eat back my exercise calories?

allanah97

i'm a total newbie here, so i don't know wether i should eat back my exercise calories? doesn't that mean I just put the weight back on and defeat the purpose of exercising in the first place?

jacksonpt

It depends on how you setup your goals. There are reasons to, there are reasons not to, but it certainly isn't random or willy nilly. Read these for more info:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/383956-exercise-calories-explained
and
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf