Gym workout and extra calories

luanwarren37

When i go to the gym i burn lots of extra calories is it advisable to eat them back ?? or does it matter?

suzycreamcheese

I think its advisable to eat at least some of them back, if not all.
The most important thing is your net calories, so as long as youre NETTING 1200 a day, you should be ok if you dont eat them all back.

I usually eat most of mine back because thats one of the perks of exercising imo

Macacadopai

I think it's very individual, some people claim to not loose any weight if they don't eat back the calories they burned. Other eat only half of them. I've lost ~18lbs in 2 months and I haven't eaten them back, on days I'm more hungry i'll eat a little bit more, but I still haven't gone into the so called 'starvation mode' and I keep loosing weight even if I slack out for a day or two. Listen to your body, everyones body works differently

SaraTonin

"When you're doing a calorie restriction program, you are restricting calories to lose a fixed amount of lbs every week by way of a calorie deficit. If you don't eat back your exercise calories, then your deficit is larger than the plan, meaning you are not sticking to the plan. While it may work at first causing weight to come off quicker, you will eventually stall as your metabolism slows. Moreover, you will likely be in a constant state of hunger, which is no good psychologically and may lead to binging later."

- Taso

lacroyx

as others stated everyone's different. weight loss goals, medical conditions, etc etc
I don't always eat my excercise calories. your best bet is to try both ideas and see what works best for you.

Elle408

Your actual weight is a big factor in this I believe. If you're bigger and you can afford the very large deficit you'll be creating then it's not so important that you eat them back as long as you're still netting at least 1200. If you're smaller with a smaller amount to lose then you'll want to eat some if not all of them back or you'll starve yourself. You might feel ok to begin with but eventually you'll feel weak and lethargic.