, and keep the deficit in check. Really large deficits make it harder for your body to support existing lean muscle mass. Increase fat loss with a moderate deficit.

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