To Those Who Have Lost 30,40,50 lbs+

kms1981

down 36 in 10 weeks and never ate mine back.

weightedfootsteps

I do both. I've lost over 200 pounds, and it depends on how hungry I am. I find I need more with heavy workouts... so I try not to eat all of the calories back, but I frequently eat some.

It's kind of trial and error - what works for one of us, won't work for all.

Best of luck! If you're finding yourself hungry, consider eating a few back. If you're comfortable and don't need them, then stick to your baseline.

That is flat out inspirational girl!!!! 200 pounds lost That is where I set my goal..I'm on the beginning of that journey and your nearing your end. I wish I had this site two years ago. I didn't even think about that. I had lost about 80 pounds back then and was so proud of myself. But I don't know what happened I quit and I hated myself for it. So I'm here and trying again and I will defeat the evil fat fairy that attacked me with doughnuts and sodas...lol.

a_freeman

Exercise adds to the big green number on the home page of MFP. My goal is make that number as big as possible without feeling rediculously hungry. As long as the calories remaining stays green, I've checked the block but the bigger the delta, the better I feel about what I have accomplished.

MochaMixAZ

That is flat out inspirational girl!!!! 200 pounds lost That is where I set my goal..I'm on the beginning of that journey and your nearing your end. I wish I had this site two years ago. I didn't even think about that. I had lost about 80 pounds back then and was so proud of myself. But I don't know what happened I quit and I hated myself for it. So I'm here and trying again and I will defeat the evil fat fairy that attacked me with doughnuts and sodas...lol.

Thank you!! I'm so glad you're here and trying again!!

As for the evil fat fairy - LOL!!! I had one - then I ate her. :-)

FearAnLoathing

Ive lost 46 pounds to date 44 more to go,I have never eaten mine back.Except on special ocassions

FearAnLoathing

If you don`t eat them back, you will lose weight faster. This is because you create a larger calorie deficit.

But faster isn`t better becasue you will be losing muscle mass along with fat. If lose your weight at moderate rate, 1-2lbs per week, you will be getting healthier and fitter at the same time that you lose weight.

I have never really ate mine back and I only lose 1 to 2 a week

bzmom

I have lost 35lbs and I sometimes eat some of them and sometimes I eat none it depends on the day and how hungry I feel but most of the times I dont eat any or just a few but not all.

jtsmou

Nope, I don't eat them, I more or less just use it as a buffer in case I get hungry later. I do some pretty intensive training too, and it hasn't made a hint of difference.

taso42_DELETED

If you don`t eat them back, you will lose weight faster. This is because you create a larger calorie deficit.

But faster isn`t better becasue you will be losing muscle mass along with fat. If lose your weight at moderate rate, 1-2lbs per week, you will be getting healthier and fitter at the same time that you lose weight.

I have never really ate mine back and I only lose 1 to 2 a week

If that's your average over time, then you must have an average 500-1000 calorie deficit per day, and you're in the perfect zone for healthy weight loss. It's just math. It's possible that the way you're logging somehow makes it look like you're not "eating back your calories", but I would bet that you are, based on your results over time. So in other words, you found a good routine for yourself which is obviously working, and giving you a healthy weight loss, so I wouldn't change a thing there.

peteyTwang

Good answer!

If that's your average over time, then you must have an average 500-1000 calorie deficit per day, and you're in the perfect zone for healthy weight loss. It's just math. It's possible that the way you're logging somehow makes it look like you're not "eating back your calories", but I would bet that you are, based on your results over time. So in other words, you found a good routine for yourself which is obviously working, and giving you a healthy weight loss, so I wouldn't change a thing there.

callipygianchronicle

I just want to say that although I hate talking about exercise calories 7 times a day… I LOVE seeing all the 30+ pound losers in this thread. So inspiring to see all this success in one thread. Looking forward to joining your ranks in the future.

NotAllWhoWanderAreLost

first, let me say that i am currently set at a goal of losing 1 lb a week now that i have crossed over into the high-end of "normal" bmi. I try not to eat all the way to goal even on my rest days, but i do get close and always stay over 1200 net. I typically am closer to 1350 net. I *do* eat back my exercise calories and always have, but have pretty much always tried to keep that "few extra hundred buffer" ... I don't know, i could just set my goal to 1.5 lbs a week and eat right up to my goal, but then i would be flirting with going over too often and i really get bummed when i am 'over' too frequently, even when its just a bit over. Just personal experience there... anyhoo,... I also have had my share of weeks where i get "too good at dieting" and have to remind myself to eat enough to nourish my body and perform as i want it to. The LAST thing i want to do is to lose muscle and hold onto fat EEKS lol. I'm currently about 15-ish pounds from my goal, but am really concentrating more on fitness gains at this point.

I weigh, count and/or measure all my foods and i log everything.

So short answer to your "do i eat back my exercise calories?" question is yes, well, sort of :drinker: