TDEE-ers, do you eat more on a day you have an event?

Dewymorning

Hello.

I use the TDEE-20% approach, which is great everyday as I can eat the same amount on a regular basis, and usually it is plenty to keep me happy and full.

I have an event today, 6.5 km run/walk (plus all the walking before/after the actual event).

I have already eaten 200 calories more than I usually do, and I still feel hungry.

Eating blueberries now to try to curb my desire to eat more.

Any advice for next time I have such an event?

Myhaloslipped

I usually eat back about 75% of my exercise calories. MFP is actually set up for you to be able to do that.

Dewymorning

I usually eat back about 75% of my exercise calories. MFP is actually set up for you to be able to do that.

TDEE is a different approach, in which you incorporate your usual exercise calories when setting your calorie goal.

neandermagnon

I would advise eating back some of the calories if you have a day where you do way more exercise than the activity factor you used to calculate your TDEE

e.g. if you used a lightly active TDEE then you go on a very long run that's not part of your usual routine, then yes you should eat back most of running calories. If it was me I'd go with 80% rather than 100% as the lightly active factor accounts for some exercise.

if you regularly go on long runs, then with the TDEE method you should have a high enough activity factor to fuel those runs, i.e. moderately or very active (depending on the length of the runs and how often you go running). But for a one off event, stick with the same activity factor and eat extra calories.

Dewymorning

I would advise eating back some of the calories if you have a day where you do way more exercise than the activity factor you used to calculate your TDEE

e.g. if you used a lightly active TDEE then you go on a very long run that's not part of your usual routine, then yes you should eat back most of running calories. If it was me I'd go with 80% rather than 100% as the lightly active factor accounts for some exercise.

if you regularly go on long runs, then with the TDEE method you should have a high enough activity factor to fuel those runs, i.e. moderately or very active (depending on the length of the runs and how often you go running). But for a one off event, stick with the same activity factor and eat extra calories.

Thanks. I think in future I will keep this in mind when planning for one off events.

Myhaloslipped

I usually eat back about 75% of my exercise calories. MFP is actually set up for you to be able to do that.

TDEE is a different approach, in which you incorporate your usual exercise calories when setting your calorie goal.

Oh, I see what you mean. I used to wonder why people would log their exercise as 1 calorie burned, but this is probably why.