Lifting Days vs. Non Lifting Day Calories
LB2LL
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I know, I know. The calorie debate on MFP and within groups has been beaten to death but still I am posting away....
According to the book I am at around 2200 for lifting days and 1900 for non lifting days. I cut that by 300 so on lifting days I'm right around 1900 and on non lifting days I'm at 1600.
My Question: If you are doing cardio on the non-lifting days would you eat like you would for a lifting day? What do you guys do? Thoughts/suggestions?
(I try to go a bit easier on those days since they technically should be reserved for rest. Mostly I burn no more than 300 calories. Occasionally, on the weekend I will do a higher intensity cardio workout and I will eat back some. Also, my overall goal isn't to lose a ton of weight. I'd be happy if I lost around 5lbs,)
According to the book I am at around 2200 for lifting days and 1900 for non lifting days. I cut that by 300 so on lifting days I'm right around 1900 and on non lifting days I'm at 1600.
My Question: If you are doing cardio on the non-lifting days would you eat like you would for a lifting day? What do you guys do? Thoughts/suggestions?
(I try to go a bit easier on those days since they technically should be reserved for rest. Mostly I burn no more than 300 calories. Occasionally, on the weekend I will do a higher intensity cardio workout and I will eat back some. Also, my overall goal isn't to lose a ton of weight. I'd be happy if I lost around 5lbs,)
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When I first started NROL4W, I was going exactly by the book and I lost pretty quickly just eating my cardio calories back on non-lifting days.
I have a BodyMedia now so I have a much better idea of what I burn than most. I eat the workout number of calories nearly everyday because I have a more active lifestyle than I did when I started, and I am losing. If you are not completely sedentary, you should probably eat some or all of those cardio cals back. Maybe try it for a month and see what you think.0 -
That's what I was thinking of doing. I definitely think I need to invest in some sort of HRM so I can see what I'm really burning. There is such a vast difference between the MFP calculations and what I see on my cardio machines that I know neither is probably correct. I will try eating back most if not all for a bit and see how that goes. That makes sense. Otherwise I'm netting pretty low on my "off" days of cardio.0
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On my cardio days I eat more than I do on a rest day but less than I do on a lifting day. I don't go by the books numbers though and I'm not too strict about it either. I tend to just follow what my body wants. I'm with you on wanting a HRM monitor though, it'd be really nice to know how much I'm actually burning when I'm lifting for 40+ minutes!0
