Biggest Loser

idiocracy

I know this has been discussed more or less. Eating back your exercise calories. Some say you should, some that you shouldn't. But in the Biggest Loser show, those people seem to exercise 6-8 hours/day and eat healthy meals. I am sure they burn a few thousand calories per day easily. So are they eating those exercise calories back? I doubt it. Is that healthy?

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

I don't think so because if they would just exercise then eat it all back, they would more or less just maintain their current weight.

lstnlondry

I heard one of the contestants ask another if he or she made their 15,000 burn for the week and I read that they only eat like 13-1500 calories a day. They don't eat back their calories!! But I saw your earlier post and I want to eat mine back too!!

idiocracy

I heard one of the contestants ask another if he or she made their 15,000 burn for the week and I read that they only eat like 13-1500 calories a day. They don't eat back their calories!! But I saw your earlier post and I want to eat mine back too!!

I'm eating them with a hot pocket ))))) But I still have a deficit of 250 calories for the day, so I'm good

Artemis_Acorn

I know this has been discussed more or less. Eating back your exercise calories. Some say you should, some that you shouldn't. But in the Biggest Loser show, those people seem to exercise 6-8 hours/day and eat healthy meals. I am sure they burn a few thousand calories per day easily. So are they eating those exercise calories back? I doubt it. Is that healthy?

The people on the Biggest Loser have enormous fat stores to draw on - they are not in danger of 'starvation mode' the way a person who is just losing a few pounds would be. Their diets are carefully monitored throughout the show to make certain they get adequate levels of their micro-nutrients, and they have medical staff on hand to make sure they don't get into a danger zone from all the exercise.

sbrown44

Hi, Just had this same discussion with my nutritionist. She said you should eat back some of them but not most of them. Your body needs the calories to keep going. I am now incorporating her advise and will let you know on Friday if it works, is to try and keep your calories under your exercise and food calories by abt. 200 each day.

Hope this helps.
Sheryl

russelljclarke

I had this question too, so I'm running a little experiment of my own. I've just completed day #3, and the whole journal is at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/russelljclarke

In answer to your specific question, provided your taken in minus burnt off calories don't drop below 1000/1200, you won't go into starvation mode. If that sum is at your recommended weight loss or maintain level, you'll see results.

Do bookmark/befriend me - I too read the theory, but I needed to test it myself, as I never want to gain back my lost weight.

Cheers!