Daily Goal intake

Lyndsjane17
Lyndsjane17 Posts: 2
in Food and Nutrition
Hello
Help... I do lots of exercise and when I add exercise to my daily goals, my food intake goes up.. Do I have to eat all intake to see results???

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  • fihealth
    fihealth Posts: 165 Member
    Hiya

    Listen to your body and make the best judgment you can within your daily calorie limit. If you burn a lot of extra calories one day, you're at risk of feeling hungry if you don't also increase your caloric intake, and that puts you at risk of restriction-binge eating behaviour. But you certainly don't have to eat up to your calorie count every day! Just be sensible and eat a little more within your calorie count if you feel you need to (emphasis on 'need', not want). The greater your caloric deficit per day, the more weight you'll lose in a given period of time, but be careful not to go too extreme, or your body will veer into starvation mode, slow its metabolism, and you'll be tempted to binge. Eating enough to lose one to two pounds per week is the recommended rate of sustainable weight loss.

    Good luck! :)
  • Bobby__Clerici
    Bobby__Clerici Posts: 741 Member
    Hello
    Help... I do lots of exercise and when I add exercise to my daily goals, my food intake goes up.. Do I have to eat all intake to see results???
    MFP is set up for you to eat back those calories.
    Yes, eat them and ENJOY!
    Remember, your deficit to lose weight is already built into your daily goals.
    The more you exercise...the more you get to eat.
    :drinker:
  • jallen47
    jallen47 Posts: 12
    Yes love, eat! If you do not eat enough, your body will starve itself and store that fat instead of burning it because it doesn't know when it's next meal will be. The key is to eat clean small meals (about 6 a day) that stay within your daily caloric requirements. If you burn more calories with exercise, then make sure you add those calories back into your daily requirements. Your muscles will need those extra calories to repair and grow. The more muscles you build, the more your metabolism will rev up, and the more calories you'll burn throughout the day.
  • Bobby__Clerici
    Bobby__Clerici Posts: 741 Member
    If you want, check out this link by MFPer Heliotsdan - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
    It'll give you a detailed walkthrough (with pictures even) on finding your TDEE and calculating what you should be eating.
    Or for a different version to figure out your TDEE, as well as some great advice...check out:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/833500-what-do-i-do-common-sense-cliff-notes
    For more information about fitness and nutrition, I highly suggest checking out and joining this group:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10118-eat-train-progress
    Read all the stickies. It's great information to know.

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