Do you earn extra calories by exercising?

emilyrenee1
emilyrenee1 Posts: 13
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm confused-
Are you supposed to stick to the 1200 calorie rule even if you are exercising? When I log my activity it gives me extra calories for working out but it seems like I would be eating more than I should if I'm trying to lose weight. I don't want to eat too FEW calories because I know that's not good either. Help!

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  • microMXL
    microMXL Posts: 51
    Yeah you are supposed to eat your workout calories back
  • Mads1997
    Mads1997 Posts: 1,494 Member
    MFP has already factored in a 500 cal deficit, so if you exercise and not eat those cals back you will make the deficit bigger which is not good. The more you exercise the more you can eat.

    Go to MY HOME tab then GOALS and look at the deficit MFP has you at.
  • emilyrenee1
    emilyrenee1 Posts: 13
    Okay, thanks for clearing that up!
  • Sl1ghtly
    Sl1ghtly Posts: 855 Member
    Just be sure you're confident with the extra calorie estimations. MFP, and the various exercise machines are usually wrong.
  • hazelsmrf
    hazelsmrf Posts: 96 Member
    I don't eat mine, but then again I don't go by the calories MFP gave me, I overrode theirs and set my own.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Yes..eat those calories, or at least some of them. Its better for you, and how the MFP system is set up...and it works.

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