I am new here. Please Help

izzyissy

Hello everyone. I want to make sure I am doing this right. I go to the gym 5 days a week. Should I put those calories burned on here and those are extra calories that I can eat each day??? Will I still lose weight by eating those extra calories?

ameyc2002

yes thats what i do... some people dont eat them some people only eat half just do whats best for you, you will still lose weight either way

TazzytheMotivator

Hello everyone. I want to make sure I am doing this right. I go to the gym 5 days a week. Should I put those calories burned on here and those are extra calories that I can eat each day??? Will I still lose weight by eating those extra calories?

Try it out both ways and see what work well for you. Some eat exercise calories some don't ,I personally do not

TMcBooty

If I eat all of mine back I don't lose weight. It's good to eat at least half back.. but like the person above me said. It depends on the person.

_Johanna_

izzyissy -

You should log your exercise here. and yes, you should eat back those extra calories. Yes, you still will lose weight. MFP already puts your calorie count for the day at a deficit so that you will lose weight.

If you exercise, then you are burning even more calories that what MFP says you do. If you do NOT eat back those calories, your body may not be getting the energy it requires to work properly and will start hoarding what you eat, slowing down your metabolism and storing every bit it can instead of burning fat. (also known as starvation mode).

I highly recommend you check out the getting started forums and read through some of the posts that are at the top. You will learn loads and feel better about moving forward and being successful at hitting your goals!

H_Factor

you should eat at least some of the exercise calories back to make sure you're netting at least 1,200 calories per day on average to avoid starvation mode.

of course, if you're relying on MFP or an exercise machine to tell you how many calories you burned, then you probably should cut that number in half because, more than likely, its too high.

omardragon

try to stay under your calories goal. then add the exercises later so this way you won't over eat then add the protein shakes. i usually have one after. and if you eat your exercise back then what is the point. but if you do it 5 times a day then yes make sure you eat enough so your body won't starve and focus on complex carbs and protein

izzyissy

Thanks everyone. I will try it one week eating them and one week not. Issy

silkysly

I try to eat half of mine back & that seems to work well. Log everything so you get the big picture. Even the condiments you put on a sandwich. They add up quicker than you think.