Do I HAVE to eat the calories I exercised?

VintageFit

Hiya! I just signed up to MFP.
I used a different calorie+exercise counter before. My recommended daily calorie intake was 1200cals, the same as here on MFP.
However back there I never added the calories I 'won' by exercising daily. I just ate 1200cal no matter how much I exercised.
I've been doing that for about 3 weeks and I'm losing weight steady and not too fast (about 0.5-1kg a week).
I guess MFP will be telling me I'm far below my calorie needs when I add my exercise though. Is that really a bad thing, if it seems to work for me?

yarwell

Is that really a bad thing, if it seems to work for me?

I'm a big fan of not fixing something that isn't broken.

CassieReannan

And average body needs 1200 calories to function minimum. If you burn these calories your body could be working on about 500 - 1200 calories a day depending....
Its up to you to listen to your body and see what works for you. Sometimes I eat mine back if im hungry but if im not I dont push it.

talamer

Hiya! I just signed up to MFP.
I used a different calorie+exercise counter before. My recommended daily calorie intake was 1200cals, the same as here on MFP.
However back there I never added the calories I 'won' by exercising daily. I just ate 1200cal no matter how much I exercised.
I've been doing that for about 3 weeks and I'm losing weight steady and not too fast (about 0.5-1kg a week).
I guess MFP will be telling me I'm far below my calorie needs when I add my exercise though. Is that really a bad thing, if it seems to work for me?

Hey,

Acutally I saw that MFP is adding the calories you burn to your daily counter as an extra that you can eat.
But I didn't want to count it! as I think it is better to set a daily plan with or without exercising.
for example, my daily plan is 1600 kcal not more. Even if with exercise or without..

this is my personal opinion

Toddrific

Try it for a few weeks, see how it works for you. If you notice a slow down, then go ahead and bump up what you eat.

tigersword

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