Eating Exercise Calories???

JustWantToBeBetter

I'm new to this site, my friend highly recomended it, but i think the reason is they're getting you to be more modivated ( did i spell that wrong? haha) to exercise. Because we automatically think 'ohh i already ate my calories for the day the only way i can eat more is if i exercise '. I think its a great thing because thats our reward for exercising daily.:laugh:

bfbooty

You have to find what works for you. Everybody is different so it's different strokes for different folks. Personally, I'm one that can't eat back my exercise calories. I've tried it and it doesn't work for me.

100% agree I think it's different for everyone, I never eat all my exercise cals but they are there for a day where I want to relax a bit more and have a treat but I honestly could not eat them all every day no way I def would not lose weight, I always though eat my min allowance and sometimes up to half my exercise cals, I have been losing weight but slowly - but that's the best way it's more likely to stay off - each week is different last week I lost 3lb the week before 1.5lb but so long as it's coming off and I'm getting fitter and healthier I'm happy

bottom line is find what works for you maybe try a couple of weeks eating them all and see how you if it seems to work then great it not try eating maybe just half and so forth

best of luck either way xx

TrailRunner61

I eat them if I'm hungry but if I ate all of them back every single day I wouldn't lose weight. Every person is different and you will have to experiment and find out what works for YOU.
The biggest suggestion I would have is if you have exercise calories earned and you're hungry, eat but don't go over what you've earned and eat something healthy like a smoothie, fruit, etc., not a huge piece of chocolate cake.
What works for me is to mix it up some by eating most of them once or twice a week and keeping about 200 leftover the rest of the week just in case I want a snack in the evening after I've already logged everything for the day. I need to have that option because I do it often. A habit I need to break for sure.
Good luck!

susannamarie

I'm new to this site, my friend highly recomended it, but i think the reason is they're getting you to be more modivated ( did i spell that wrong? haha) to exercise. Because we automatically think 'ohh i already ate my calories for the day the only way i can eat more is if i exercise '. I think its a great thing because thats our reward for exercising daily.:laugh:

Yes, definitely. Yeah, I know the "I'm not a dog" thing. Well, I might not be a dog, but I'm definitely a mammal, and food is a reward for me :P

watboy

Same here I net about 500-600 a day I eat about 1300 before excercise. I go to the gym every day. I dont have any health issues i feel great. Lots of people dont even know what eating their calories back even mean lol and they are perfectly fine. It's up to you. Different things work for different people.l

You have to find what works for you. Everybody is different so it's different strokes for different folks. Personally, I'm one that can't eat back my exercise calories. I've tried it and it doesn't work for me.

100% agree I think it's different for everyone, I never eat all my exercise cals but they are there for a day where I want to relax a bit more and have a treat but I honestly could not eat them all every day no way I def would not lose weight, I always though eat my min allowance and sometimes up to half my exercise cals, I have been losing weight but slowly - but that's the best way it's more likely to stay off - each week is different last week I lost 3lb the week before 1.5lb but so long as it's coming off and I'm getting fitter and healthier I'm happy

bottom line is find what works for you maybe try a couple of weeks eating them all and see how you if it seems to work then great it not try eating maybe just half and so forth

best of luck either way xx

watboy

This is how much I eat and Im not starving myself this is how much i can eat. Kinda rude and judgemental. Someone could say to you have fun pigging out. I'm sure you wouldn't like that, I wouldnt say that to you but just think some people may think the amount you eat is way to much.

I never eat back my calories I earn by working out. I try to eat around 1200cals a day. My workouts usually yield around 400cals, so my total net calorie is around 800cals. This gives me the best results. I feel healthy and happy. If I eat back those 400cals then my intake is around 1600cals a day…way too many for my body type. I’ve heard from many doctors and many healthcare specialists and the always say that your total calorie intake (your net calories after food and workout) should be lower than your initial food calorie allowance for the day. As long as I get all my proper food groups and nutrients in my 1200cals it would be counterproductive for me to eat pointless calories just to make my journal balance. I tried both ways (eating my calories back and not eating them back) and I had the best results with not eating back my workout calories. I just stay focused on getting my 1200cals and within that, all the nutrients that I need in order to feel healthy and strong before and during my work outs. I see the calories I burn in a work as extra bonuses towards my weight loss goal!

Have fun starving yourself.