Calorie Question...

mommamindi

So MFP tells me I should be getting 1340 calories per day. Today I burned 364 calories, and MFP upped my calorie intake for the day to include the calories I burned working out...so should I be eating to reach my original calorie goal (1340) or my calorie goal PLUS what I burned working out like MFP says?

Laureen74

Its optional to use your "exercise calories". Try to stick it out with the origianl calorie goal.

Shock_Wave

You would eat over your calorie goal after exercise. If your body needs an average of 1200cals(females) 1500cals(males) just to function and you work out 1500 cals in a day are you eating properly? ... The answer would be no.

Edit: So if your 1340cals represents a calorie decrease and you burned 364 cals you would eat 1704 cals.

danmoffett

Calories, Calories.
I've lost 145 pounds in the past 21 months, and not once have I worried about or counted calories. You can't overeat on good food. Find the right food, and don't worry about calories. I talk about it on my blog.

Cr8tive_Ingenuity

i might eat back some of my calorie burn but since most caloric burns are just estimates i leave a couple hundred calories left for margin of error

arewethereyet

My standard answer is "You have chosen MFP as your dieting choice, so follow the program and see what happens!"

I lost 36 pounds logging my food and exercise, eating my exercise calories and making friends here that support me.

When I questioned the process in the beginning, my thoughts were that if I went to Weight Watchers, I would not question the points method.

My research showed a few things over the year I lost weight. One, other web sites included the exercise I promised, which did not always happen:blushing: So if I recieved 1550 calories a day, because I said I walked 2 miles each day, then didn't walk.........well you can see how that worked out.

WIth MFP I used to say WILL WORK FOR FOOD!! It was a great psych out for me to get my booty moving!! (I remember once I wanted a roll with dinner. At 5 pm I realized I didn't have the 50 calories so I hit the Elliptical machine for 20 minutes:laugh: )

Good luck! I hope I see you at the other end of 20 pounds I need to lose!!:drinker:

arewethereyet

Calories, Calories.
I've lost 145 pounds in the past 21 months, and not once have I worried about or counted calories. You can't overeat on good food. Find the right food, and don't worry about calories. I talk about it on my blog.

I guess I just wonder why MFP then, as this is a calorie counting site?

:flowerforyou: GREAT JOB on the loss! I read your profile and an so sorry for your loss. She must be so proud of you!:flowerforyou:

raindropwishes

My standard answer is "You have chosen MFP as your dieting choice, so follow the program and see what happens!"

I lost 36 pounds logging my food and exercise, eating my exercise calories and making friends here that support me.

When I questioned the process in the beginning, my thoughts were that if I went to Weight Watchers, I would not question the points method.

My research showed a few things over the year I lost weight. One, other web sites included the exercise I promised, which did not always happen:blushing: So if I recieved 1550 calories a day, because I said I walked 2 miles each day, then didn't walk.........well you can see how that worked out.

WIth MFP I used to say WILL WORK FOR FOOD!! It was a great psych out for me to get my booty moving!! (I remember once I wanted a roll with dinner. At 5 pm I realized I didn't have the 50 calories so I hit the Elliptical machine for 20 minutes:laugh: )

Good luck! I hope I see you at the other end of 20 pounds I need to lose!!:drinker:

I totally agree, I also found myself questioning it when I joined the first time, but after seeing the results I realised that following the program actually works

Lol, I do that too! work out for food hehe

Nicola0000

I make sure my net is 1200, as I was finding I didnt lose weight when my net was too small.

226Muriel

I personally try not to eat back my exercise calories...This site does work..

After reading your profile, may I say that this JOURNEY IS 3 FOLD...PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL and it seems that the JOURNEY is just what you need to REINVENT yourself...

Calories = Exercise = Water

Good Luck:flowerforyou: