Quick Question!!!

jjcunningham85

Someone on here once told me to make sure you eat ALL of your alloted calories for the day, so I have been making sure my daily intake is right at my alloted amount or slightly less. But also, I workout 3-4 days a week and do not log in my exercises. When you enter in your exercises it adds calories to your daily allotment. However, even on days I workout, I don't eat those extra burned calories that are added.

The Point: I have been doing this religiously for about three weeks and have only lost 1 pound. Should I log my exercise and then allow myself to eat up to the new level, or just keep up with what I'm doing?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Jay

jjcunningham85

Someone on here once told me to make sure you eat ALL of your alloted calories for the day, so I have been making sure my daily intake is right at my alloted amount or slightly less. But also, I workout 3-4 days a week and do not log in my exercises. When you enter in your exercises it adds calories to your daily allotment. However, even on days I workout, I don't eat those extra burned calories that are added.

The Point: I have been doing this religiously for about three weeks and have only lost 1 pound. Should I log my exercise and then allow myself to eat up to the new level, or just keep up with what I'm doing?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Jay

swignal

well I have been only eating 1800 calories then when I go to the gym i burn off about 1400 to 1600 calories and I dont eat them back... I have only lost a few pounds myself but I have also lost inches so sometime you lose inches before you lose pounds so maybe thats why... I wouldnt eat my excersice calories well at least I dont...

sheila

GOOD LUCK

MyaPapaya75

You have to find what works best for you ..play with the calories and yes you should log excercise...I personally dont eat my excercise calories back..but If I was hungry I would dip into them a bit.

pettmybunny

You'll get answers going both ways. I personally eat my exercise calories, although I don't necessarily eat all of them.

Why don't you try eating about half of them and see what happens. A lot of times, it takes a little experimenting to see what works for you.

mrsyac2

Your going to get mixed feed back-- But the one thing you have to remember is that MFP just like all websites are guides- You need to play with your calories to fit your individual needs- Me personally can't eat just 1200 calories a day and function daily with work and kids + my workouts- I also don't lose at just 1200 calories- I eat between 1400-1600 calories a day I don't touch my calories and I workout 4-6 days a week cardio/weight training and I burn ATLEAST 500 calories before I leave the gym

You have to find what is right for you--

mrsyac2

What do you have your goal set too? Your a man right?
What are your calories set at?

Are you hitting the weights?

MisoSoup79

You're a male with only 32 lbs left to lose... I would try eating your exercise calories. Maybe give it two weeks and see if it helps.

I personally eat all of mine.

The closer you get to your goal, the slower going and harder it gets to drop the last pounds... Often people mistakenly try to cut more calories out as they get closer and find it harder... If you've been working out hard, your body might feel it isn't getting enough fuel.

mrsyac2

Isn't the men's min like 1800 calories?

sassiebritches

I have been here for 2 months and when I started I was eating 1200 and my exercise cals, did see a loss, but not significant, then I went to just eating 1200 and no exercise cals and it worked for a minute, then I got stuck at 234.....for 2 weeks, so for the last 2 weeks I have been eating a stable 1460 a day when I don't workout and all of my exercise cals under 2000 if I do. I am starting to lose again, 2 pounds this week (only logged 1 here though....I wait 24 hours before trusting my scale). Total loss of 18 pounds since Jan 30th.

You are going to have to play it by ear and do what works for you. If the way you are doing it now does not work then try eating your exercise cals for 2 weeks and see what happens, or try upping your normal intake. And remember the less you have to lose the slower it may take to lose it. So you may see all these big #'s on the tickers and think well why can't I, but honestly there is a big difference in someone 135 losing 15 pounds and someone 215 losing 15 pounds.......

Good luck.

July

If you eat less, it means you lose more.
Are you hungry? Then eat. If you're not, bank your calories.
Also, be sure to check that your calorie burning count is accurate. (And that you are measuring your food, not estimating.)

MisoSoup79

If you eat less, it means you lose more.
Are you hungry? Then eat. If you're not, bank your calories.
Also, be sure to check that your calorie burning count is accurate. (And that you are measuring your food, not estimating.)

I don't necessarily agree with this... mathematically that makes sense, but there is a certain minimum level you need to maintain in order to give your body the proper nutrition... otherwise you'll start to eat your own muscle and hoard your fat because your body feels too deprived. It is undesirable to sacrifice muscle in order to see the scale tip in the right direction.

SHBoss1673

If you eat less, it means you lose more.
Are you hungry? Then eat. If you're not, bank your calories.
Also, be sure to check that your calorie burning count is accurate. (And that you are measuring your food, not estimating.)

I don't necessarily agree with this... mathematically that makes sense, but there is a certain minimum level you need to maintain in order to give your body the proper nutrition... otherwise you'll start to eat your own muscle and hoard your fat because your body feels too deprived. It is undesirable to sacrifice muscle in order to see the scale tip in the right direction.

Agreed Miso,

If you have a caloric deficit within reason, you lose more. If you're hungry even though you are eating the right amount and kinds of food, then your body chemistry is messed up and you need to retrain it by eating on a schedule. Don't bank your calories, not for more then about 24 hours (sometimes up to 36 hours or so depending on they type of food), that's a slippery slope. I do agree with the last statement, be accurate in how you count and measure your calories.

Falcon

If you eat less, it means you lose more.
Are you hungry? Then eat. If you're not, bank your calories.
Also, be sure to check that your calorie burning count is accurate. (And that you are measuring your food, not estimating.)

Yeah I ended up gaining three pounds by accident by not consuming most if not all of my calories. If you click on My Home and click on complete the day, it will tell you if your under the amount of calories you should be or not. It's a real eye opener.

The measurement I can agree with.

Onto the topic of the post.

Play with the amount of calories you're consuming for the day, log in your exercises as well, if you don't you will find yourself missing out on the amount of cals you should be consuming for the day.

I invested into a heart rate monitor watch that also tells me the amount of calories I'm burning during the exercises. I surprised myself and realized I wasn't consuming enough when I gained the two pounds back. I lost one out of the two pounds since Saturday.

Do whats best for you, play with the amount of calories you're consuming for the day, add in your cardio and strenth training, consume 75 - 90% of your calories for the day. Watch the sodium intake, keep track of every bit of morsel food you eat.

I hope this helps, good luck