Why I don't eat my exercise calories.
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I don't eat mine back either, I kinda think, what's the point on exercising if I'm just gonna eat back what I just burned??? I do eat a little extra the days I lift.0
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I don't even track calories burned during exercise. I just keep everything consistent and adjust calories as necessary to maintain progress.
I do the same. I concern myself more with a weekly caloric intake than a daily number based on activity levels.0 -
I agree..I eat betw
Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Countereen 1200-1500 also but exercise more when needed lol0 -
Most importantly FOR ME the reason I dont is that I know I would easily get into the trap of linking eating to having exercised, which is a slippery slope to "I haven't exercised today/haven't burned enough today so I have to eat less." etc etc. A
:huh: how is this a slippery slope? if you don't exercise during the day, you should eat less....
For some people it can be. I think being aware of your own red flags and working healthily to avoid them is a positive thing. I didn't say it was for everyone, I made sure I was very careful to point out the post was about ME not generalising to others.0 -
Hell yeah I eat them. I fricken' hungry as hell after working out.0
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So I guess you aim for the figure on the left hand side?
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So I guess you aim for the figure on the left hand side?
Eh?? How do you make that assumption based on the post?0 -
I burn a lot too. I do Insanity and weight train. If I didn't eat the extra calories that I am allowed...I WOULD STARVE. I'm already creating a 500 deficit so to burn up to 1000 more a day on top of that, just wouldn't work for me either.0
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middle women in pic in my fav!0
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I just asked the question what do u do in this msg board... ... I totally understand your reasoning for why its probably best not to eat them. I am the same way. I try not to eat the earned calories because of the accuracy of total calories burned during a workout.0
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I burn a lot too. I do Insanity and weight train. If I didn't eat the extra calories that I am allowed...I WOULD STARVE. I'm already creating a 500 deficit so to burn up to 1000 more a day on top of that, just wouldn't work for me either.
Yep. For me I only have a 200 deficit and usually burn under 300.0 -
Eh?? How do you make that assumption based on the post?
You will be more prone to catabolism....0 -
Eh?? How do you make that assumption based on the post?
You will be more prone to catabolism....
I weight train and eat over 40% protein, and only aim for a 200 cal deficit. I had thought all weight loss involved some degree of catabolism.0 -
Eh?? How do you make that assumption based on the post?
You will be more prone to catabolism....
I weight train and eat over 40% protein, and only aim for a 200 cal deficit. I had thought all weight loss involved some degree of catabolism.
Given you go for a 200 cal deficit and you exercise to 300 calories, that means you'd be eating at lest 100 exercise calories back.
But technically, if you have your weight loss set to 1lb a week (or similar), you could eat of them back and still lose 1lb per week. So while I understand why you don't eat your exercise calores "back", I dont' see why you are eating to a deficit in addition to your your orginal caloric allotment.0 -
Eh?? How do you make that assumption based on the post?
You will be more prone to catabolism....
I weight train and eat over 40% protein, and only aim for a 200 cal deficit. I had thought all weight loss involved some degree of catabolism.
Then I'm glad to see you have a fair understanding about nutrition and keeping your protein intake optimal. Makes my previous posts irrelevant.0 -
Eh?? How do you make that assumption based on the post?
You will be more prone to catabolism....
I weight train and eat over 40% protein, and only aim for a 200 cal deficit. I had thought all weight loss involved some degree of catabolism.
Given you go for a 200 cal deficit and you exercise to 300 calories, that means you'd be eating at lest 100 exercise calories back.
No that would make her deficit 500 cals a day, 1lb loss a week.0 -
I am actually set at about 0.4 lbs a week! As I am near goal I am ok with that.0
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Eh?? How do you make that assumption based on the post?
You will be more prone to catabolism....
I weight train and eat over 40% protein, and only aim for a 200 cal deficit. I had thought all weight loss involved some degree of catabolism.
Given you go for a 200 cal deficit and you exercise to 300 calories, that means you'd be eating at lest 100 exercise calories back.
No that would make her deficit 500 cals a day, 1lb loss a week.
Her 1lb a week is already factored in to her daily calorie allotments0 -
Most importantly FOR ME the reason I dont is that I know I would easily get into the trap of linking eating to having exercised, which is a slippery slope to "I haven't exercised today/haven't burned enough today so I have to eat less." etc etc. A
:huh: how is this a slippery slope? if you don't exercise during the day, you should eat less....
I think that would be because it can lead to feelings that you need to earn your food so you may reduce your calories lower or maybe not eat at all. It can lead to disordered thinking and behaviors for some people. There is a form of bulimia that uses exercise to make up for eating/binging.0 -
I like your reasons...I feel the same I don't want over guestimate my caloreies burned or under guestimate the calories I eat so I try not to eat them back, but sometimes I do because I'm hungry ands it okay with me.0
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I don't eat back my exercise calories, I don't even track my exercise. I exercise daily I go with the healthier food choices for the most part and I eat when I am hungry....simple as that. My first time around on MFP I was to obsessed with the numbers so this time around I am trying a different approach and so far so good
This is so me!!! The numbers are so overwhelming sometimes and my life tends to run around, "Can I... But... Dont touch that..." and so forth. I watch what I eat, exercise (hard to count all calories burned at times) and I am loosing more now then before. But...This is what works for me.0 -
I am actually set at about 0.4 lbs a week! As I am near goal I am ok with that.
Actually no, the deficit of 200 cals alone would've been 0.4lbs loss a week
3500 cals = 1lb
200/500 (1400/3500 weekly calories)= 0.4 lbs a week
Since you burn another 300 cals by doing exercise your deficit is 500 and not 200, so you'll continue losing 1lb a week.0 -
I don't eat mine, because I don't eat when I'm not hungry. It's nice to have a buffer on days that are cheat days. When I was a teenager I loved to exercise, and after a month of working out again, I'm getting addicted to exercising. It's just a lot of fun.0
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I eat mine back...always. I am trying to fuel my body after a workout to repair itself and also I am not trying to make my calorie deficit so large that I start losing more muscle mass than desired. Feel free to look at my diary to see what I do, it's public. I've lost 26lbs since July doing exactly this(for the last month or so I've decreased my loss rate to .5lb a week, so it's much slower now).0
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I am actually set at about 0.4 lbs a week! As I am near goal I am ok with that.
Actually no, the deficit of 200 cals alone would've been 0.4lbs loss a week
3500 cals = 1lb
200/500 (1400/3500 weekly calories)= 0.4 lbs a week
Since you burn another 300 cals by doing exercise your deficit is 500 and not 200, so you'll continue losing 1lb a week.0 -
I am actually set at about 0.4 lbs a week! As I am near goal I am ok with that.
Actually no, the deficit of 200 cals alone would've been 0.4lbs loss a week
3500 cals = 1lb
200/500 (1400/3500 weekly calories)= 0.4 lbs a week
Since you burn another 300 cals by doing exercise your deficit is 500 and not 200, so you'll continue losing 1lb a week.
Ah but that is what this is all about, trial and error, learning and getting to understand your body You seem to be in control.0 -
I am actually set at about 0.4 lbs a week! As I am near goal I am ok with that.
Actually no, the deficit of 200 cals alone would've been 0.4lbs loss a week
3500 cals = 1lb
200/500 (1400/3500 weekly calories)= 0.4 lbs a week
Since you burn another 300 cals by doing exercise your deficit is 500 and not 200, so you'll continue losing 1lb a week.
Ah but that is what this is all about, trial and error, learning and getting to understand your body You seem to be in control.0 -
I'm glad you have found what works for you. That's the important thing. It's also nice to know that if what we are doing ever stops working, we always have something else we can try.
I eat some of mine back, but never all because I don't fully trust the calorie burn my HRM gives me.0 -
I don't eat mine back, though I will have treats on days I've exercised as I know I've got calories spare, but won't eat the whole lot back.. eg if i burned 600 I might allow a small bar of choc that day (usually under 100 cals like small milky bar.. usually when I got my monthly cravings! ) in place of or on top of an apple snack or have some cheese with the apple, but still tend to eat same kind of thing for meals.. I wont go out and buy fish and chips cos i burned 600 extra cals i still prefer healthier fish without the batter and vegetables for dinner.0
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