Eating back calories??!!

daffyduck2012
daffyduck2012 Posts: 40
in Health and Weight Loss
can someone please explain this too me.....step by step?
please leave an example
TIA. :)

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  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    MFP already calculates your calorie allowance with a deficit in mind, any calories you burn are an additional deficit. While in theory this sounds like a good thing you run the risk of two things happening. 1) Your metabolism becomes accustomed to living on low calories and slows to accommodate this, making weight loss more difficult after a while and putting weight back on much easier. 2) You're significantly more likely to lose your weight from lean mass stores instead of the nasty fat stores you really want to lose it from.
  • Kikilicious84
    Kikilicious84 Posts: 312
    Try reading this. There are examples through out the entire thread.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/713460--eating-back-exercise-calories-simple-breakdown?hl=eat+back+exercise+calories
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    In addition - why starve yourself on a small number of calories when you have the option to eat more. Exercise calories give you the freedom to have a glass or two of wine guilt free when you've used all your standard calories on dinner.

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