Eating back Excercise Calories

geordiegirl27

I've recently increased my calories along with the EM2WL theory, I can only say for me I have now got the energy to run and in my 1st week eating more lost weight, I'm starting to worry less about the scales as the improvement in my energy and ability to run/cycle is so much better I believe its right - for me at least.

As for eating after a certain time at night, my lifestyle doesnt work with eating much earlier than 8-8.30pm and sometimes later, I know there is a theory that eating late at night means you store calories as fat but not sure, I'd have to starve if that was the case.

I can only say try different things to see what suits you but if you're finding yourself hungry and you're exercising lots then maybe you do need a few more cals, but wouldnt say eat them for eatings sake.

klynn_cox

If you cant eat them all dont worry about it but at least try to. I have the same problem if I put in a really good work out and burn up about 500+ cals then its hard for me to eat them back. But heres how I see it. Yoru body needs calories to work. So if you arent eating enough to fuel your body to actually burn the fat then you jus stop burn fat and you start storing it because your body thinks it need to save it up to use it later. Not a good thing. Just like a car need gas you need calories. As long as you are not eating to the point of over fufilment then you are fine. Yes eat things that are a little higher in caloric intake like avocados, cheese, nuts things like these will add cals but not hurt your diet. If you think of it this way it makes counting your calories and dieting a whole lot easier because its like a treat that you earned to get to eat the extra calories .

postrockandcats

Good lord, hug it out, people.

OP- I will eat back some, depending on the day. If I'm under, I'm under. I don't stress. If you're happy, energetic, not feeling deprived and your body is becoming healthier, then rock on.