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Calories Burned?

KetoLovingMama
KetoLovingMama Posts: 69 Member
edited January 7 in Health and Weight Loss
Will it have a negative affect on my over all weight loss if i do not eat my exercise calories back?

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Probably not. I've never eaten mine back. Most people don't do enough exercise to require refueling of that amount.
  • wibutterflymagic
    wibutterflymagic Posts: 788 Member
    Your calorie goal is already giving you a deficit to lose weight. If you exercise a lot on top of that and don't eat back a good portion of them your body won't have enough fuel in the long run to operate efficiently and more then likely you will stall. Yes, of course by exercising a lot and eating little you will drop weight but it isn't a healthy or sustainable way of doing it. If you want to lose weight in a healthy manner you should add back some calories. I've consistently lost weight since I've started eating healthier and exercising, even over the holidays, and I usually eat back almost all my exercise calories.
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