i gain weight when i eat my exercise calories back!!
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TAMMY_76
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ok so i gave it a try and eating my exercise calories back just isnt doing it for me..when i wasnt eating them i was losing but since i started to try it i have put back on 3 pounds..so not doing that no more
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Do what's right for you0
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i know right!!! I"m not doing it anymore either!!!0
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yeah... I think it takes playing with your cals to see what works best for you... the thing is that it is difficult to measure the number of cals you burn with or without exercise, so it is different for each person. I tend to only eat them if I really feel extra hungry that day, but usually I don't eat all of them.0
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Probably the estimate of what you're burning with exercise is off. Try eating back 1/4 or 1/2 of what you estimate your are burning or go back to not eating them back.0
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samesies. Its frustrating, but listen to your body and I'm sure you'll make amazing progress!0
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i agreee with you on the e exercise cals i dont want to gain weight because of that0
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Probably the estimate of what you're burning with exercise is off. Try eating back 1/4 or 1/2 of what you estimate your are burning or go back to not eating them back.
i use a heart rate monitor with chest strap..so these isnt as accurate as people say?0 -
how long did you eat them back.....sometimes it takes time for you body to adjust. Like it took mine over a month to adjust to upping my calories. I was eating too little because I had my activity level set wrong, unknowingly and then once I realized it I had to eat like 300 more calories a day and I didnt loose for a bit.
you are reprogramming your body so give it time. Maybe try and just eat like 50% then bump up to 80 then all of them see if that helps.
It could also depends on the types of foods you are eating too.0 -
I lose weight when I eat mine, everyone is different.0
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Were you near the starvation mode area before, if so I think once you start giving your body the extra calories it will hold onto them for awhile till it adjusts to not going without again? Not sure though0
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Were you near the starvation mode area before, if so I think once you start giving your body the extra calories it will hold onto them for awhile till it adjusts to not going without again? Not sure though0
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Probably the estimate of what you're burning with exercise is off. Try eating back 1/4 or 1/2 of what you estimate your are burning or go back to not eating them back.
i use a heart rate monitor with chest strap..so these isnt as accurate as people say?
I use this site to help calculate my cals then I times the number it says that I burned by .85 and that is what I use for my calories burned.
http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm0 -
I don't think the calories that MFP gives you for exercise is accurate. If I ride my stationary bike, the bike tells me that I have only burned 100 calories but MFP tells me that I have burned doubled that. I think that may cause you to be eating more calories than you actually have.0
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I sooooooooo understand what you are saying. Therefore, I believe that something is off. For example maybe what we record, what we consider exercise and what we calculate as portion.0
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Probably the estimate of what you're burning with exercise is off. Try eating back 1/4 or 1/2 of what you estimate your are burning or go back to not eating them back.
i use a heart rate monitor with chest strap..so these isnt as accurate as people say?
It's not necessarily your exercise calories that are off... maybe it's your starting calories -- what MFP gives you is just an estimate based on weight, age, etc but if you have faster or slower metabolism than the "average" person that might not be the right number for you. You just need to play with the numbers and see what works for you. For me if I eat back about 80% of my exercise calories I lose my 1 lb / week but everybody is different so it just takes trying different things to see what works for you.0 -
The estimated calories burned on here are extremely high when compared to my heart rate monitor.
I never easy back calories burned. Seems counter productive to me.0 -
I have the same issue. If I burn 500 calories, I try to only eat 200 - 300 of the exercise calories - not all the ones I've "earned." If I follow this, then I notice I lose weight, although it's only about a pound a week.0
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i lose weight faster when i eat mine back! and i get a lot more out of my workouts. but everyone's body is not the same, maybe yours works better with a higher calorie deficit, etc etc. make sure you listen to your body.
also, how many days did you eat the calories back before giving up? try it for about a month. are you logging your food properly? maybe you are underestimating what you eat?
there are soooo many factors involved in weight loss, ones we can control, and ones we cannot... just experiment a bit and find what works best for you0 -
I don't think the calories that MFP gives you for exercise is accurate. If I ride my stationary bike, the bike tells me that I have only burned 100 calories but MFP tells me that I have burned doubled that. I think that may cause you to be eating more calories than you actually have.0
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i agree with this0
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