eating and exercise

zfitgal

Hi, I set my calories at 1550 including my exercise...i usually work out 2 hour a day, Monday's I usually work out an hour of weights in the morning and then I come back for a spin class at night, should i add another 100 calories to tomorrow because I'm doing an hour more...

zfitgal

I'm sorry, I usually work out 1 hour a day

TavistockToad

I thought you were a personal trainer? What would you tell someone you were training if they asked this question?

TavistockToad

Using MFP, you should net 1500 cals.

zfitgal

I am a personal trainer but I guess I need some help with myself...a therapist sees another therapist for themselves...they might have the most fabulous aside for their clients but need outside help for themselves... so please stop throwing in " I thought u were a trainer"

zfitgal

what I would like to do is cut out the afternoon cardio and keep my deficit the way it is. I added in that cardio because I yhought i would lose wright not realizing I was eating as much as i was

TavistockToad

zfitgal wrote: »

what I would like to do is cut out the afternoon cardio and keep my deficit the way it is. I added in that cardio because I yhought i would lose wright not realizing I was eating as much as i was

TavistockToad wrote: »

Using MFP, you should net 1500 cals.

zfitgal

ur referring to the 2 hour day tomorrow I'm assuming?

zfitgal

I eat 1550 everyday, are you saying netting 1500 and adding in for exercise?

TavistockToad

Set MFP using your activity level and desired weight loss.

Eat back exercise cals to net that value.

LivingtheLeanDream

Eat the number MFP gives you according to the loss you would like to achieve each week, log your exercise and eat half your exercise calories back. It really is that simple.

L1zardQueen

Yes, adding extra calories for exercise. Fuel your workouts!

zfitgal

I agree with all of you and thank you for your responses..tomorrow is the only day I do 2 hours, I don't want to reset my calories yet. I think I'm in a good starting deficit, just curious if I should be eating more ( just tomorrow) because of tomorrow's long workout..thanks in advance

TavistockToad

zfitgal wrote: »

I agree with all of you and thank you for your responses..tomorrow is the only day I do 2 hours, I don't want to reset my calories yet. I think I'm in a good starting deficit, just curious if I should be eating more ( just tomorrow) because of tomorrow's long workout..thanks in advance

If you net your calorie goal then you would end up eating more on days you exercise more...

zfitgal

I made my calories a set 1550 a day.

VintageFeline

I think OP is attempting to use the TDEE method, not NEAT. If it's just a one off I wouldn't even think about it, at most you're getting what, 300 calories from a workout? Spread that over the week and it becomes pretty negligible in the grand scheme of things.

zfitgal

I don't know my exact calorie burn via exercise...so coming from where I was which was between 1700-1900 calories a day to now 1550 including exercise, I think is a great starting deficit

zfitgal

VintageFeline wrote: »

I think OP is attempting to use the TDEE method, not NEAT. If it's just a one off I wouldn't even think about it, at most you're getting what, 300 calories from a workout? Spread that over the week and it becomes pretty negligible in the grand scheme of things.

makes sense, thank you very much ☺

zfitgal

just trying to really account for everything

TavistockToad

VintageFeline wrote: »

I think OP is attempting to use the TDEE method, not NEAT. If it's just a one off I wouldn't even think about it, at most you're getting what, 300 calories from a workout? Spread that over the week and it becomes pretty negligible in the grand scheme of things.

1550 sounds low for working out every day for an hour or more

VintageFeline

TavistockToad wrote: »

VintageFeline wrote: »

I think OP is attempting to use the TDEE method, not NEAT. If it's just a one off I wouldn't even think about it, at most you're getting what, 300 calories from a workout? Spread that over the week and it becomes pretty negligible in the grand scheme of things.

1550 sounds low for working out every day for an hour or more

Generally I'd agree but OP was doing WW and not losing for a year. The problem was not counting veggies, OP had made a guesstimate as to how much she was off by inputting an average day. She also doesn't do an hour of cardio a day.

So a starting point and if losing too fast, adjustments can be made.

sijomial

zfitgal wrote: »

I don't know my exact calorie burn via exercise...so coming from where I was which was between 1700-1900 calories a day to now 1550 including exercise, I think is a great starting deficit

No-one really knows the exact number, you don't have to know it to be successful.
If you are doing the TDEE method then don't fiddle about with little adjustments.

An extra hour is pretty irrelevant over the course of a week or month.
You certainly don't need to fuel just an hour of cardio.

zfitgal

TavistockToad wrote: »

VintageFeline wrote: »

I think OP is attempting to use the TDEE method, not NEAT. If it's just a one off I wouldn't even think about it, at most you're getting what, 300 calories from a workout? Spread that over the week and it becomes pretty negligible in the grand scheme of things.

1550 sounds low for working out every day for an hour or more

I usually work out 6 days a week...4 days weights and three days cardio, an hour each session, just once a week I work out with weight in the am and come back for cardio at night..MFP told I should be eating 1380 so that plus some exercise I figure 1550 is a good start...

zfitgal

sijomial wrote: »

zfitgal wrote: »

I don't know my exact calorie burn via exercise...so coming from where I was which was between 1700-1900 calories a day to now 1550 including exercise, I think is a great starting deficit

No-one really knows the exact number, you don't have to know it to be successful.
If you are doing the TDEE method then don't fiddle about with little adjustments.

An extra hour is pretty irrelevant over the course of a week or month.
You certainly don't need to fuel just an hour of cardio.

Thank you