Eating your exercise calories

softwind
softwind Posts: 587 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
On most days I eat them on the day I earn them, but I've been noticing when I have a long workout and earn alot, that I am starving the next day. If I don't use them all on the day I earn them, but use a little the next is that ok, as long as I don't go over for the week? What do you guys think? What do you do?

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  • AmeChops
    AmeChops Posts: 744 Member
    I personally don't worry about eating them all back - if my body is telling me I'm hungry then I'll eat, if it's not then I won't. I can't see how the body can 'reset' its self overnight so I'd say averaging over a week wouldn't be such a bad thing. This is only my view though :-))
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Under one day / over the next is fine as long as you can manage it. SOme dieters do this on purpose, it's called Zig-Zagging.

    As long as I'm under for the week ..... I'm good.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Under one day / over the next is fine as long as you can manage it. SOme dieters do this on purpose, it's called Zig-Zagging.

    As long as I'm under for the week ..... I'm good.

    agreed
  • MelLouBro
    MelLouBro Posts: 7 Member
    I also go to bed hungry a lot of the time; but I just feel that, in time, my stomach will shrink and get used to eating less and burning more. Maybe I'm wrong; but usually I try to fit in a light snack after a workout to compensate for that.
  • BruteSquad
    BruteSquad Posts: 373 Member
    Oversimplification, but generally your body reacts in an analog fashion. So over and under as long as you are looking at the total for the week being where you want it, you should be fine.
  • MaryDreamer
    MaryDreamer Posts: 439
    I only eat back exercise calories if I'm below NET of my BMR which is 1400.
  • mes1119
    mes1119 Posts: 1,082 Member
    I try to average my goal over the week. Some days I'm a little over, some days I'm a little under. I don't think bodies work in "days" I think it is more of a continuum.
  • b0t23
    b0t23 Posts: 260 Member
    i think it is fine to do over a week instead of each day.

    as long as you arent going too far over or under very often.
  • PercivalHackworth
    PercivalHackworth Posts: 1,437 Member
    Depends...
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/533285-should-i-eat-my-calories-back-for-dummies
  • softwind
    softwind Posts: 587 Member
    Thanks everyone!
  • softwind
    softwind Posts: 587 Member
    OMG, that link is hilarious :):):) Thank you
  • reashamoriba
    reashamoriba Posts: 121 Member
    great post...I now understand the extra calories :smile:
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