Help needed...confused

Tracydpips
Tracydpips Posts: 13 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Do I eat my exercise calories as the app is telling me occasionally that I am not eating enough? Thanks ????

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  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    If you are using the MFP method, you should be eating your exercise calories back. (at least a portion of them to account for overestimation)
  • kb2699
    kb2699 Posts: 80 Member
    Hi,

    This is helpful info http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6556-the-answers-to-the-questions. I found all of the links in the Getting Started section of Topics really helpful. If you have time it makes for interesting and enlightening reading.

    :smile:
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Yes you should be eating all your calories - goal means GOAL - something to strive for, achieve, reach, not something to fall well short of.

    Keep in mind that they daily goal MFP gives you already has you at a deficit, meaning you can eat all your calories every day and you'll lose weight. If you exercise, those burned cals are added back in - eat them back bringing your NET cals at or very near goal and you're still at a deficit.

    Food is fuel!

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