should i be eating the calories i workout!?!?!

Cynthiaelle

my recommended calorie intake is 1200, but when i workout it gives me extra calories. should i only be eating the 1200 or is it okay to eat what i work out too?

ladybug1620

MFP gives them to you because you are supposed to eat them!

MinnieInMaine

You're going to hear all kinds of different responses on this but I think it's good to eat back at least half of those calories. You need to fuel that calorie burn and you don't want your body to feel deprived and go into starvation mode.

Cynthiaelle

thanks ladies! ill continue to eat them, wish you guys the best in this journey

AmerH

Yes, definitely eat them! I notice some people leaving like 800 calories uneaten because they've worked out so much. But if you continue to leave lots of calories, your body will think it's being starved and will slow down on burning the fuel, so to speak. Slower metabolism results and slower metabolism is death to losing weight. Obviously each body is different and so different people can leave different amounts of calories. Like I leave 100 to 200, or just 50 or 30, and when I follow the program, I really do lose weight. Who woulda thought?!! It works!!:bigsmile:

jmjones66

I believe it depends on the person. If you work-out EVERY day, then you probably should eat some of the calories that you are burning. I try to work-out at least 3 days/week, so on those days I try to eat 1/2 of the calories that I burn. I want to continue losing weight, so I don't want my body to think that I'm starving it!