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should I be eating the calories back that I burn?

Inspiredambition
Inspiredambition Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hello, Should I eat the calories back that I burn during workout to reach my calorie goal or stay in the deficit? Which would make me healty and steadily losing cause thats my ultimate desire. Thank you

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  • billtonkin
    billtonkin Posts: 109
    MFP has a built in deficit based on what you told it you wanted to lose per week. You should try to eat as much of your exercise calories as possible or you could be under feeding yourself.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Yep! That's the way the site was designed to work. And it works. :smile:
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