Who does not eat back exercise calories???

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  • georgiag111
    georgiag111 Posts: 424
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    I do and I dont if that makes sense If I am hungry I eat , If I am not I dont eat.
  • worldhurdler
    worldhurdler Posts: 153 Member
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    I don't eat all of them; I try to leave around 100 or so. Mainly due to the fact that I don't 100% trust my logging and/or the amount of calories MFP says I burn. What if I really only burned 380cals on a 30min run and MFP claims I burned 450cals? Or the fact that MFP gives me 100 more cals burned in an hour of cycling than the bike at the gym does? So yeah - I leave a buffer. I've lost 5lbs in 3 weeks so...that's my progress.
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
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    I rarely eat back all my exercise calories.

    I am usually in between my MFP generated calorie suggestion and the calories added through exercise. Without checking my eating history I would say I am usually closer to the static amount.

    As for how I feel. Great! I am losing the 1 - 2 lbs per week that I want. And, I have lots of energy. (Lost over 30lbs since starting with MFP)

    I workout 5 - 6 times per week and I am feeling stronger each week.

    I am limiting my sodium to deal with high blood pressure. Which means that for the most part I am consuming "good" calories. To say no junk food and very little prepared food. In addition, my bread consumption is way down and I am slowly cutting down on the amount of meat I eat.

    Good luck
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
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    I rarely eat back all my exercise calories.

    I am usually in between my MFP generated calorie suggestion and the calories added through exercise. Without checking my eating history I would say I am usually closer to the static amount.

    As for how I feel. Great! I am losing the 1 - 2 lbs per week that I want. And, I have lots of energy. (Lost over 30lbs since starting with MFP)

    I workout 5 - 6 times per week and I am feeling stronger each week.

    I am limiting my sodium to deal with high blood pressure. Which means that for the most part I am consuming "good" calories. To say no junk food and very little prepared food. In addition, my bread consumption is way down and I am slowly cutting down on the amount of meat I eat.

    Good luck
  • DelightfullyWifed
    DelightfullyWifed Posts: 70
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    I definitely do and I definitely dont. I eat to make sure that I am satisfyed and full and that's it. Sometimes all it takes is my 1200 calories that I am allowed, and sometimes I need some extra ones. Now it's more common that i don't and I have recently, well the entire month of august really plateaued. I only lost 3lbs in August and worked out like crazy and really stuck to my calories. The last pound and half came in the last week when I fell off my calories and exercise because I was out of town. It has made me wonder if I am starving myself maybe a bit.

    Septemeber I am going to make sure I always eat my 1200 calories and a small portion, maybe 1/4 or so of my exercise calories. Granted I am not going to eat to eat, so if there is a day when I just can't eat any more and Im only at 1200 then that's it.

    I'll let you know how it goes but I think for me I do need a bit more food/calories in my diet for me to continue to lose weight.
  • worldhurdler
    worldhurdler Posts: 153 Member
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    Is it weird that I'm more hungry (and usually end up eating more) on days that I don't exercise (or burn as many calories). It's ok if I'm a freak, you guys can tell me. :huh:

    I don't think so! My "cheat days" are almost always on days that contain NO activity, like a lazy weekend. Also, I'm not hungry after I work out (even if I was starving before I started), so that really affects my eating habits on exercise days.
  • sunshineshica
    sunshineshica Posts: 277
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    I don't eat my exercise calories. I may eventually when I start getting closer to my goal but in 2 1/2 months I've lost over 27 pounds. At first I exercised 5 days a week, now I exercise 6 days a week. Mostly cardio, some toning. I eat what I want (also a college student so limited to certain foods).

    WOOOWWW!! 27lbs in 2 and a half months..it's hard for me to lose 10 in two months. Different body types I know. Great job!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,293 Member
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    I don't eat mine unless I'm hungry. My calorie goal is 1600 and I work out at least an hour every day and I've lost 23 lbs since the end of June. I'm meeting with a nutritionist this afternoon and plan to ask about the eating back exercise calories thing - I'll post back with what she says!

    She will probably say no, as she may not be aware that MFP sets you up with a caloric deficit to begin with. Most likely she will base your caloric intake on TDEE, which should be a higher amount than your 1600.

    As an example say MFP gives you 1450 calories to lose 1 lb/week, and you plan on exercising 5x/week for an average of 400 cals per workout. well MFP will tell you to eat 1450 on the days you don't workout and 1850 on the days you do whereas a "professional" may tell you to eat 1750 everyday regardless if you workout.

    So for the week MFP will have you eat 12,150 (1450*2+1850*5) whereas doing it the other way will have you eat 12,250 (1850*7) almost the same number of cals for the week. The issue in not following MFP is if you don't workout the full 5 days or burn more or less than planned. If that is the case you may lose more or less than your goal, whereas MFP will have you lose your goal amount regardless how much you actually workout.

    What many MFP do is take the low 1450 and not eat back exercise calories which is wrong, if you are not eating them back then your daily activity level should reflect the higher burn with would be covered in the 1750/day above.
  • bjean0
    bjean0 Posts: 23 Member
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    It depends if there is something I want to spluge on and may not have enough cals left then I will
  • 27strange
    27strange Posts: 837 Member
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    Is it weird that I'm more hungry (and usually end up eating more) on days that I don't exercise (or burn as many calories). It's ok if I'm a freak, you guys can tell me. :huh:

    NOPE. I hate rest days for this very reason.
  • joeygirl84
    joeygirl84 Posts: 224 Member
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    That would be great! For sure tell us what the nutritionist says on this subject.

    I had one tell me that everyone's really different and you just have to listen to your body... but for me it seems to work well not to eat them back.
  • sunshineshica
    sunshineshica Posts: 277
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    well i end up putting my dinner in at the end of the night after i've exercised and eaten for the day so by that time I can't eat anymore anyway. so whatever calories is still out there is just there cuz I'm already done for the day.
  • leilani♥
    leilani♥ Posts: 579
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    my mother's brother's cousins' ex-wife's brother in law does not

    LOL>...
  • joeygirl84
    joeygirl84 Posts: 224 Member
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    I don't. I normally burn 800-1000 calories a day, and I just could never eat that many additional calories! I eat 1200... ya ya I only net a few hundred, bad me. But it's working I've lost 11 lbs. in the past 45 days. 157 down to 146, so I'm gonna stick with it and if I plateau I'll re-evaluate.




    Thanks for your reply!
  • 27strange
    27strange Posts: 837 Member
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    When I started out I didn't eat exercise calories back and I worked out a ton...I lost weight quick. Since then I have been more of a yo-yo'er on my calorie intake and because of this sometimes I am eating calories back and sometimes not. Sometimes that's on purpose and sometimes not. There is no magic answer. The MFP formula is a generalization like anything else. We are all unique individuals and our bodies react differently. My advice is always to try different routines till ya find what works for ya, then when it stops working, try something else.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
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    Am I travelling backward? I thought I replied one of these threads last night...Someone just sugested "don't eat calories back". LOL.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,293 Member
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    I don't. I normally burn 800-1000 calories a day, and I just could never eat that many additional calories! I eat 1200... ya ya I only net a few hundred, bad me. But it's working I've lost 11 lbs. in the past 45 days. 157 down to 146, so I'm gonna stick with it and if I plateau I'll re-evaluate.

    Thanks for your reply! I'm also on a 1200 calorie a day... and I usually burn about 1000 a day. I feel great but get wigged out by all these people telling me I'm going into starvation mode. I'm still losing, I'm not hungry... I guess I need to just listen to my body and make changes as needed.

    This is bad, that is less nutrition for your body than a sedentary anorexic. Your TDEE is probably above 2000 cals so to lose 1 lb/week you could eat 1500+ calories.

    Most likely you are losing a large amount of lean muscle.
  • Bluestar083
    Bluestar083 Posts: 146
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    I don't set mine back, but may dip into them if I need to. Can't see the point of burning calories then eating them !! If that's the case I can't see the point in burning them !!!

    Oh perhaps the fact that exercise reduces risk of some cancers, heart disease, osteoporosis, falls...I can go on? What a silly attitude to take. My parents (slim people in their 50s and 60s) cycle every day, and do weighs 2-3 times a week NOT to lose weight but to stay fit and healthy. They are my role models. Not the patients in hospital where I am a nurse who are 60 and have had hip #, heart disease etc from not exercising.

    I hope your children don't 'role model' your attitude to exercise.
  • joeygirl84
    joeygirl84 Posts: 224 Member
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    Is it weird that I'm more hungry (and usually end up eating more) on days that I don't exercise (or burn as many calories). It's ok if I'm a freak, you guys can tell me. :huh:

    no I go through the same thing... the more I exercise the less inclined I feel to eat :)
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
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    Is it weird that I'm more hungry (and usually end up eating more) on days that I don't exercise (or burn as many calories). It's ok if I'm a freak, you guys can tell me. :huh:

    no I go through the same thing... the more I exercise the less inclined I feel to eat :)

    Found this (among many others when I googled it)...exercise created endorphins that supress your appetite...so that explains the whole thing (ignore the advertisment portion and there's some good info there).

    http://www.natural-appetite-suppressant.co.uk/natural-hunger-suppressant.html

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