Calorie overages and excersise

christinesage90

I can't help but feel guilty for going over my daily allowance of 1,200 calories a day, even if my fitness pal says it's ok after I excersise! It just seems strange to actually taken in 1,600 yet still be under my daily allowance of 1,200...

NorthCascades

You should get over that.

11Templars

Hey Christine! It does feel pretty cheaty to eat them all back, right? I myself eat about %50 of them back and have always had good success. But in fairness, it typically is easier for guy.

I think you'll find this article helpful.

blog.myfitnesspal.com/ask-the-dietitian-should-i-eat-back-my-exercise-calories/

Blessings,

novasunflower

Hey! I'm also a 1200er and I stick with eating the 50% of the exercise calories unless I have a very vigorous day--like run in the morning and ride my bike 30+ miles at night kind of day. If it's one of those days, I just eat until I'm satisfied while being mindful--sometimes that means going over, sometimes that means having an extra beer, sometimes I'm not even hungry after. I just listen to what my body says when I push it hard. If I'm just doing my routine, daily exercise then I will only eat a portion of exercise calories back.

MelaniaTrump

Many people here say (not jut corey) they only eat back 50% of their exercise calories or less.

sijomial

As your goal is 1200 + exercise calories then why feel guilty for meeting your goal?

It's like feeling guilty for putting fuel in your car!

Jruzer

If you have a household budget, and you earn some extra money from working overtime, do you feel guilty putting that money toward household needs?