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Gym machines?

Its_Haleeyy
Its_Haleeyy Posts: 53 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I go to the gym every day and I know a lot of people say that the machines are off. But when I do the treadmill it asks for my weight, etc and I looked at a calorie calculator online that asked for my weight, height, age, etc. and it was close to what I got on the treadmill. Does this mean that it's safe for me to eat back all (or at least most) of my work out calories and still be within my deficit?

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  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    Most people start by eating back half, and seeing how it goes. Even calculators can have errors. Better to be on the safe side for a few weeks then assess results.
  • itsbasschick
    itsbasschick Posts: 1,584 Member
    most calculators usually report a higher burn than i actually get - when i used to eat back most of my exercise calories, i either stopped losing weight or actually gained. now i eat back about half IF i get hungry.
  • RosieRose7673
    RosieRose7673 Posts: 438 Member
    edited May 2016
    The gym machine you use asks for your height, weight and gender? Or just the weight?

    Anyways, any calculation will have errors. The closest are from actual heart rate monitors. I also believe that the gym machines and many calculations give you the GROSS calorie burn as opposed to the NET calorie burn (total calorie burn - calories that you would have burned anyway just living). That can also make the number inflated.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Its_Haleeyy wrote: »
    I go to the gym every day and I know a lot of people say that the machines are off. But when I do the treadmill it asks for my weight, etc and I looked at a calorie calculator online that asked for my weight, height, age, etc. and it was close to what I got on the treadmill. Does this mean that it's safe for me to eat back all (or at least most) of my work out calories and still be within my deficit?

    Whatever you do, don't buy it. Both gym machines and internet sources render inflated burn numbers. If I were you, I'd eat not more than 70% of those back and call it a day. :)
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    RosieRose7673 wrote: »
    The gym machine you use asks for your height, weight and gender? Or just the weight?

    Anyways, any calculation will have errors. The closest are from actual heart rate monitors. I also believe that the gym machines and many calculations give you the GROSS calorie burn as opposed to the NET calorie burn (total calorie burn - calories that you would have burned anyway just living). That can also make the number inflated.
    Love my Polar heart rate monitor. :)
  • markswife1992
    markswife1992 Posts: 262 Member
    i have had no issues with eating all my exercise cals and still losing. i base off MFP for weight lifting and what the machines say.
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