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Fitbit users do you eat your calories burned by exercise?

kornmaiden
kornmaiden Posts: 109
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Kind of new to using fitbit and MFP. Have been afraid to eat my extra calories earned from exercise, wondering if you eat them at all, a portion or none?

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  • kornmaiden
    kornmaiden Posts: 109
    THat should have read EARNED by exercise
  • gemiwing
    gemiwing Posts: 1,525 Member
    Yes I do- I also keep my activity updated. Meaning- if I do weight lifting I make sure to enter it as such and put in the specific burn I had so fitbit doesn't try to make it less or more than what it was.
  • kornmaiden
    kornmaiden Posts: 109
    I met with the dietitian at HyVee grocery store today she recommended NOT eating the calories earned by exercise except maybe a little on days when I do my regular routine or walking because I do not work at high intensity. She recommended eating about half my extra earned calories on days when I do extraordinary activity like my State Park hike and stair climb.
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