Eating Exercise calories?

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  • AriannaTiyen42
    AriannaTiyen42 Posts: 86 Member
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    :laugh:
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  • AriannaTiyen42
    AriannaTiyen42 Posts: 86 Member
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    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6556-the-answers-to-the-questions
  • Psychomasokism
    Psychomasokism Posts: 46 Member
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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!!

    i second that! LOL. Short & simple. Couldn't have said it better myself xD
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
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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.

    No you wouldn't maintain.. and you would prob. still lose.

    1800-500=1300.. which is prob. enough for your body to function on safely. The point of eating exercise calories is to refuel your body after a workout, so your not starving... cause I know that when I workout, I'm always looking for food after.

    To OP:
    Do what works for you... I've gone both ways.

    Think about this though, if you weren't logging, wouldn't you eat your exercise calories without knowing it? You wouldn't say oh I need to eat X, and I burned X so I'm going to make sure I don't eat burned X. You'd prob. eat those(and then some extra) without even a second thought.. and still lose weight.
  • sister_bear
    sister_bear Posts: 529 Member
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    Eat them.
  • SDkitty
    SDkitty Posts: 446 Member
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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
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    GuruMeditatio Is this an answer or an insult. This place is for help and support not snyde comments. Take them elsewhere

    I beg your pardon? It was an answer.

    Forgive me for not replying in great detail to a question which is asked several times a day, every single day.

    More elaboration here.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits
    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/457-unofficial-mfp-faq
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/390145-should-i-eat-my-exercise-calories
  • EricMurano
    EricMurano Posts: 825 Member
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    More exercise = faster general metabolism = weight loss
    More exercise = get to eat more = don't go out of your brain
  • Nattiejean57
    Nattiejean57 Posts: 217 Member
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    More exercise = faster general metabolism = weight loss
    More exercise = get to eat more = don't go out of your brain
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    I think this is good constructive advice. I think its going to take me some experimenting to see what works best for me but I am thinking I will be eating some but not all of my burn calories
  • katierrt
    katierrt Posts: 113 Member
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    what I regret not doing initially was logging everything I eat for a whole month...then, just taper down from there...if I was eating 3000+ calories before then knocking it down to 2000 would have helped a bit...now, I'm just playing with the numbers here....I lost 12 lbs initially, and for the last month, I've not lost anything...and that is on 1390 calories....I don't know what I'm doing wrong here, eat back the calories, not eat back the calories...either way, I'm not losing anything currently...keep playing with the monthly 5 lbs on/off....I think I'm going to go see a dietitian or something, because what I'm doing isn't working...everyday, elliptical x 1 hr, I should be burning something right? I give...but at least I'm not gaining the 12 lbs back...
  • bonnynblithe04
    bonnynblithe04 Posts: 123 Member
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    Most but usually not all unless I am really hungry.
  • Nattiejean57
    Nattiejean57 Posts: 217 Member
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    GuruMeditatio Is this an answer or an insult. This place is for help and support not snyde comments. Take them elsewhere

    I beg your pardon? It was an answer.

    Forgive me for not replying in great detail to a question which is asked several times a day, every single day.

    More elaboration here.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits
    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/457-unofficial-mfp-faq
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/390145-should-i-eat-my-exercise-calories

    Guess what buddy, not everyone is seasoned mfp poster such as yourself so I bet it will be asked a few more times, maybe just don't bother responding? Crazy thought I know. Have a nice day!
  • Nattiejean57
    Nattiejean57 Posts: 217 Member
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    what I regret not doing initially was logging everything I eat for a whole month...then, just taper down from there...if I was eating 3000+ calories before then knocking it down to 2000 would have helped a bit...now, I'm just playing with the numbers here....I lost 12 lbs initially, and for the last month, I've not lost anything...and that is on 1390 calories....I don't know what I'm doing wrong here, eat back the calories, not eat back the calories...either way, I'm not losing anything currently...keep playing with the monthly 5 lbs on/off....I think I'm going to go see a dietitian or something, because what I'm doing isn't working...everyday, elliptical x 1 hr, I should be burning something right? I give...but at least I'm not gaining the 12 lbs back...

    I think seeing a dietician is a great idea! Let me know how that goes and kudos for not gaining the weight back!
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/

    All the answer you need is there.

    I eat all my exercise calories. I average 10 pounds a month weight loss. I'm currently in maintenance to let my hormones reset, before I go back in to lose the last 20 pounds. So, 50 down, 20 to go, eating every exercise calorie.
  • bear_nakey
    bear_nakey Posts: 367 Member
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    I generally don't, but I like the idea of having them available in case I do get snackish in the evening, or the boss surprises us with morning mochas. I think on occassion it is just fine, but since I am working so hard to lose the lbs, I really try not to. When I reach a point of maintenance, then I will probably eat them a little more often!
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
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    GuruMeditatio Is this an answer or an insult. This place is for help and support not snyde comments. Take them elsewhere

    I beg your pardon? It was an answer.

    Forgive me for not replying in great detail to a question which is asked several times a day, every single day.

    More elaboration here.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits
    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/457-unofficial-mfp-faq
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/390145-should-i-eat-my-exercise-calories

    Guess what buddy, not everyone is seasoned mfp poster such as yourself so I bet it will be asked a few more times, maybe just don't bother responding? Crazy thought I know. Have a nice day!

    Why exactly are you so bent out of shape? Relax. Have a snack.
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  • bear_nakey
    bear_nakey Posts: 367 Member
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    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/

    All the answer you need is there.

    No offense, but this is lame.. . . Just sayin'. . .
  • trelm249
    trelm249 Posts: 777 Member
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    I generally eat most of my exercise calories back.
    I will try to present this logically.

    MFP gives you a recommended caloric deficit to lose weight in a sustained manner (sane). This recommendation assumes a certain activity level that resembles day to day life. For the overwhelming majority of us that did not involve regular exercise. Our bodies are not accustomed to it. When we exercise and log it. MFP compensates to keep the same sane caloric deficit for the sustained deficit that we can live with until we reach our goal. It is practical.

    I do not exercise so I can eat more. I exercise because of the health benefits. Losing weight without exercise means losing both fat and muscle. This is a very undesirable outcome for me, because I enjoy outdoor activities that require strength, endurance, and stamina.

    Now when I started this at 5'7" and 336lbs, walking 2 miles at 3 mph tore the crap out of my body. My muscles were shocked. My joints pointed out that they were abused. All this great activity to get me healthy was stressing the body and it did not like it.
    However my cardiopulmonary health was ecstatic. My blood sugar was much better regulated and my blood pressure and cholesterol were much better.

    I chose not to eat them early on and injured myself multiple times. After a few months of frustration I began eating them back.

    Those exercise calories I consumed back along with the nutrients contained therein fueled the recovery process. Muscles got stronger along with sinew. Joints were able to recover and rebuild. I can keep exercising for the fitness benefits. I handle stress much better.

    Had I not consumed them I would not have enjoyed the benefits of exercise.
  • bjean0
    bjean0 Posts: 23 Member
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    not all of them but its nice if you go a little over like a safety net
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/

    All the answer you need is there.

    No offense, but this is lame.. . . Just sayin'. . .

    Why is a website that links to about a dozen extremely informative threads on this very topic lame? If you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask the question. After all, you did ask for everyone's thoughts, I like giving people good resources to educate themselves when they have questions.

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