Eating Exercise calories?
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Nattiejean57
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Do you guys eat your exercise calories? I am contemplating whether or not I should. I have like 60 pounds to lose. it just seems kind of pointless to workout if you are just going to eat those calories? What is everyone's thoughts?
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I eat mine. I work out so I will have enough calories to eat so I'm not a rampaging, hungry b*tch. Plus, when this fat finally goes, I want to have some muscle under it, muscle I can use, and muscle that continues to burn calories, and hey, muscle that also looks pretty darn good.0
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... I work out so I will have enough calories to eat so I'm not a rampaging, hungry b*tch. ...
I just wanted to say that a- I agree with your entire post and b- that quote totally made my day, thank you!!0 -
... I work out so I will have enough calories to eat so I'm not a rampaging, hungry b*tch. ...
I just wanted to say that a- I agree with your entire post and b- that quote totally made my day, thank you!!
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I don't eat all of them back, but my calorie setting is at 1450 instead of 1200. I don't recommend it because what if your exercise calories are incorrect. It's like a big flashing neon sign saying "weight gain, weight gain". Too scary of a thought for me.0
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I don't eat all of them back, but my calorie setting is at 1450 instead of 1200. I don't recommend it because what if your exercise calories are incorrect. It's like a big flashing neon sign saying "weight gain, weight gain". Too scary of a thought for me.
this is what I was thinking too, My calorie intake that they recommend is a little high too0 -
You could always try it.. and see what works for you. When I started here, that is what a lot of people recommended, "eat your exercise calories". I did that.. I maintained my weight-no loss. I decided to stop doing that and I've been losing ever since (as long as I eat properly).
I encourage you to try it. Try it for a week of eating them back, then one week of not eating them back. But still workout Working out is great for your body and other health reasons! Good LuckI don't eat all of them back, but my calorie setting is at 1450 instead of 1200. I don't recommend it because what if your exercise calories are incorrect. It's like a big flashing neon sign saying "weight gain, weight gain". Too scary of a thought for me.
this is what I was thinking too, My calorie intake that they recommend is a little high too0 -
I do NOT eat back burned calories. Seems pointless to me-no offense to anyone who does.0
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MFP is set up for you to eat back most, if not all your exercise calories
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/390145-should-i-eat-my-exercise-calories0 -
i eat them back if my calorie intake for the day gets really low, it should never drop they say below 1200. i also set mfp at 1450 for the day 1200 was not working for me and it is very rare that i eat all the calories back into my day, i take back in maybe a 100-300, so usually half of them.0
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I only have 1220 calories a day. On days I DO NOT workout I do NOT go over that! but on a day I work out i give myself a 50- 100 calorie window cause you need to replenish the energy you burned. I don't think you should eat back ALL your calories or use it as an excuse to splurge on somehting bad for you. But If you want a extra tbsp of cheese or a few extra chips as a snack I let myself if I worked out.0
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I've read other posts on this. I didn't use to eat my exercise calories back, but now I will eat some of them back. One person put it like this: If you take in 1200 calories and burn 600 calories, that only leaves your body with 600 calories for fuel to get you through the day. For whatever reason that made sense to me. Good Luck with whatever you decide to do!0
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i do it because i'm logical0
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smileeangel i think that is what I am going to try, I obviously don't want to be going under 1200 calories so I am going to try to stay in that area and see if i need to eat my workout calories or not0
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This is a huge debate on here. MFP suggests you DO eat your exercise calories back. I did and lost 30 pounds.
Second time around on MFP & I think I will eat about 50-60% of them back. But not all of them0 -
GuruMeditatio Is this an answer or an insult. This place is for help and support not snyde comments. Take them elsewhere0
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I eat mine and its working out quite nicely. But I also have my activity level set to 'sedentary' and I use a HRM during workouts so I have a really good estimate of my actual calorie burn.0
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The point of working out is to get fit and healthy and preserve what muscle mass you can while losing weight. If your calorie allotment is 1200, it's likely you have your goals set to 2lb/wk which means that MFP has already given you the highest calorie deficit that is considered safe, and theoretically you should be able to lose around 2 lbs/wk (really depends on your size). When you exercise, you are creating a larger deficit and that deficit may be larger than is healthy. MFP gave you calories to fuel your basic daily activities while still losing weight, if you take away that energy by exercising not only are you not fueling your body for exercising, you aren't fueling your body properly for your normal activities. So, the point of exercising is not to create a larger deficit - on MFP you can eat your given calories without exercise and should be able to lose weight - it's to get, or keep, your body healthy and strong and looking better than a flabby body.0
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the fat lady ( the nutritionist ) who turned me on to mfp suggested I didn't record my exercise.... should I get the energy to do any...when I'm feeling ambitious and want to do a report i self add for 1 cal just so I can tell how often I actually get off my back side.0
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I don't eat the "added" calories BUT I am eating 1800 calories a day: 5'6", 45 minutes of aerobics 5X a week and still losing weight steadily, 25 pounds lost since August 1. If I ate the calories I burned I would be eating an additional 5-600 a day, seems like I would maintain and not lose.0
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