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question for runners trying to lose weight!

amw8675309
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I am having a difficult time determining how many of my exercise calories I should be eating.
I currently weigh 145, and have my calorie level set to 1400/day (which should give me a 0.7lb/week loss).
I'm currently training for my first half marathon, but also have about 5-10 more pounds before I try my hand at maintenance (which has never been my forte, but i digress...)
Right now my exercise consists of running 3x/week (20-25 miles total), boot camp 2x/week, and tennis 1x/week. So i am burning a lot of extra calories.
as a sub-question...would you recommend eating exercise calorie the day they are burned, or spreading the total amount of exercise calories i'll be eating back throughout the week regardless of when I earn them. During the week i often don't get home from the gym for dinner until 8pm, so it can be difficult on those days to eat much more tahn 1400 (though i find myself hungrier the next day)
any advice would be helpful1 i still want to lose 1/2lb to 1lb a week while i'm training, but i also don't want to not give my body enough fuel while i'm working out this much.
thanks in advance for opinions/advice!
I currently weigh 145, and have my calorie level set to 1400/day (which should give me a 0.7lb/week loss).
I'm currently training for my first half marathon, but also have about 5-10 more pounds before I try my hand at maintenance (which has never been my forte, but i digress...)
Right now my exercise consists of running 3x/week (20-25 miles total), boot camp 2x/week, and tennis 1x/week. So i am burning a lot of extra calories.
as a sub-question...would you recommend eating exercise calorie the day they are burned, or spreading the total amount of exercise calories i'll be eating back throughout the week regardless of when I earn them. During the week i often don't get home from the gym for dinner until 8pm, so it can be difficult on those days to eat much more tahn 1400 (though i find myself hungrier the next day)
any advice would be helpful1 i still want to lose 1/2lb to 1lb a week while i'm training, but i also don't want to not give my body enough fuel while i'm working out this much.
thanks in advance for opinions/advice!

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