Does anyone else work out extra just to get more calories?
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Yes.
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Definitely! Dieting wouldn't be as pleasant as it is right now without the extra calories, so I make sure to get them whenever possible. There is a huge difference between 1400 and 1800 calories (sometimes more). Sometimes that piece of chocolate or being able to eat socially like a normal person is the difference between dieting comfortably for an extended period and burning out within a week.5
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Nope. I train to my plan, sometimes that means I go over my calorie target, sometimes I'm under.
No point obsessing about a single day.0 -
It's opposite for me. I love exercise and staying active daily for many reasons.
One of the benefits of that is I can eat a lot more. And it's awesome.2 -
Yes. I love to workout - it's a real stress-buster. But - honestly - if working out lets me complete the day without going over - then, yeah.1
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Oh yeah! And for fun, of course, but when I really want that ice cream I'll break out the dance workout first. And half the time I don't want the snack anymore by the time I've 'earned' it, so win-win!2
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Oh yeah! And for fun, of course, but when I really want that ice cream I'll break out the dance workout first. And half the time I don't want the snack anymore by the time I've 'earned' it, so win-win!
Find the same thing. Get on the treadmill to be able to "afford" the glass of wine and then don't want the wine after.
FOR ME, and possibly for others, the workout kills the boredom that was leading to wanting the treat in the first place.0 -
Nope. Train to plan.0
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Exercise is a buffer and peace of mind calories for me. I rarely eat any calories back and am usually under my goal, so if I happen to trip and fall face first into a double cheesebaconburger, I know I'm completely safe.3
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Not really...it's one of the added benefits of regular exercise activity but I don't workout to burn some arbitrary number of calories.
That said, when I started this four years ago, being able to eat more was a motivator to exercise...at that time my exercise was rather random and arbitrary and was basically exercise for the sake of exercising. When I started training towards actual fitness goals and started following structured programs to get me there, that changed my outlook.
Once I started training towards objectives beyond just burning XXX calories I switched to the TDEE method which is more logical to me. Not that MFPs methodology doesn't work...it does...but I think people tend to get overly wrapped up in day to day minutia. I haven't logged in ages and these days I just train to plan and eat according to how I feel.1 -
its the only reason I started walking.1
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Yeeeuuup0
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One of the cool things about long distance running (and training) is it allows you to eat like a pig and still maintain your weight. :-) So in that sense, yes, I enjoy eating much more because of my training. But that is not the main reason for the training - I train to get faster and live healthier.
Now, for your case where you are in danger of going over for one day, no way would I add exercise in. Just go over. Look at your calorie goal as weekly instead of daily. For example, on the weekends when I do my longest runs I am almost always in a huge calorie deficit. Then during the week when run less or lift, I am sometimes in a surplus. Over the course of the week it evens out.
To be successful you don't have to hit your goal every single day. Enjoy life.
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I have done that, yes. I tend to aim for a lower daily calorie goal (around 1200), then workout most days so that I can eat around 1300-1400 calories and still maintain a deficit.0
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Used to, it led to a not so good relationship with food so no, if I will be over for some, I will be, (I workout as scheduled, though, I do try now to walk daily to create a bigger deficit, eating more would kinda work backwards so nope), not making that a habit either. Good luck.0
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voodoozombie69 wrote: »why is that the exercise tracker does not deplete the cal burned from strength training? I do one hour and a half 5 times a week and i am just curious.
'strength training' is so vague it's like 'eating'. you can't tell how many calories someone took in if they just log 'eating, 1 hour'. strength training is kind of like that.
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