Long term success and exercise calories
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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.0 -
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: 32lbs0 -
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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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.
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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!!0 -
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!0 -
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? Yes0 -
I've been on for 5 weeks.
My goal is 1750 calories
On days I have more than just a light workout, I usually end up eating around 2000 calories (so I eat back a little)
I think I'm more of a person that eats back a % but not all. I'd say I eat back on average 50% of the exercise calories.
I've lost 11lbs.0 -
How long have you been on MFP? 455 days
How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? I've been up and down with this, but I'll say 1400.
Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes0 -
How long have you been on MFP? 330 days
How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 2600
Do you eat your exercise calories? Sometimes, depends on how big the burn was0 -
Eat when you have a headache. I get them really bad too and those cals are not worth it. If you have worked out and earned those extras and have a headache you need to eat. It might be part of the reason for the headache. The extra cals might help get rid of the headache. You earned them eat them. When my headaches get really bad I eat even if I haven't earned them. No way am I suffering through a headache for a pound and may or may not gain or lose.0
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How long have you been on MFP? around 250+
How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? initally 2,100 - due to weight loss 1,650
Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes - all of them!!
why??
Because I train at high intensity, damage my muscles, and want to grow them0 -
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 should eat at least your BMR0 -
Love this thread!
I eat around 1500-1600 calories
Yes, I eat them, I need them.
I am 5'3 and can't do 1300 calories for one lb loss a week. I have lost 12. 10 more to go! This site is awesome!0 -
How long have you been on MFP? 75 days.
How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1200 for 1.0kg per week loss.
Do you eat your exercise calories? Often I eat most of them, sometimes all - I try to eat to within 50 calories of my daily total. Sometimes I go over, of course!0 -
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Joined mfp - weeks ago.
Calories a day without exercise calories - about 1450
Do I eat my exercise calories back - usually yes, sometimes a bit under. I work hard to gain an extra 900-1000 leeway.
Just seeing if I will maintain at this, as I am at my goal0
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