Confused about exerise calories

luvdachs
luvdachs Posts: 30
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I am a little confused....are we supposed to eat our exercise calories that are added on to our base calories? I thought if we did that, then we wouldn't have a negative amount of calories and then there would be no weight loss. But I have read a couple of different places on this site where members are saying to eat the exercise calories.....can someone please clarify this for me?

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  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    Your target already has a deficit built in so yes....That said it is pretty common for people to overestimate calories burned/underestimate calories consumed. So try to be as exact as you can.
  • marinebiologist_girl
    marinebiologist_girl Posts: 300
    In theory since MFP already factors in a deficit, yes. Many people don't though, and some like me eat back ~some.
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