Anyone else feel guilty for eating back burnt calories?

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  • Mummyadams
    Mummyadams Posts: 1,125 Member
    I exercise so I CAN eat more! :laugh:
    Yep!
  • FiveElevenClimb
    FiveElevenClimb Posts: 89
    Never felt that way. I earned those calories and I am going to enjoy them. Every last, delicious calorie.
  • TommiEgan
    TommiEgan Posts: 256 Member
    I tend to burn an averange 1500 calories just from Cycling per day. I feel so horrible having to pretty much double my intake.
  • marieautumn
    marieautumn Posts: 928 Member
    i'm at 1200 calories and I almost always eat back my calories because i'm usually starving after a work out (i work out after work, before dinnertime). if i'm not hungry, i dont eat them back. But my theory is my body wouldn't tell me its hungry if it didn't actually need the fuel.
  • closenre
    closenre Posts: 225 Member
    true story... I like the idea.. i guess i never feel like im starving... I like food, I could eat, but I usually just supplament with water.. Never feel like I need the extra food..
  • OMGSugarOHNOS
    OMGSugarOHNOS Posts: 204 Member
    OP - you most likely have an eating disorder
  • closenre
    closenre Posts: 225 Member
    as in?
  • OMGSugarOHNOS
    OMGSugarOHNOS Posts: 204 Member
    as in?

    #1 Your a male under 150 lbs and your still trying to lose weight
    #2 Your a male who is 8% BF and trying to cut to 6% BF for a marathon, lol?
    #3 Your a human who only consumes 1000 calories and on top of that strength trains and runs a whole lot, again lol?
    #4 You feel if you eat more you will gain your weight back

    Anything else?
  • OMGSugarOHNOS
    OMGSugarOHNOS Posts: 204 Member
    like said earlier..seek help
  • closenre
    closenre Posts: 225 Member
    i ment what disorder... what would you call it? would like to research possibly..
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    No, i cant stand legs.. I just run long distance. Always training for the next marathon.

    Marathon runners have awesomely developed legs, also not close to single digit bf
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Nope.
  • FSL010
    FSL010 Posts: 65 Member
    When you exercise you use fat as fuel, so the calories you burnt were fat and if you eat the same amount of calories again it won't be stored as fat.
    YOUR BODY NEEDS ENERGY AT THAT TIME!!! So don't worry about eating post workout.
  • closenre
    closenre Posts: 225 Member
    makes sense..
  • miadhail
    miadhail Posts: 383 Member
    Nope not guilty at all. I know regardless, that I have eaten more to get to my fat weight. Also, it would also help if you figure out your TDEE so that worst comes to worst, just make sure you don't eat more than that :) Remember, food is fuel for your body, not a fat block that just accumulates. With all the strength training and running that you do, I'm sure your body needs all that fuel.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,340 Member
    No.
  • Babygi6003
    Babygi6003 Posts: 356 Member
    I don't like eating back my burnt calories for the most part, but if I do, it is never more than 1/2 of what I burned.
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    I feel like this sometimes, but other times I dont! I at least eat back as much as I can and bank the rest for a hungry day. I exercise more to eat more :flowerforyou:
  • writersbrock
    writersbrock Posts: 3
    No way. I think I'd feel guilty if the way I ate back my calories was by eating something fattening that had no sustenance and would ultimately make me feel hungry again later. If i have a nice salad with chicken or a soup or yogurt or fruit (you get the picture) then I feel great! Just eat something healthy.
  • cjsacto
    cjsacto Posts: 1,421 Member
    I don't eat back all my burnt calories. Some days I burn 1,000 calories and I go to the gym at night - so I would have to sit down for a hoagie at 10:00 pm to get those calories in. I do not feel I can eat those calories ahead, just in case I don't make it to my workout.

    Some days I burn less so I eat closer to my goal but I am always under. However... I am stuck in my weight loss so maybe I do need to eat more. I check that I am getting all the nutrients I should and TRY to stay away from unhealthy food even if I have the calorie allowance left to indulge a lttle.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    i'm at 1200 calories and I almost always eat back my calories because i'm usually starving after a work out (i work out after work, before dinnertime). if i'm not hungry, i dont eat them back. But my theory is my body wouldn't tell me its hungry if it didn't actually need the fuel.
    Your hunger signaling is impaired while assuming an energy deficit. In fact, when eating at true maintenance, leptin levels decrease during a deficit within 24 hours. Thus, listening to hunger cues to determine how much to eat during a deficit is unwise and will result in you falsely feeling full by eating less and less over time. Just look up what happens to leptin concentration levels during chronic calorie restriction on scholarly endocrine journals.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I don't eat back all my burnt calories. Some days I burn 1,000 calories and I go to the gym at night - so I would have to sit down for a hoagie at 10:00 pm to get those calories in. I do not feel I can eat those calories ahead, just in case I don't make it to my workout.

    Some days I burn less so I eat closer to my goal but I am always under. However... I am stuck in my weight loss so maybe I do need to eat more. I check that I am getting all the nutrients I should and TRY to stay away from unhealthy food even if I have the calorie allowance left to indulge a lttle.

    You can roll over the calories and have them within a few days- it would allow you to have a dinner out with friends on non-training days or whatever. Try balancing your calories over a week rather than daily. It feels good to splurge. :)
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    like said earlier..seek help

    This!
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    i'm at 1200 calories and I almost always eat back my calories because i'm usually starving after a work out (i work out after work, before dinnertime). if i'm not hungry, i dont eat them back. But my theory is my body wouldn't tell me its hungry if it didn't actually need the fuel.
    Your hunger signaling is impaired while assuming an energy deficit. In fact, when eating at true maintenance, leptin levels decrease during a deficit within 24 hours. Thus, listening to hunger cues to determine how much to eat during a deficit is unwise and will result in you falsely feeling full by eating less and less over time. Just look up what happens to leptin concentration levels during chronic calorie restriction on scholarly endocrine journals.
    Yeah, don't listen to your body. Listen to strangers on the internet! In fact, you should probably consult with geekyjock76 every day about how much you should eat so you don't get it wrong.
    LOL Yes, Ginger. I bet you educate yourself using "scholarly journals."
    Indeed I do. Also textbooks.
    Then wise one, please lecture us all on what happens with serum leptin concentration levels during chronic calorie restriction and its effects on metabolism and energy expenditure.
    I didn't say the topic of the journals or textbooks I educate myself with was serum leptin blah blah blah blah.

    So why exactly did you attempt to undermine his attempt to inform the OP about something you know nothing about. If I were you I'd pull out a notebook and take notes.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    I'll take that as a no, then. :wink:
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    i'm at 1200 calories and I almost always eat back my calories because i'm usually starving after a work out (i work out after work, before dinnertime). if i'm not hungry, i dont eat them back. But my theory is my body wouldn't tell me its hungry if it didn't actually need the fuel.
    Your hunger signaling is impaired while assuming an energy deficit. In fact, when eating at true maintenance, leptin levels decrease during a deficit within 24 hours. Thus, listening to hunger cues to determine how much to eat during a deficit is unwise and will result in you falsely feeling full by eating less and less over time. Just look up what happens to leptin concentration levels during chronic calorie restriction on scholarly endocrine journals.
    Yeah, don't listen to your body. Listen to strangers on the internet! In fact, you should probably consult with geekyjock76 every day about how much you should eat so you don't get it wrong.

    If I listened to my body after severely under eating due to an illness, I would have been eating about 300 calorie a day for months when I was already at a BF% under 20%. I lost a lot of LBM during that time which I am currently trying to get to a position where I can regain it - listening to my body would have been an absolutely terrible thing to do. As geeky mentioned, hormones get out of whack when at a calorie deficit. The amount they get out of whack depends on the individual and how large and how long the deficit is.

    ETA: I actually think you make a good suggestion that geeky should be listened to - good idea.
  • Midnigh
    Midnigh Posts: 56 Member
    I dont know why I am so hard on myself but I feel horrible for eating back the calories I have burnt. Today I burnt 700 cals from a 6 mile run and I ate the suggested 1600 calories for the day but MFP wants me to eat the 700 back. As soon as I go over my original goal of 1600 I feel horrible. Any opinions?

    For my back story, I was 225 lbs and stuck to a 1000 cal a day diet and lifted daily. I lost 60 lbs or so in 4 months then started running long distance. I am training for my second marathon and am currently 148 lbs. I started eating more and not tracking calories when I first started running and still was losing weight but I am now trying to get to 6 % body fat so I joined this site in an attempt to track my calories again. I dont have a problem dieting, I just feel horrible for eating more than the recommended calories for a pound a week, even when i burn calories from running.

    Thank you for your responses.

    I don't feel guilty but I feel like working out then eating the burned calories = pointless workout. I'm trying to create a deficit so I can lose weight. Also, is 6% body fat healthy? Seems very low to me.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    In fact, you should probably consult with geekyjock76 every day about how much you should eat so you don't get it wrong.
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    ETA: I actually think you make a good suggestion that geeky should be listened to - good idea.
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    Very good advice!! I agree.

    ETA: fouled up the quotes!
  • brittuhnay
    brittuhnay Posts: 350 Member
    UGH yes. But I've read that with this site's calculator, you're supposed to? So I have been. I've still noticed progress regardless, so I guess it's good to eat them back.
  • runs4zen
    runs4zen Posts: 769 Member
    Guilty? HECK NO! If I didn't eat them back, I wouldn't have the energy to exercise and I'd look pretty skeleton-like. Give me my food!!!
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