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Exercise Calories

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  • Zaggytiddies
    Zaggytiddies Posts: 326 Member
    I don't eat all of them... Some days I don't eat any, some days some of them, and some days I'm over because of special occasions (out to dinner, party, whatever). I dont own a heart rate monitor so I'm not sure the actual burn I'm getting. I always assume its less than what MFP tells me.
  • natacha305
    natacha305 Posts: 117 Member
    I snuggle with mine on the couch and we dream of going to Hungary.

    LOLLL
  • colochel
    colochel Posts: 263 Member
    Most of the time, eating my exercise calories are WHY I work out. It looks like I'm in the minority though, at least for this post. I did, however, make it to my goal weight doing so. :)

    Nicely done! I'm with you there... I'm quite fond of food.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I eat them back because eating them back means I kept more of my lean muscle mass. Keeping more of my lean muscle mass means I weigh more than I look like I weigh, which is far better than looking like I weigh more than I do. :smile:

    Plus, the more I eat, the happier I am. The happier I am, the more likely I am to stick to my goals.
  • dinos
    dinos Posts: 1,390 Member
    I eat them back because eating them back means I kept more of my lean muscle mass. Keeping more of my lean muscle mass means I weigh more than I look like I weigh, which is far better than looking like I weigh more than I do. :smile:

    Plus, the more I eat, the happier I am. The happier I am, the more likely I am to stick to my goals.

    This.
  • Thanks guys! I have decided I am going to plan better and eat some more calories earlier in the day so when I work out it is not as much to eat back:) Thanks for all the advice:)
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