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To eat and not to eat

Trinketona
Trinketona Posts: 190
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok I keep reading that I should eat my calories I earn from working out and others say not to eat them..

IM CONFUSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So eat them or not?

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  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
    Ok I keep reading that I should eat my calories I earn from working out and others say not to eat them..

    IM CONFUSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    So eat them or not?

    Read

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.html
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    lol do what you want..

    there really is no reason to eat back..if you do you risk eating back too much and not losing. those calories should have already been accounted for when you calculated your energy expenditure as your activity level.

    i dont even count my exercise. my TEE is around 1750. i lift and do cardio almost every day, i dont eat extra from exercise and i've maintained my weight. so....
  • Nicola0000
    Nicola0000 Posts: 531 Member
    I eat mine back if I end up with a negative or very small net. Contestants on Biggest Loser dont eat theirs back and drop weight! Make sure you eat at least 1200 cals minimum. If you feel you need to eat some back, then do. We are all different. Some people can lose weight eating 1200, but I lost more weight eating 1400 cals. This site is only a guide.
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