Do you eat back your burned calories?

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  • xxKitta87xx
    xxKitta87xx Posts: 1 Member
    Wow so many different responses and experiences. I set my daily calories to 1500. If I go to the gym and burn 700 calories I now have 700 calories that I can eat whilst staying within my 1500 calories. If I want something and it will take me over 1500 calories, I work out more to make room for what I want. For me this works as I've built up a work and reward system for myself.
  • rikkejanell2014
    rikkejanell2014 Posts: 312 Member
    fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
    rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
    Also do you only log intentional work outs? I personally will eat back some but usually have a few hundred calories left unless i didn't work out. I stopped logging exercise unless it's an intentional work out because the scale wasn't moving. Now its moving again. 45 more pounds to go.

    Not sure what you mean by "intentional". I always log (what I consider to be) actual exercise - no matter whether it is a part of my daily exercise plan (such as the gym) or a hike in the woods. I don't log things like mowing the lawn, or cleaning the house, or sex (LOL). Is that what you meant?


    And no - I never "eat back" my exercise calories. I am trying to lose weight, so that would not be beneficial to me.

    Im trying to lose weight to and it is very beneficial. I eat alot of mine back and I'm down 25 pounds in 2 months. Intentional means just that. Hitting the gym or going for a run or a zumba class.
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    edited January 2017
    rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
    Im trying to lose weight to and it is very beneficial. I eat alot of mine back and I'm down 25 pounds in 2 months. Intentional means just that. Hitting the gym or going for a run or a zumba class.

    That's cool. I was responding as to what works for me. I cannot speak as to what will work for you.

    As far as the "intentional" term. I don't really do anything, (exercise-wise) that I don't intend to do. That is why I found it a bit odd. No biggie. ;)

  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    AFGP11 wrote: »
    You can be focused on losing weight and watching macros at the same time. Honestly that is the most healthy way to do it. I don't find the calorie recommendations this app makes to be the best for most people and sometimes it suggests dangerously low amounts of calories to people. For example, it suggested 1200 calories to me per day and in reality that number is 300 calories below my BMR and I can eat up to 1841 calories on an average day and still lose weight every week.

    Did you tell it you want to lose (the maximum of) 2 pounds per week? That's usually what you have to do to get MFP to recommend the bare minimum. If you tell it you want to lose weight at a less aggressive pace, it'll recommend more calories for you.

    It's just simple math.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
    And no - I never "eat back" my exercise calories. I am trying to lose weight, so that would not be beneficial to me.

    I lost 75+ pounds eating back every exercise calorie I burned. I also maintained good health and lost very little muscle, and performed well on the trail this way.
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    I lost 75+ pounds eating back every exercise calorie I burned. I also maintained good health and lost very little muscle, and performed well on the trail this way.

    That's great. It's not a solution for me. :)
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