Eating exercise calories.... your thoughts?

gymjunkie79
gymjunkie79 Posts: 14
edited October 1 in Fitness and Exercise
After flicking through some topics on here, there are some discussions about whether or not you "should" eat back your exercise cals each day. Can someone just give me the executive summary for and against this?? Just want to know if I should or shouldn't be doing it! What benefit do we get from eating them back?

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  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    Read this thread:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/173853-an-objective-look-at-eating-exercise-calories

    It's a good summary of this area.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    There is no real answer.. it works for some, doesn't work for others. All that you can do is play around with it and see what works for you.

    The benefit is that your supposed to lose weight at a more consistent rate because there is a deficit already built in my MFP.
  • gymjunkie79
    gymjunkie79 Posts: 14
    Awesome! Thanks heaps!!!
  • Dtho5159
    Dtho5159 Posts: 1,054 Member
    I personally do.. Call me a pig but if I don't, I net wayyy too low and am starving.
  • gymjunkie79
    gymjunkie79 Posts: 14
    Yeah, after doing a bit of reading, I think I'll try and eat a few of mine but not all of them - unless it's necessary - so I keep a bit of a hold on my defecit without going overboard and giving in to cravings or lethagy!!!
  • jessilee119
    jessilee119 Posts: 444 Member
    Read this thread:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/173853-an-objective-look-at-eating-exercise-calories

    It's a good summary of this area.

    I liked this article...and I agree it depends on the person. I feel that as long as I'm not starving myself, and I feel good, I don't want to eat back all my exercise calores. Part of the reason, also, is that calories burned is never 100% so I don't want to end up eating back more calories thinking I burned all of those calories. I may have only really burned 3/4 of that amount...
  • sarah307
    sarah307 Posts: 1,363 Member
    shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com
  • BodyByButter
    BodyByButter Posts: 563 Member
    I have been struggling with this as well. I found that I gained if I ate them all, so I try to eat some, and I'm not really hungry.
  • rachmaree
    rachmaree Posts: 782 Member
    shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com

    yes, check out the site taso made:
    www.shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com
    you can find all the threads there
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