Earning extra calories for excercising

katyp26

Ok, I have a question.... When I add my excercise to MFP I earn extra calories for the day..Doesn't that defeat the purpose of working out to burn those calories? I would think I should stick to the same amount of calories and continue to burn, hence lose weight. hmmmm

helenwood101

There are loads of topics on this subject already.
You have a deficit of 500 already and if you dont eat them your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto them so you dont loose anything.
If you use the search you should get the answer in more deatil

katyp26

thanks! ive found some posts since i typed that last one. i guess it's just a hard concept for me to grasp!! :ohwell:

toots99

Read here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

LuckyLeprechaun

lots of us struggle with it. but having tried it both ways- I can tell you, it does work better to fuel your body. only if you are severely obese (biggest loser) can you get away with huge calorie deficits.