eat my exercise calories?

gr82run

Do you eat your exercise calories? I try to stick to 1200 cals a day. Not sure if it would go better if I ate my exercise calories. Sometimes I do but my weight loss has slowed down. (I've lost 50 lbs since mid-March and have a few more lbs to go until I'm in the "normal" BMI range.)

McKayMachina

I always eat my exercise calories and have also lost about 50 lbs. in the last 7 months. MFP is set up to NET calories, meaning: eat the exercise ones.

baisleac

YES! http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com

This site is designed for you to eat them. It is not like any other site out there. Your body needs fuel.

poustotah

I cycle my exercise calories so sometimes I'll eat them back and sometimes I won't.

BrandNewMia

Yup, I eat them. I even have my activity level set at "active", I report all my exercise, and I still eat those calories.

glenbabe

i havent been doing mfp long but i dont always eat my excercise calories the same day.So sometimes i am under and sometimes over and this seems to be working for me so far

debussyschild

Yep!!! Eat 'em! Unless you're really not hungry, then eat what you can and call it a day. Don't drop below your net calorie goal, it can slow down your weight loss :flowerforyou:

fatboypup

I don't eat mine...

gr82run

By your profile pic, do you drink them? haha..jk. :laugh:

fatboypup

By your profile pic, do you drink them? haha..jk. :laugh:

Thats a Monster Absolutely Zero energy drink in my pic

McKayMachina

I don't eat mine...

Yeah but you burn like thousands of calories/day. YOU'RE A FREAK! :laugh:

kimluvsel

Also, don't forget, weight loss will slow as you get closer to your goal because you're in a more normal range, so your body will start to fight it.

gr82run

THANKS everyone. I appreciate all your input. xoxo

mrk34

I don’t eat exercise calories back.

It doesn’t make any sense to me.