eating and exercising

Stacie02
Stacie02 Posts: 1
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
just a question.. when i put in my calories for what i exercised for the day, it then tells me i have gained such and such calories back. Do i need to consume the amount of calories i burned off for the day? will it mess with trying to lose weight if i dont consume the right amount of calories .. even though i exercised?

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  • jonikeffer
    jonikeffer Posts: 218 Member
    Sorry if it's already been said, for some reason I can only see the original questions and not any replies, but I think there are some hiding....

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

    Read it, learn it, love it. :) You can and most would even say SHOULD eat your exercise cals. Otherwise you're risking putting the body into starvation mode. SOme do, some don't, you ultimately will have to figure out what works for you but you should in theory be able to eat them.
  • chrisyoung0422
    chrisyoung0422 Posts: 426 Member
    Only you will know that answer as every body is different.

    A lot will say you have to but I do not 75% of the time and I am losing.

    I had to try it out both ways to see what worked and what did not.

    Good luck!:smokin:
  • SoCalSwimmerDude
    SoCalSwimmerDude Posts: 509 Member
    OP... this is the first time I've truly counted calories in both eating and exercising... its always been "eat healthy and workout" prior to about 2 weeks ago.

    In my own estimation (if you search the posts, there's tons of info for you on here), I think you should. I went the first few days not eating the calories I lost while working out and seemed fine. On day 3 or 4 I had ZERO energy with stomach cramps and just felt like crap.... so I started eating my lost calories. For the most part, if I loose approx 300 calories during exercise, I'll probably eat about 200 or so of those back. Typically, I'll use this opportunity for a healthy dessert or night time snack (yogurt, fruit, glass of wine, etc). Not only has it made me feel better, but its nice to have a little something when you're hungry at night w/out having to worry about it. Alternatively, if I had a really solid calorie intake that day (primarily carbs and protein) and I'm not so hungry at night... I don't eat them back!

    I'm the ultimate hater of an answer that says "listen to your body" w/out a simple yes or no. However, in this case, its exactly what you need to do.
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