Long term success and exercise calories

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  • CrazyMidget611
    CrazyMidget611 Posts: 102 Member
    MaryCMeadows - are you still on WW? I started the new plan, but I am really liking MFP.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    How long on MFP? 81 days
    How many calories? 1610
    Do I eat my exercize calories? most of them, yes!

    And this is why this is working for me, and why it is something I'll be able to stick to for the long run. I am frequently astounded at how much I can eat and enjoy, guilt free, and still slowly lose weight. I'm not saying there won't be challenges, there will. But this is working, and I'm comfortable and happy with it!
  • 70davis
    70davis Posts: 348 Member
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  • JustJessicaRabbit
    JustJessicaRabbit Posts: 16 Member
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  • jjnt007
    jjnt007 Posts: 302 Member
    Joined MFP 2/29/2012
    Daily Calories 1200
    I eat back my exercise calories.
    I know that I am new but I have lost 13 pounds.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    MFP 520 days
    I eat 1680 net each day (2200-2800 depending on exercise)
    I eat all my exercise calories and then some!
  • jmehere
    jmehere Posts: 108 Member
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  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? 425ish
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? Currently set at 1360, but I am willing to go up to 1600ish on rest days.
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes, food is fuel.
  • Bikini27
    Bikini27 Posts: 1,290 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? This go 'round? 68 days in a row, been a "member" for forever, amazing how doing it right works so well. :wink:
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1560
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes
  • bignuce
    bignuce Posts: 52 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? 170
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1360
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes if I didnt I would starve to death
  • meg0013
    meg0013 Posts: 102
    How long have you been on MFP? ~450 days (since jan 2011)
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1400 calories
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes

    ETA: Lost 85 lbs jan 2011 - nov 2011 - maintained until february 2012, now trying to lose 10-15 more.
  • bcsrule
    bcsrule Posts: 51 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? ~220 days
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1200
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes
  • Larry0445
    Larry0445 Posts: 204 Member
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  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? I think about 9 months.
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1800
    Do you eat your exercise calories? It depends....cardio calories = yes; weight-lifting calories = no

    Weight lifting calories are probably THE MOST important ones to eat since your body burns more than a HRM would suggest as the muscles repair over many hours!!!!!
  • tkcasta
    tkcasta Posts: 405 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? A while...a couple years? Just now starting to have success
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 14-1500 ish
    Do you eat your exercise calories? sometimes (I stagger my calories)
  • vmclach
    vmclach Posts: 670 Member
    11 months

    im doing 1280 at the moment, but it was around 1900 for 7 months.

    and of course i eat my exercise calories!!! yes yes yes.
  • Ely82010
    Ely82010 Posts: 1,998 Member
    On MFP: since August 2010
    Calories eaten per day: 1200-1500
    Do I eat all my exercises calories: Not really, sometimes I eat half or it, sometimes more and sometimes less. I don't have a HRM so I count on MFP and the machines at the gym for calories burned by exercising. I do weight and measure all my food.
    Goal reached on February 2011, and on maintenance for over one year.

    Edited to add: weight:100 lbs; height: 5 feet (almost)
  • scoutit
    scoutit Posts: 36
    On this site for about 75 days.
    Have lost 9 pounds using this tool (40 total) I'm 5'3" and weigh in at 135.
    I exercise to eat because I cannot get by on the 1200 calories that were recommended, so YES I eat my exercise calories. I always feel best when I don't eat them all.

    I started MFP after stalling out after the first 30 pounds...the tracking is incredibly helpful. I do overestimate my calories and underestimate my exercise and that helps.
  • alli_baba
    alli_baba Posts: 232 Member
    On MFP: Since June 2011

    Calories per day (not including exercise calories: 1800 (at maintenance)

    Eat exercise calories back: yes


    Have lost 17 pounds since starting MFP. I'm currently 5'7" and 125 lbs (didn't have much to lose).

    My story about eating exercise calories -- in September 2011, my weight loss stalled. To lose my last few pounds, I wasn't eating my exercise calories and I kept chopping down my base calories. Even with this, no movement on the scale. Nada. So when Thanksgiving rolled around, I just gave up. I kept up my workouts, but I stopped counting calories and decided to eat and enjoy the holidays (and boy did I eat!) In January 2012, I decided to get back on the wagon and start counting calories again. I dreaded weighing in but to my amazement, I lost 4 lbs during my 6 weeks of indulging. Since then, I have kept up my higher calories, lost all of my remaining weight, and haven't looked back.
  • jsloan81
    jsloan81 Posts: 2
    I'm so glad I found this topic.
    I joined MFP 2 months ago but I am really just starting it this week.
    I aim for 1200 cals
    I do eat my exercise cals.

    In the last 3 months I was averaging 1200 cals a day working out 6 days a week burning an average of 300-400 cals per workout. I was not eating exercise cals - i really wasn't tracking calories but just eating clean. From Jan 1 til now I've lost 13 lbs. Ive really toned up but the pounds are dropping extremely slow. I'm really hoping that this works because I really want to reach my goal.
    I'm not sure if my calorie goal is correct though. My BMR is around 1500. Does anyone know if that is the number of cals I should be aiming for? I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week.
  • DterMined2012
    DterMined2012 Posts: 540 Member
    Bump. I like this post.
    i like this thread too :smile:
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    I'm so glad I found this topic.
    I joined MFP 2 months ago but I am really just starting it this week.
    I aim for 1200 cals
    I do eat my exercise cals.

    In the last 3 months I was averaging 1200 cals a day working out 6 days a week burning an average of 300-400 cals per workout. I was not eating exercise cals - i really wasn't tracking calories but just eating clean. From Jan 1 til now I've lost 13 lbs. Ive really toned up but the pounds are dropping extremely slow. I'm really hoping that this works because I really want to reach my goal.
    I'm not sure if my calorie goal is correct though. My BMR is around 1500. Does anyone know if that is the number of cals I should be aiming for? I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week.
    You really do not have enough weight to lose to lose 2 pounds a week. It is more for those who have more then 75 pounds to lose. I would choose one pound a week.
  • Kirsty_UK
    Kirsty_UK Posts: 964 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? just under a year
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1620 for 0.5lb a week loss
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes and no, when I had it set for 1lb a week loss I absolutely did, now it's set at 0.5lb a week loss I aim for a 1lb a week loss net cals on exercise days, and a 0.5lb a week loss net cals on non-exercise days
    Weight lost: 32lbs
  • KateFitness89
    KateFitness89 Posts: 33
    I have been consistently using MFP for about 4-5 months however I have used it off and on for probably about 9 months.

    Since I started almost 4-5 months ago I have lost 18 lbs and am very close to my goal weight. Only 2.8 lbs to go!

    For the most part I have aimed to eat 1200-1300 but there were many days where I allowed myself to eat 1400-1600 and usually once a week where I ate 2000 or even more! Opps. On those days I would definitely eat exercise calories but on the other days when I was really dieting I would try to avoid eating the calories I burned off working out.

    I am currently toying with the idea of going on a bulk so I can tone muscles. Gaining weight after losing all this weight terrifies me so I might just start slowly and up my daily intake to 1600 and see if with added strength training if I see any results.


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  • VVEXVVEX
    VVEXVVEX Posts: 132 Member
    Bump

    Lights are going on and bells are going off!
  • naonah
    naonah Posts: 119 Member
    I'm so glad I found this topic.
    I joined MFP 2 months ago but I am really just starting it this week.
    I aim for 1200 cals
    I do eat my exercise cals.

    In the last 3 months I was averaging 1200 cals a day working out 6 days a week burning an average of 300-400 cals per workout. I was not eating exercise cals - i really wasn't tracking calories but just eating clean. From Jan 1 til now I've lost 13 lbs. Ive really toned up but the pounds are dropping extremely slow. I'm really hoping that this works because I really want to reach my goal.
    I'm not sure if my calorie goal is correct though. My BMR is around 1500. Does anyone know if that is the number of cals I should be aiming for? I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week.

    BMR is the amount of cals your body burns to just lie in bed and do nothing. So the minute you get up and go, you need more. You should at least eat about 200 cals more than your BMR. If you exercise, eat back some cals so that you eat a NET amount of at least your BMR.

    Hope this helps!
  • shellsy0424
    shellsy0424 Posts: 127 Member
    bump gonna read later I am new too.
  • kaitlynnrogers
    kaitlynnrogers Posts: 142 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? 65ish days
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1800
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes

    i just started this about a week ago!!
  • marbly
    marbly Posts: 103
    How long have you been on MFP? About 1 month on this account. Joined very briefly in January but quit as I thought I did not need to log anymore. I was wrong!

    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? About 1400 - 1500 to lose weight.

    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes, ALL the time so my overall calorie intake is 1800 on average. Some days, lower and other days, VERY high depending on how many cakes I've eaten.

    I thought my progress wasn't anything to shout about compared to so many here but I can see a difference in my pics!
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? 1 year (although I have been consistently loosing weight for 3 years(
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1300 - 1500
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes

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