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If i never eat my exercize calories??

EcHoOoOoO
EcHoOoOoO Posts: 89
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
If usually I never eat my exercize calories and maybe a day comes where I actually do eat those calories will I be tricking my body into thinking I have gone over my calories since I never eat that many even though mfp says I'm allowed that many?

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  • EcHoOoOoO
    EcHoOoOoO Posts: 89
    If usually I never eat my exercize calories and maybe a day comes where I actually do eat those calories will I be tricking my body into thinking I have gone over my calories since I never eat that many even though mfp says I'm allowed that many?
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    dont overthink this thing

    you have seen all the posts on this very overwrought issue.....read em
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Read and make a decision and a plan ..do whats best for you and try not to yo-yo or change the plan to much
  • purrrr
    purrrr Posts: 1,073
    you will notice that after discussing this 10 million times almost everyone on MFP is allergic to the should-i-eat-back-my-excercise-calories topic :wink:

    from my own experience so far, upping the calories from eating more of the excercise calories rather led to losing weight when it seemed i was stuck, so it can work as a plateau breaker; i've had some days when i just happen to eat back more excercise calories than i usually do and i still keep losing weight consistently over time, so i don't think you should be worried about it, but then again it works in a different way for different people, you have a lot less extra weight to lose than me, which obviously makes a difference itself... the best way to check is give it a try for a few days and see how it goes, you can try eating a portion of the excercise calories, not all of them, whatever works for you and keeps you satisfied, you don't want to go to bed hungry for months in a row while maintaining your calorie deficit
  • EcHoOoOoO
    EcHoOoOoO Posts: 89
    you will notice that after discussing this 10 million times almost everyone on MFP is allergic to the should-i-eat-back-my-excercise-calories topic :wink:

    from my own experience so far, upping the calories from eating more of the excercise calories rather led to losing weight when it seemed i was stuck, so it can work as a plateau breaker; i've had some days when i just happen to eat back more excercise calories than i usually do and i still keep losing weight consistently over time, so i don't think you should be worried about it, but then again it works in a different way for different people, you have a lot less extra weight to lose than me, which obviously makes a difference itself... the best way to check is give it a try for a few days and see how it goes, you can try eating a portion of the excercise calories, not all of them, whatever works for you and keeps you satisfied, you don't want to go to bed hungry for months in a row while maintaining your calorie deficit

    I guess i should be a little more specific. Im not asking if i should eat them cause i know this is a touchy subject. I am just wondering if i NEVER do eat them but then one day i actually do will i be making my body think its going OVER its calories because its use to not eating that mean even though im allowed that many???
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    same thing

    no

    one day aint gonna fool your body
  • stillkristi
    stillkristi Posts: 1,135 Member
    LIke Dave said, don't over think it. Every day, depending on what you are up to and a whole boatload of other factors, your body's requirements are different. Think of your caloric intake as a range, not a precise point or magic number.
  • EcHoOoOoO
    EcHoOoOoO Posts: 89
    ok thanks. Im at the biggest ive ever been and i just dont want to put any more weight on. Im going to drive you guys crazy with all my questions but i just want to do it right. Ive always starved or did low carb or took diet pills so this seems to good to be true. Thanks for your anwsers though i do appreciate it!
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