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should i be eating my exercise calories?

adenap02
adenap02 Posts: 2
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh about 130 and i just started this app about a week ago in order to lose 15 lbs. The app has me on a 1200 calorie a day diet but i also work 2/3 times a day, burning between 150-300 calories each time. Should i be eating those calories too? or should I ignore them in order to lose weight? i'm a little confused

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  • blahr68
    blahr68 Posts: 2 Member
    You need to eat those calories back.
  • Jacleepin
    Jacleepin Posts: 48 Member
    Can you explain why? I had wondered this as well.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Can you explain why? I had wondered this as well.

    Because your deficit is already baked into that 1200 recommendation and if you further increase the deficit with exercise, your body can turn catabolic (burn your muscles instead of fat) in order to preserve itself.
  • adenap02
    adenap02 Posts: 2
    thanks so much! i was worried for a minute that i was doing it wrong. i know you have to eat enough but i didnt want to eat the wrong amount
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