Eating Exercise Calories?

the_nerdgasm

I eat maybe 75% of mine back normally. I'm set to lose 2 lbs a week, and if I workout but don't eat them back, then my deficit is set to 3 or 4 pounds a week. Also, if I'm working out a lot, I tend to be hungrier. Eating the calories back in healthy foods prevents me from going crazy on sweets and whatnot later on.

nordlead2005

I eat them back. Not 100%, but I try to eat most of them.

If we compare theoretical weight loss vs actual weight loss, I'm 1.5lb ahead of schedule (over 16 weeks), or I could have eaten 5250 calories more and stuck to my planned schedule.

AnnPT77

blankiefinder wrote: »

What I usually recommend is (if you are not set to a super high deficit) to start by eating back 50% of your exercise calories and adjust according to your weight of loss. So if after a month you've lost more than expected, eat back a higher percentage. If losing less, tighten up your logging

Yeah, this. Experiment, give it a 2-3 weeks, then adjust. If you log carefully & consistently, experimenting will give you the exact right answer for *you*.

I've lost about 2 pounds a week steadily, until I started trying to slow down (closing in on goal), and I ate back nearly all my exercise calories. However, I estimate exercise very conservatively (based on HRM or similar custom-set device), and am set at sedentary activity level.

Yi5hedr3

Only half.

Reerdaber

I don't ! And getting great results ^_^ Unless im hungry Ill eat a little more if I really want to