exercise calories

JoyBellz

I know this has been explained before, numerous times, I am sure, but I can't seem to find a post about it, so I'm going to ask AGAIN. Through my husbands insurance at work, we get a discount if we allow a nurse through he insurance company call and discuss my husband's health. In a recent conversation, my husband told the lady about myfitnesspal and eating the calories you burn, etc and she said that was totally WRONG. I know there was a post about something to do with the way myfitnesspal is set up, that it is right and you are suppose to eat your exercise calories. I can't find any info explaining this so can someone help me out here? Do you or do you not eat your exercise calories??? Help please.

astridfeline

Hi,
Read the posts pinned to the top of the general weight loss forum, all the info you need is there.

prinqt

I hope she was not telling you that myfitensspal.com's program is bad. It has been only two weeks, and only one pound for me (depressingly show start), but has already been life changing and completly eye opening for me. Foods I thought were healthy were really making me gain weight. at the very least it is a good (and easy tool) for tracking food for the nurse, and at minimum helps with self awareness.

JoyBellz

I hope she was not telling you that myfitensspal.com's program is bad. It has been only two weeks, and only one pound for me (depressingly show start), but has already been life changing and completly eye opening for me. Foods I thought were healthy were really making me gain weight. at the very least it is a good (and easy tool) for tracking food for the nurse, and at minimum helps with self awareness.

I don't think the nurse was telling him that mfp is bad. I think she just told him that eating the calories you burned from exercising is wrong BUT she doesn't know the details about mfp. I really like the site and it has help me a lot. You are right, it definitely helps with self awareness....BIG TIME!

krazie4u247

I have heard so many things about eating the calories you burn and not eating the calories you burn. I think sometimes people don't accurately explain things. From what I have learned from trainers is that your body requires so many calories just to function. So your body is constantly burning calories. What is important to figure out is your resting metabolic rate. This rate is how many calories your body burns at rest. That is how many calories your body requires. I have done different tests at the gym for resting metabolic rate.

According to one of my trainers, I have about 500 calories I can burn without having to eat them. So if I eat say my 1600, and burn off only 500 then I don't need to eat anymore. But if I burn over my 500 spare calories I will need to eat those because otherwise my body will have a caloric deficiency. With any Deficiency that means that your body will feel as if it is in starvation mode and might eat muscle instead of burn fat. But if you eat all of the calories that you burn all the time and are actually giving your body more calories than it burns at rest you may be gaining weight. I say you need to just pay attention to your body and just try testing out eating some of the calories.

Everyone is different and how their body loses weight is different. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer as far as eating the calories you burn and not eating the calories you burn. For me, my problem is that I don't always eat enough. I under eat at times because I eat low caloric foods.