Does anyone eat the calories that they are allotted from exe

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  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    Well everyone says something different but I feel like you shouldnt if you are trying to loose weight. Why eat the calories that you burn?!?

    MFPing, you're doing it wrong.

    Try learning about the system you're using.
  • scarrie2
    scarrie2 Posts: 80 Member
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    Don't eat your calories if you are trying to lose. I learned that the hard way. Unless you are running marathons every day.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    Don't eat your calories if you are trying to lose. I learned that the hard way. Unless you are running marathons every day.

    :noway:
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    Don't eat your calories if you are trying to lose. I learned that the hard way. Unless you are running marathons every day.

    *sigh*

    Do you even understand how MFP works?
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    Don't eat your calories if you are trying to lose. I learned that the hard way. Unless you are running marathons every day.

    clearly, your exercise burn is way off, if that is the case.

    OP - I've lost nearly 70 lbs, by trying to eat back nearly ALL of my exercise calories.
  • SirBonerFart
    SirBonerFart Posts: 1,185 Member
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    Don't eat your calories if you are trying to lose. I learned that the hard way. Unless you are running marathons every day.

    Why marathons?
  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
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    Yes eat back your calories, I dont understand how some people won't eat them back or only part of them back if their calorie goal is only 1200.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
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    Don't eat your calories if you are trying to lose. I learned that the hard way. Unless you are running marathons every day.

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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    How did Jof trick everyone into posting on this 2 year old thread?

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  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    How did Jof trick everyone into posting on this 2 year old thread?

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    D'oh. DAMN YOU, JOF. :grumble:
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    How did Jof trick everyone into posting on this 2 year old thread?

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    D'oh. DAMN YOU, JOF. :grumble:

    :laugh:
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
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    How did Jof trick everyone into posting on this 2 year old thread?

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    D'oh. DAMN YOU, JOF. :grumble:

    LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
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    How did Jof trick everyone into posting on this 2 year old thread?

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    Thanks a LOT! you got me grounded and sent to bed for my wheeze laugh that I was trying to stifle!
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
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    How did Jof trick everyone into posting on this 2 year old thread?

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    ...>_>

    I was never here.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
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    well plus I did a head desk, knee slap and desk slap combo so yah it was a bit much. I'd ground me too. Gnite MFP!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    my friend sent this to me once... it made so much sense...

    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/

    He is SUCH an instigator. It was worth it for this link, though. There's a bunch of links to the "best of" MFP about topics like this.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
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    You should eat them, that's how it works.
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,449 Member
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    I generally eat some of them back. We all know that MFP overestimates burn from exercise. I also find that if I have too many of them, I don't lose. So I strive for eating 100-200 extra calories on exercise days. I also listen to my hunger cues. If I feel starving, then I go ahead and eat more. Usually my appetite evens things out. I find on the days I work out hard, my appetite is small. But the next day I am starved.

    MFP math does not include exercise, so eat some to make sure you are giving yourself enough energy.
  • janinealfke
    janinealfke Posts: 93
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    I know that the more we burn, the more we need...so I think it's ok to eat those calories, although I do not. But I have had weight loss surgery so it's different for me than everyone else. I eat more calories to a point...like mabye 200 more a day, but still keep everything else low like carbs.....I earn over 1000 extra calories in a day, and do not ever use more than 200 of those. Try it, and see how it goes....if you gain, you know not to eat all of them again....it's so different from person to person!

    Janine Alfke
  • barbaratrollman
    barbaratrollman Posts: 317 Member
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    my friend sent this to me once... it made so much sense...

    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/

    Ha ha ha! Love this!

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