eating gained calories

Megclark37
Megclark37 Posts: 111
edited November 11 in Health and Weight Loss
I feel guilty that I always eat back the calories that I burned, is it bad to do this everyday?

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  • estjames
    estjames Posts: 76
    Don't feel guilty, this is what you should be doing. MFP calculates your calorie count as if you did not work out. When you do work out, you create a calorie deficit greater than the deficit you have as a goal. It is the NET calories that are important at the end of the day, not your goal calories.

    Basically, if you do not eat your calories back you will lose weight faster, however, if you plan to increase your deficit with exercise you should make sure it is not too extreme of a calorie cut so that your body does not go into starvation mode.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    Thank you for posting this highly original question. The responses you get will be great information for those who, in the future, have a similar question.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    No, this is not good (referring to the feeling guilty part).
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    Thank you for posting this highly original question. The responses you get will be great information for those who, in the future, have a similar question.

    she's been on here a month dude, cut her some slack
  • Megclark37
    Megclark37 Posts: 111
    Thank you for posting this highly original question. The responses you get will be great information for those who, in the future, have a similar question.

    hate smartasses. don't even bother replying.
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