Those of you who have lost weight using MFP...?

BrendaLee

I'm just kind of curious if those of you who have had losses using MFP eat your exercise calories? Always, sometimes, never? I'm also wondering about carbs- do you keep a close eye on your carbs?

faithjobes

i only eat 1200-1500 regardless of how much I exercise

naugustyniak

I haven't lost a lot but I do notice the inches coming off. I do eat at least half of my exercise calories depending on how hard I work out and what I eat. I try not to go under 1400 calories for a day including exercise calories.

mnichol

I haven't lost a lot but I do notice the inches coming off. I do eat at least half of my exercise calories depending on how hard I work out and what I eat. I try not to go under 1400 calories for a day including exercise calories.

I second this. I've pretty much lost 1/2 to 1 lb a week, outside of a week here and there with no loss. What's helped me lose is upped the INTENSITY of my exercise.

good luck

vrdz3215

I usually eat my exercise calories and have lost 3 lbs since starting MFP.

swtally80

eat them. it seems like it has worked for me.

jeffwyeg

I generally always eat my exercise calories and that seems to be working alright for me.

gemiwing

I always eat them. If I can't eat them then I get really close (around 40 cals either way). I do take a day off once a week and just eat whatever I want to. It helps me stay the course and gives me something to look forward to.

Funny thing is even on my days 'off' I end up around 200 calories over my weight loss amount. Not too shabby.

Weight is just kindof falling off me right now. I have a lot to lose though, so that might have something to do with it.

hiddensecant

I eat them.

megbar1979

I usually don't eat my exercise calories, but I eat between 1300 and 1500 calories most days.

songbyrdsweet

MFP builds in a 500-1000 calorie deficit for you, so you're not actually eating back ALL of the calories you've burned for the day when you eat 'exercise' calories. You're just maintaining that deficit. I eat my BMR+exercise calories. I had my BMR tested about 1.5 years ago so it's probably higher now that I have more muscle mass, so if I am ludicrously hungry on a given day I'll eat more than what I've allotted myself. I also go through long-term cycles of higher and lower calories, so sometimes I'll eat maintenance or a little more, and sometimes I'll go back into a deficit. I just came off a 3 week rest where I exercised just every two days and ate maintenance+, so now I am in a deficit. I have lost about 20 lbs since August (but I'm more concerned with body composition than weight).

Chenoachem

I eat them. I find that I gain weight if I don't.

Poison5119

I have been using MFP for about a year, I have eaten most of my exercise calories. The more often I'm willing to eat fewer of them, the more weight I seem to have dropped. These last 10 lbs are gonna be tough, though.

ivykivy

Yes. I don't use a heart rate monitor absolutely refuse to get one. I eat about 60-75% of what MFP tells me except for walking/jogging I use my treadmill numbers. If I set my deficit at 700 cals per day I'll lose anywhere for 1-1.25 pounds per week avg.

ilike2moveit

I've been eating my exercise calories and I have lost weight and most importantly- I'm not starving!

ilike2moveit

Russia1513-I feel your pain honey. The last ten pounds are so hard for me.

TamTastic

I just bumped the thread I wrote "Tami's Secret to Skinny" which explains what I did and what worked for me. :flowerforyou:

BrendaLee

Thanks a lot, guys. It seems that it works if you eat them or don't...or eat somewhere in between. It's encouraging to know I can eat them on the days I feel extra hungry, and maybe not eat all of them on days I don't need to.

BrendaLee

I just bumped the thread I wrote "Tami's Secret to Skinny" which explains what I did and what worked for me. :flowerforyou:

Thanks Tami, I'll check it out.

msh0530

I don't eat them and it seems to work for me.

j4nash

I don't eat them. That said I eat if I'm hungry after I have eaten all my alloted calories for the day. I am not in this to starve myself and figure if I'm hungry I might as well eat something small.