PLEASE HELP! I am obese. Should I be eating back exercise ca

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  • Dtho5159
    Dtho5159 Posts: 1,054 Member
    I started out extremely obese (5'6 and 298lb) and I have always eaten back at least 75% of my exercise calories. I try to leave 100 left in my day just for errors. I think it varies on the person. try not eating them back and see if the loss picks back up. Its really trial and error.
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    Make sure you eat at least your BMR every day (look it up in the tools....we have similar stats and mine is 1730). Never net less than 1200 calories with your food and exercise calories.

    good advice :-)
  • Bunnies_Revenge
    Bunnies_Revenge Posts: 123
    If you are going by the mfp calorie rn, don't. They always over estimate and you end up eating more than you've actually burned. Go by your hrm (and if you don't have one get one).

    If you have been going by your hrm and still gained, it could be water weight or an excessive amount of sodium. Watch your sodium intake as it will make you retain more water, and thus weigh more.

    Also, you can eat anywhere between 1200 to 1500 calories a day. I usually eat around 1400 calories because this is what my doctor told me to eat, this is with excerising vigoursly. So it is safe to say that you don't have to eat back your calories.

    When you think about calories, remember that what type of foods you are eating is as important as to how much food you are eating. The above advice is good advice. Remember that unless you are working out vigoursly for three hours or more sweating your butt off, try not to go above 2500mg of sodium a day. Too much sodium is bad for your heart, weight, and energy.
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