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wanttolose40lbs
wanttolose40lbs Posts: 239 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
My daily calorie goal is 1250, when I exercise it says that I gained calories. So today it added 940 calories because of my exercise, is this correct? Or should I just eat my 1250 calories

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  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    You can eat your exercise calories! :)
  • sissie2955
    sissie2955 Posts: 47
    This tool as with many others out there will alllow you to "Earn" extra calories based off exercise. It is totally a choice to do so. I have sometimes done that if I feel deprived. Most generally I choose to NOT do it as it lessens the impact, in my opinion and for me during my journey made me get use to eating more and when I did not exercise as much I felt hungry or had cravings. It is kinda like a bak you get so much per day to spend and Exercise is a deposit.

    Again it is a choice to do so or not. If you have 102 to loose. As I had 239 to loose I found it not a good option but will say as I did before I did use them on occasion but tried to stay with healthy choices.
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    The simple answer is yes. My fitness pal allows you to eat back your exercises calories.

    My fitness pal is set up to give you a deficit based upon how much you want to lose. Let's say you are aiming for 1 pound per week and MFP says eat 1250 calories. Just eating that and not exercising should, theoretically, allow you to lose 1 pound per week.

    If you exercise off another 500 calories per day, you will lose (again theoretically) 2 pounds that week. But 2 pounds isn't what you're aiming for. So, you get to eat back those 500 calories each day.
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