Eating back calories at 1270

Islander4Life

I noticed some people don't eat back any workout calories. I'm wondering if there at a much higher daily calorie goal.

If my daily calories is 1270, is it smart to do a 1 hour bootcamp class and not eat any extra calories or is that asking for trouble?

I've seen posts saying eating 1200 calories a day and workout out hard is not a smart idea......
should I make a point of always eating an additional 250 calories on workout days to fuel my body?

malibu927

250 is a good estimate. Most people who don't eat their calories back either don't understand how MFP works or believe the counts are extremely high, which they can be. Many will suggest starting out eating back half of your calories logged and then adjusting if your loss is too high.

David1490

So I hiked 4 miles in the morning steep terrain then rode 35 miles on my bike in the afternoon, MapMyFitness gave me total 2,922 calories burned (should mention I wear a heart rate monitor to boot). My daily goal is 1,200. I could really, really pig out, but 1) I do think the calorie counts are high from MMF, 2) don't think I could eat that much, and 3) I'd rather get some exercise calories in the bank for days when I can't get out. We need to look at every day as a battle, and maybe celebrate a little when we win, but the war is over weeks & months. So I had some chips & salsa, ~300 calories extra, and I'm back on the plan.

SusanMFindlay

David1490 wrote: »

So I hiked 4 miles in the morning steep terrain then rode 35 miles on my bike in the afternoon, MapMyFitness gave me total 2,922 calories burned (should mention I wear a heart rate monitor to boot). My daily goal is 1,200. I could really, really pig out, but 1) I do think the calorie counts are high from MMF, 2) don't think I could eat that much, and 3) I'd rather get some exercise calories in the bank for days when I can't get out. We need to look at every day as a battle, and maybe celebrate a little when we win, but the war is over weeks & months. So I had some chips & salsa, ~300 calories extra, and I'm back on the plan.

I'm assuming from your profile name that you're male. If so, your daily goal should be no lower than 1500 calories/day (1200 is the minimum goal for women) unless you're unusually short.

And if you burned 2922 calories in a day, you'd still be taking the deficit off that. 2422 calories isn't an excessively large amount of food. That said, if you're not hungry that day, saving the extra for another day is fine too. But I worry a little when I see people talking about how immensely much 2000 or 2500 calories is. Do they have enough fat in their diet? Because fat calories add up fast and getting to 2000 or 2500 isn't at all hard - nor does it require a large volume of food if you include things like nuts, avocados, cheese, etc.

annacole94

Eat workout calories. I adjust mine to reflect something realistic (MFP assumes I'm biking much faster than I am, so I used another calculator to get a calorie burn on my bike to work - it's more like 100 calories each way, while MFP calls it 180). So once I've checked that it's in the ballpark of right, I eat them back. I also get 1280/day and I don't want to live like that.

Psychgrrl

There's only so much fat your body can use in one day. Then it will utilize lean tissue, muscle, for fuel if the deficit is too extreme. Giving yourself enough fuel to run on is a good idea. A little protein after your workout can help aid in muscle repair and retention.

What are your stats (current weight and height) and goals?