exercise and calories

d0900
d0900 Posts: 30
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Am I supposed to be eating my extra calories I burn off during exercise?

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  • d0900
    d0900 Posts: 30
    Am I supposed to be eating my extra calories I burn off during exercise?
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Yes you are. At least some, if not all of them.

    This should help. It's a lot of reading but it will make things clearer.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10665-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition
  • d0900
    d0900 Posts: 30
    THanks so much! I have been going about this all wrong. I thought I shouldn't eat those calories thats why I haven't seen a change in the scale at all!
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    THanks so much! I have been going about this all wrong. I thought I shouldn't eat those calories thats why I haven't seen a change in the scale at all!
    Right! It doesn't SEEM to make sense but when you start to read and understand how the body works, it starts to make sense!

    I burn a lot on exercise days and eat at least half of them back......to get me into a safe calorie range. I'm down 124 lbs, so I think it's working!! :wink: :laugh:
  • cedargirl22
    cedargirl22 Posts: 29 Member
    Wow TamTastic! Way to go on all that weight lost! What is your exercies regime like?
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Wow TamTastic! Way to go on all that weight lost! What is your exercies regime like?

    Thanks!! :happy:

    I just slowly upped my time and resistance on things over the last year. Right now......I do over an hour of cardio. Elliptical is up to level 19 now......random setting. I also do strength-training. I go to the gym 4 days a week and on non-gym days I try to get in things at home like sit ups, squats, lunges, etc.
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