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mszSHOGAN
mszSHOGAN Posts: 2,277 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I think this is a valid question and haven't seen an answer anywhere to it:

Ok so when you exercise the calories you burn are added into your caloric intake for the day for you to eat, and I understand why it is like this. My question though is why do the other areas being tracked stay the same. For instance - fat, protein, sodium, etc. are the same regardless of how much you work out. How could you possibly intake calories without upping your intake of the other areas? This has been confusing me since I started this. How does everyone else deal with this? :huh:

Katie

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  • mszSHOGAN
    mszSHOGAN Posts: 2,277 Member
    I think this is a valid question and haven't seen an answer anywhere to it:

    Ok so when you exercise the calories you burn are added into your caloric intake for the day for you to eat, and I understand why it is like this. My question though is why do the other areas being tracked stay the same. For instance - fat, protein, sodium, etc. are the same regardless of how much you work out. How could you possibly intake calories without upping your intake of the other areas? This has been confusing me since I started this. How does everyone else deal with this? :huh:

    Katie
  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
    My other areas increase as well.
  • 00Angela00
    00Angela00 Posts: 1,077 Member
    My other areas increase as well.

    yeah mine did too
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    Same here.
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    Fats, carbs and proteins increase as well, as they are based on percentages of the food you are allotted. Things like sugar and sodium stay the same because it is not recommended that you go over those numbers at all.
  • mszSHOGAN
    mszSHOGAN Posts: 2,277 Member
    Fats, carbs and proteins increase as well, as they are based on percentages of the food you are allotted. Things like sugar and sodium stay the same because it is not recommended that you go over those numbers at all.

    That explains a lot. Thanks! Maybe I was just looking at the fat and sodium???
  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
    Fat should be bumping up a bit.
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