Question.. Eating exercise calories?????

sweetsarahj

Ok, so when we exercies we get "extra" calories on that day. I read some post saying you're supoosed to eat those calories, but I'm not understanding why. If I burned more calories that I ate, then that is adding to my weight loss, right? Isn't it the point to eat fewer calories than what we burned? If you eat your exercise calories, doesn't that sort-of defeat the point?

Help!

sweetsarahj

Ok, so when we exercies we get "extra" calories on that day. I read some post saying you're supoosed to eat those calories, but I'm not understanding why. If I burned more calories that I ate, then that is adding to my weight loss, right? Isn't it the point to eat fewer calories than what we burned? If you eat your exercise calories, doesn't that sort-of defeat the point?

Help!

shorerider

Please read those posts--all should help you understand but particularly the last one, which addresses your very question about exercise calories.


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6556-the-answers-to-the-questions

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/9433-expectations

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo