Exercise Calories

blum0133
blum0133 Posts: 88
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I have a question regarding the calories you need to eat to kind of make up for exercising. The journal adds calories to my food diary saying that I need to eat more. I usual run for an hour everyday, so I am burning around 550-600 calories...am I really supposed to eat 1700 calories a day?

Thanks!

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  • blum0133
    blum0133 Posts: 88
    I have a question regarding the calories you need to eat to kind of make up for exercising. The journal adds calories to my food diary saying that I need to eat more. I usual run for an hour everyday, so I am burning around 550-600 calories...am I really supposed to eat 1700 calories a day?

    Thanks!
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    short answer: yes.

    for the long answer, read the threads flagged in the diet/fitness section of the boards. :flowerforyou:
  • blum0133
    blum0133 Posts: 88
    Thank you!
  • kimss
    kimss Posts: 1,146
    hey kerrilucko,
    I hope you don't mind but I used your answer to this question to help out a few others that have this question. your thought was short and to the point and the best answer. thanks.:happy:
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo


    wow three threads on this in like one minute!
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    hey kerrilucko,
    I hope you don't mind but I used your answer to this question to help out a few others that have this question. your thought was short and to the point and the best answer. thanks.:happy:
    of course.

    It really can't be stated better than in those flagged threads, but a lot of new members don't even see them when they join. If you don't know yet how to navigate the message boards it can take a bit of direction.
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