Confused on fitness app

kiarav31616
kiarav31616 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey all! So my daily calories to lose weight as MFP told me is 1260. I eat my allotted calories but then when I workout I add what I burned. My fitness pal then tells me I have additional calories. Does that mean I can eat more? I have tried for a year to lose more weight and the scale just won’t budge, even when I eat healthy.

So my question is essentially if I eat 1,000 calories and have 260 left and then workout and burn 500. My fitness pal will then tell me I have 760 calories available, should I eat more or no?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Yes you should. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10503681/exercise-calories-do-i-eat-these-a-video-explanation
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    They wouldn't get added if you weren't supposed to eat them.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    MFP isn't trying to sabotage your weight loss - that would be a crazy business plan - they're added so you can eat them.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,714 Member
    But: It pays to be a little conservative and leave a few on the table. (If you want to lose weight. You can be a bit less careful on maintenance.)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Yes, eat them. Or if you're not sure of the accuracy of your burn (What are you doing to burn 500?) Then eat back a percentage.
  • wmd1979
    wmd1979 Posts: 469 Member
    If your scale isn't budging and you haven't been eating back your calories you probably have inaccuracies in logging as well. Make sure you are weighing everything with a scale and accounting for liquids as well. With such a low caloric goal it is very important that your logging is accurate as possible.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Yes, eat them. Or if you're not sure of the accuracy of your burn (What are you doing to burn 500?) Then eat back a percentage.

    Indeed. This is the most important question. 500 calories in a session is a lot.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I would eat what you need for fuel but don't just eat to gain calories. I was running a lot and working out so I needed the added calories. I just aim for a slight deficit and kept an eye on the scale to see if I had the right number. When I went real low on purpose I got physically sick and had to pause my workouts.
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