1290 calories burned today,can I eat all them????

patticarbjunkie

Hi..I had a great workout today, ran for 55 minutes and did bootcamp!!!!! I burned 1290 calories,but feel guilty if I eat them. I would love to have a little spurge.....what can I do?????Could I eat all them and still lose weight??

Thanks everyone...on this two weeks and have lost 7lbs.

badgerbadger1

eat them.

dls06

That's what they say. Just make sure it's accurate.

Mdin1029

Great job on your workouts!

Depends, how did you calculate what you burned? Was it with a heart rate monitor including chest strap? If not, you may have an over-estimating.

Either way enjoy as much as you feel hungry for, but don't make yourself eat a lot more just to meet the calories. Let them help you all week long.

patticarbjunkie

Thanks!! That's exactly what I was hoping to hear:drinker:

cmeade20

Atleast eat half of them. Your body needs fuel to recover after all that work.

aldousmom

Ha ha, I burned 1500 on my 13 mile run this morning. There is no way in hell I could possibly eat that many calories in addition to my regular food. Usually on my long run days, I eat about 250 more calories. My stomach volume didn't grow any on my run, amazingly. I just eat an extra meal, of healthy food.

I can't believe the in and out of calories is that simple and fast, but so many people swear it's fine, so go for it!

patticarbjunkie

13 miles......way to go!!!!

dvisser1

Either way enjoy as much as you feel hungry for, but don't make yourself eat a lot more just to meet the calories.

^^^^This.

The way MFP sets up calorie targets, you could theoretically sit on your backside all day and lose weight if you stayed at or slightly under your calorie goal. Again, that's theory. Eating back some or all of your exercise calories is basically fueling your body to replenish normal blood glucose levels burned in the exercise.