Eating the sport calories back?

Josedavid

I've been in this site for a while and everything is going ok on my side. I behave with the cal target and I do a lot of sport... usually i dont eat the sport cal back, i mean, if i am now 1950cal target and i do, i.e., 900 in sports... i still eat ONLY 1950 cals and not 2850.

Do you think im doing good or should i eat these calories back?

McKayMachina

I always eat mine back. I suggest you do the same.

Search the forums for a multitude of threads on this subject.

Faeriegirl74

Just like McKayMachina says...eat them back.
I've been on MFP since August 23rd - and I constantly eat mine back and I've lost a great deal of weight so far! I've also talked to a friend of mine who's a personal trainer and he suggests the same thing

Rae6503

I'd also suggest eating them back. If you don't, your performance during your activities might really suffer.

truecaligirl

You should eat at least part of them back if you don't want to eat them all since such a large deficit could eventually put you into starvation mode. Remember, the allowance MFP gives you already has a deficit worked into it.

icemaiden17_uk

When you excersise your body uses up energy and if you don't eat it back then you are leaving your poor body without enough calories to do its dayto day jobs. Having said that I have to ask you if you are feeling hungry? And if you are losing weight this way? The worry is that if you are losing weight this way it wont last or give you a healthy lifestyle at the end of it but it is up to you at the end of the day and you should judge it on how you feel.

tigersword

If you want optimal performance in sports, you need to make sure to properly fuel yourself, or you'll find yourself unable to go at a high level.

Josedavid

When you excersise your body uses up energy and if you don't eat it back then you are leaving your poor body without enough calories to do its dayto day jobs. Having said that I have to ask you if you are feeling hungry? And if you are losing weight this way? The worry is that if you are losing weight this way it wont last or give you a healthy lifestyle at the end of it but it is up to you at the end of the day and you should judge it on how you feel.

Thank you... I am not feeling hungry... well, i lost like 7kg since the beginning of Sept. and I dont feel specially tired...well, everyday i use to have either 30min running plus weightlifting training plus tennis or basketball or swimming... for sure i am tired because of the sports but is normal. I will not be that tough with myself and the goal calories
I really appreciate all your comments and suggestions!

Josedavid

If you want optimal performance in sports, you need to make sure to properly fuel yourself, or you'll find yourself unable to go at a high level.

Thanks for the advice, my goal is not to go to a high standard sport performance rather than weight loss.

meerkat70

I use 'am I hungry' as a guide. I will eat exercise calories if I feel I need them. I don't always eat all of them, but generally I eat into them a little.

That said, is 1950 already calculated based on your being 'active'? In which case, some of your exercise is perhaps being taken into account by the activity level you set? Or do you have a very active job too? If so, I'd definitely eat into your exercise calories.

Josedavid

I use 'am I hungry' as a guide. I will eat exercise calories if I feel I need them. I don't always eat all of them, but generally I eat into them a little.

That said, is 1950 already calculated based on your being 'active'? In which case, some of your exercise is perhaps being taken into account by the activity level you set? Or do you have a very active job too? If so, I'd definitely eat into your exercise calories.

The 1950 cal are designed in my sedentary job and a target of 4 workouts per week

Arabian♥Breeze

I don't eat the calories I burned. and i lost 40 pounds in three months and kept it off and still am loosing. So idk its retarded and we need to ask our doctors before doing any type of diet change. Every BODY is different. I feel if i eat the calories i just burned i feel like i worked out for nothing. that's just how i feel. If you do decide to start eating the calories you burned eat fruits veggies grains lots of liquids thats the only way i feel good about eating the calories i burned.

Talk to your Doctor. All of you

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McKayMachina

I use 'am I hungry' as a guide. I will eat exercise calories if I feel I need them. I don't always eat all of them, but generally I eat into them a little.

That said, is 1950 already calculated based on your being 'active'? In which case, some of your exercise is perhaps being taken into account by the activity level you set? Or do you have a very active job too? If so, I'd definitely eat into your exercise calories.

The 1950 cal are designed in my sedentary job and a target of 4 workouts per week

When you enter workouts in your goals, it doesn't actually factor in to what MFP sets as your goal. It's just for your own personal tracking. The only time an exercise counts with your calories is when you log it in the exercise tab for that day. Hope hat helps!

tigersword

I feel if i eat the calories i just burned i feel like i worked out for nothing. that's just how i feel.

Here's the thing, weight loss is all about diet. Exercise really has nothing to do with weight loss. Exercise is for getting fit, eating right is for losing weight. They are two completely different things, and separate activities. By not eating back exercise calories you risk losing muscle mass instead of body fat. Not all weight lost is good weight lost.

meerkat70

Talk to your Doctor. All of you

Goodness, why would we do that? Do you know how much time is spent in the average medical degree on nutrition... ?

Josedavid

I feel if i eat the calories i just burned i feel like i worked out for nothing. that's just how i feel.

Here's the thing, weight loss is all about diet. Exercise really has nothing to do with weight loss. Exercise is for getting fit, eating right is for losing weight. They are two completely different things, and separate activities. By not eating back exercise calories you risk losing muscle mass instead of body fat. Not all weight lost is good weight lost.

Hi Tigerwords I think that this information is just unaccurate... When you build muscle your body speed the methabolism up so your body eats calories in stand-by too. Not only diet is good for weight loss but fitness is very important.

tigersword

Fitness IS important, but it's separate from weight loss. By not eating exercise calories, you use up extra fuel that your body needs for daily activities that it expends while exercising. To make up the difference your body burns a little bit of fat, and then starts breaking down muscle for the difference. It is physiologically impossible to build up muscle mass while eating at a calorie deficit, therefore, while it is true that more muscle mass will burn more resting calories, when you restrict your calories you are not adding muscle mass, the purpose of exercise is to minimize the loss of lean muscle tissue, but without eating back the exercise calories, you might actually end up losing more muscle mass instead.

Remember, body fat is an endocrine organ, and is responsible for hormone creation and regulation and body temperature regulation, as well as insulating and protecting vital organs. If you don't eat enough, and you force your body to choose between burning fat or burning muscle to survive, it will choose muscle. The body only burns fat when it feels comfortable that it's receiving enough food to create fat if it gets too low and needs some.

Arabian♥Breeze

Weight is such a touchy subject. I gave my opinion and you gave yours. We don't all have to agree. Take care all and Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!! We can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo

Sarahbara76

The last 10 pounds have been the hardest to lose, but if I eat back what I burn I lose them faster, almost half way there and I am getting more definition then ever before but maybe that's just me."Diets" never work for me. Cutting back helps,having balance in my intake has made the biggest difference. Here is to the last 5.5 pounds!!

maidentl

So idk its retarded and we need to ask our doctors before doing any type of diet change.

This was completely unnecessary. And I am pretty sure that if I went and asked my doctor if I should eat more whole foods, he'd say yes. Just a guess.