Anyone NOT eat all of there exercise calories??

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  • Tonnina
    Tonnina Posts: 979 Member
    I don't eat them back, mostly because I don't have a heart rate monitor and I'm not interested in getting one. I tried eating them back once, didn't lose a pound... gained a pound and was done after 3 weeks of it...
  • karinefitness
    karinefitness Posts: 336 Member
    I rarely eat them back just because I am not hungry. I'll have a post-workout shake and that's it, most of the time (I work out in the evening). If I'm hungry then I'll eat, but I usually don't eat them all back.
  • jshort152
    jshort152 Posts: 80
    You don't have to worry about your exercise calories, if your goal is to lose weight then not eating them would be perfectly fine and help you on with your goals. :)
  • Mhaney
    Mhaney Posts: 467 Member
    I burn over 800 cals on Tuesdays and Thursdays, there's NO WAY I can eat all of those back. Some, maybe, but if I'm not hungry I won't force myself to eat. And I'm losing just fine, on pace with where I should be.
  • susanstar88
    susanstar88 Posts: 14 Member
    I am not an exercise-aholic but with this program (for once in my life) - I am trying to get on the stationary bike & count the times I go up & down the stairs to my home office (or at least count 10x a day) ... it is way more than that! I'm set at 1200 calories & my problem often not eating enough regular meals & this keeps me on track better than other things I've tried in the past. So it goes! Or so I try & try again - I have a couple of neighbors/friends on the program now -- which is extremely helpful & I try to read the community posts. My husband is on WW at work and he is the most supportive of all ... he is whipping up our dinner after work while I post my food (if I've not already figured it out). I love that man for all his worth ...

    So - do I eat all my exercise points ... depending on my mood & what's for dinner .... NOPE... I'm normally under but as many of you have pointed out --- I don't stress about it & if I'm a bit hungry, I might have a snack but = IF I BITE IT, I WRITE IT and for right now, it's all very slow going and I'm hoping to be with you for a very long time! One day at a time! :flowerforyou:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member

    :noway: Saw a lot of responses like this...Why would anyone bother using MFP's GUESStimate when you can use an HRM with a chest strap that actually measures your expenditure?
    Because some people don't have the extra money to buy one right now. :wink:


    Me thinks tis' why they invented ebay. Tis' where I picked mine up, many moons ago.

    (for 50% off the retail price)

    :wink: :wink:

    As soon as I have extra money, I will buy a new one at K-mart. But no extra money means just that. We are scraping pennies together until the middle of September.

    Just trying to figure out if you are trying to imply that my HRM wasn't new? (For the record, it was UNUSED and Sealed in it's original package)

    If I was scraping pennies together, I really wouldn't turn my nose up at Ebay...Just a thought. :)

    I appreciate your advice, but it is unwarranted. I don't have the money for an HRM right now, PERIOD! That is *SO* NOT a priority.

    I love ebay. I love K-mart. I love to get good deals. When I'm in the market for an HRM, I will check ebay and Amazon and everywhere else. I always do my homework before buying something. I don't even have bathroom scales right now, so I can't weigh myself for a long time. Being broke means you do NOT buy things that aren't necessary!

    I have a family to provide for. I can't even buy my kids school clothes right now, so why the hell would I make a purchase of a fancy piece of electronic equipment when I can't even get my daughter a pair of pants?
  • StormyGal8
    StormyGal8 Posts: 184 Member

    :noway: Saw a lot of responses like this...Why would anyone bother using MFP's GUESStimate when you can use an HRM with a chest strap that actually measures your expenditure?
    Because some people don't have the extra money to buy one right now. :wink:


    Me thinks tis' why they invented Ebay. Tis' where I picked mine up, many moons ago.

    (for 50% off the retail price)

    :wink: :wink:

    Even 50% off is too much for some people. Some people are breaking the bank just to try and eat healthy and get exercise in. A HRM is great if you can get one...if not, well people have been losing weight for far longer than HRM have been around.

    Also, I don't really think it's helpful to make people explain HOW broke they are. If a person says they can't afford it, THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH! Geez!
  • michelleindeed
    michelleindeed Posts: 117 Member
    I've been exercising by going walking after dinner at this point, and I'll come home and drink some water but I don't find myself very hungry that late in the day, so I don't eat them back.
    Also, at this point it's not like I'm burning off a ton of calories.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    I look at it like this-

    The number of calories you have a day is already the 500 deficit. So even if you eat back your exercise calories you are still at the -500. You are just also building muscles.




    good comment!
  • kiminikimkim
    kiminikimkim Posts: 746 Member
    Not while I was losing weight, but now that I am maintaining, I do eat them all back and a little more.

    So far I have stabilized at 112lbs for 3 weeks.
  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
    I generally do not eat all, depends, maybe 1/2, all depends on the burn. But, I spike(open day) on Sunday so there kinda banked for then. When I was losing weight I did not. Maintaining now.115 1year
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member

    :noway: Saw a lot of responses like this...Why would anyone bother using MFP's GUESStimate when you can use an HRM with a chest strap that actually measures your expenditure?
    Because some people don't have the extra money to buy one right now. :wink:


    Me thinks tis' why they invented ebay. Tis' where I picked mine up, many moons ago.

    (for 50% off the retail price)

    :wink: :wink:

    As soon as I have extra money, I will buy a new one at K-mart. But no extra money means just that. We are scraping pennies together until the middle of September.

    Just trying to figure out if you are trying to imply that my HRM wasn't new? (For the record, it was UNUSED and Sealed in it's original package)

    If I was scraping pennies together, I really wouldn't turn my nose up at Ebay...Just a thought. :)

    I have an HRM....but its not waterproof so cant use in in the pool. And waterproof ones are VERY expensive. So I do the best I can with the guesstimates.

    The one I got on Ebay is a Polar FT7 and one of the reasons I got it is because it's waterproof and I love to swim.
  • 041jackson
    041jackson Posts: 36 Member
    Because this is my first ever attempt at dieting, I am not used to the relatively huge reduction of calories (1000) so for the first 3 days I ate them back (and more). I feel like once my body adjusts I will determine on a day to day basis (e.g. HOW much I work out and IF I am hungry) how many more additional calories I will consume.
  • Laddiegirl
    Laddiegirl Posts: 382 Member
    Occasionally I'll eat a few of them (less than 100) but I've never had the need to eat back all of them. My understanding is that you can, weight loss will just be a bit slower. When I have used some of them its been when I've eaten out a lot that day/weekend.

    My BMR (1683) and my MFP allowence (1690) are so close I just try to hit in that general range (which is kind of hard so I at least try to get 1400-1500 and am happy) and I've had success with weight loss & inches lost as well.
  • mandydanyele
    mandydanyele Posts: 121
    I don't eat all of mine back either. Because then I feel like...what was the point of working out?
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member

    :noway: Saw a lot of responses like this...Why would anyone bother using MFP's GUESStimate when you can use an HRM with a chest strap that actually measures your expenditure?
    Because some people don't have the extra money to buy one right now. :wink:


    Me thinks tis' why they invented Ebay. Tis' where I picked mine up, many moons ago.

    (for 50% off the retail price)

    :wink: :wink:

    Even 50% off is too much for some people. Some people are breaking the bank just to try and eat healthy and get exercise in. A HRM is great if you can get one...if not, well people have been losing weight for far longer than HRM have been around.

    Also, I don't really think it's helpful to make people explain HOW broke they are. If a person says they can't afford it, THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH! Geez!

    I NEVER asked for anyone to elaborate. I just didn't appreciate the IMPLICATION that the one I purchased was USED simply because I bought it off of Ebay. "Geez!"
  • sanaa4560
    sanaa4560 Posts: 29
    I dun eat my exercise calories back cz it makes me feel guilty n i feel i over eated
  • bookwormwendy
    bookwormwendy Posts: 112 Member
    I rarely eat all of mine back and sometimes don't even finish my daily allotment as long as I am over 1200. It comes down to whether or not I am hungry.
  • sabinavaughan
    sabinavaughan Posts: 109 Member
    Nope me either! I'm the same as Sozano...I feel like I over eat if I do!
  • KeriW626
    KeriW626 Posts: 430
    I do not normally eat back my exercise calories back. I usually only add my workout at the end of the day when I end my calorie intake.
  • silico
    silico Posts: 88 Member
    I don't eat all of mine back either. Because then I feel like...what was the point of working out?

    There are loads of additional health benefits to exercise on its own, and not to mention muscle mass burns more calories at rest anyway.
  • Princess_Sameen
    Princess_Sameen Posts: 284 Member
    I use a HRM to get a more accurate reading of my calories burned....I make sure I am netting 1500calories every day as a general rule thats about half my workout calories
  • BlueJean4114
    BlueJean4114 Posts: 594 Member
    i am replying to a quote much earlier in this thread, and i have not yet read pages 3 and 4 of this thread,
    but i saw a remark,
    //"Saw a lot of responses like this...Why would anyone bother using MFP's GUESStimate when you can use an HRM with a chest strap that actually measures your expenditure?"//

    This remark must come from a person with no cardiac problems, is my guess. I have cardiac problems, my heart rate can zoom to over 200 bpm when i am sitting still. A strap on *my* chest greatly increases this, adding pressure on my heart, also making it harder to breathe as deeply.

    In fact, i have had to buy "bra-extenders" to enlarge the strap around my rib cage, to help REDUCE my heartrate, as any pressure on my chest can increase the risk of my heart zooming away.
    (and oddly, nope, a larger size bra moves the cups too far apart, or something is 'off'' there, so a "bra-extender" works best for *me*)

    I can sort of understand someone with no cardiac problems wanting to increase and measure *their* heart rate, but WHY would ANYONE want to put a strap on their CHEST??? during a cardio-pulmonary workout? Why not a WRIST heart-rate monitor instead????

    A wrist-monitor would be less likely to add pressure to your chest, nor would a wrist monitor impede one's lungs from fully expanding....


    A racing heart, and burning calories, are not always the same thing, especially if one has cardiac or cardiac-arrhythmia problems.

    Lol, at this stage in my recovery, i work hard to PREVENT my heart from racing, as it causes dizziness, profound weakness, and breathlessness a moment later., and i have to stop ALL activity til it passes.

    (NOW I WILL HIT 'POST REPLY' and probably regret i did not read pages 3 and 4 prior to making a reply, lol!)
  • thin1dayplease
    thin1dayplease Posts: 291 Member
    Me.
  • Brandicaloriecountess
    Brandicaloriecountess Posts: 2,126 Member
    I eat and lose weight still and keep my body happy and my fuel my muscles. But I don't hate on those that don't want to.
  • kriscrat
    kriscrat Posts: 15
    Maybe i'm odd; i always eat them back. If i don't workout to earn some extra cals and protein i get dizzy hungry.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    i am replying to a quote much earlier in this thread, and i have not yet read pages 3 and 4 of this thread,
    but i saw a remark,
    //"Saw a lot of responses like this...Why would anyone bother using MFP's GUESStimate when you can use an HRM with a chest strap that actually measures your expenditure?"//

    This remark must come from a person with no cardiac problems, is my guess. I have cardiac problems, my heart rate can zoom to over 200 bpm when i am sitting still. A strap on *my* chest greatly increases this, in fact, i have had to buy "bra-extenders" to enlarge the strap around my rib cage, to help REDUCE my heartrate, as any pressure on my chest can increase the risk of my heart zooming away.
    I can sort of understand someone with no cardiac problems wanting to increase and measure *their* heart rate, but WHY would ANYONE want to put a strap on their CHEST??? during a cardio-pulmonary workout? Why not a wrist heart-rate monitor instead????

    A wrist-monitor would be less likely to add pressure to your chest, nor would a wrist monitor impede one's lungs from fully expanding....


    A racing heart, and burning calories, are not always the same thing, especially if one has cardiac or cardiac-arrhythmia problems.

    Lol, at this stage in my recovery, i work hard to PREVENT my heart from racing, as it causes dizziness, profound weakness, and breathlessness a moment later., and i have to stop ALL activity til it passes.

    (NOW I WILL HIT 'POST REPLY' and probably regret i did not read pages 3 and 4 prior to making a reply, lol!)

    The strap is really comfortable. You don't feel it...it's not as if it's made of metal. That would be torture! It's softer than a bra strap and is padded. If I had cardiac problems I might feel differently, but it does cause any pressure to chest. If anything, my bra puts my pressure than the hrm chest strap.

    A wrist HRM is not effective. I had one a few years ago and you have to hold a button to check your heart rate. they also do not record the amount of calories burned. The chest strap monitors your heart rate constantly, and that is why it's effective. It also records your calorie burn and doesn't stop until you stop it. It is the same idea as a Stopwatch...only instead of time, it monitors your heart.
  • confettibetti
    confettibetti Posts: 405 Member
    I focus on my net number and try to keep it around 1500, I eat back some of my workout cals.:happy:
  • AmyB69
    AmyB69 Posts: 117
    I don't ever eat any of them back.
  • Stuz359
    Stuz359 Posts: 81
    I don't eat them back, I drink them back and have a bloody good night!

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