calories?

rachelleeomer
rachelleeomer Posts: 6 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
ok so when you plug in your workout on here it adds calories back...should i then eat that many calories more...? fitness and weightloss NOOB

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  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    Everyone will give you a different opinion. That's the way MFP works but many people just eat back some CFO a search for 'eating back exercise calories' and you'll see lots of discussions about this v
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Yes MFP says you are supposed to eat back your exercise calories because your defict is already factored in but some say the exercise calories burned on here aren't exactly right so eat most but not all that it says. I always ate all of mine 100% and lost but I only walked.
  • xMissy6x
    xMissy6x Posts: 347 Member
    this has been hammered in the forum. Do a search you will find a lot
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Yes, that is how the program is designed. Many people set their target to a higher baseline number everyday, including their exercise calories in their weekly target, so those people do not add in exercise and eat it back. Either way is fine, but the way you described is how the program is intended to be used.

    Edit: autofix typo.

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