Newbie...please help!
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harleybabe1979
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I have been on MFP for approximately 2 weeks and I feel as if I want to pull my hair out when it comes to figuring out what I should be consuming for calories. I have heard so many different things I don't know what to believe!
I am 5'5 187.8 pounds 33 year old female. I have calculated my BMR and TDEE and also a body weight simulation thing. My BMR is 1623....my TDEE is 2515 and the body simulator was 2500. I have an active job and constantly walking/climbing stairs and at times running. when i go to the gym I burn from 600-900 calories. When I started MFP it stated i should eat 1200, but I was always hungry and crabby, and didn't feel is if I had any energy. Do I eat the exercise calories I burned or not...I guess I feel I worked my butt off so why would I want to eat them? Thats just me. Please help before I am bald!
thanks,
Kim
I am 5'5 187.8 pounds 33 year old female. I have calculated my BMR and TDEE and also a body weight simulation thing. My BMR is 1623....my TDEE is 2515 and the body simulator was 2500. I have an active job and constantly walking/climbing stairs and at times running. when i go to the gym I burn from 600-900 calories. When I started MFP it stated i should eat 1200, but I was always hungry and crabby, and didn't feel is if I had any energy. Do I eat the exercise calories I burned or not...I guess I feel I worked my butt off so why would I want to eat them? Thats just me. Please help before I am bald!
thanks,
Kim
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What did you put your weight loss target to be and what did you put your activity level at when you first joined?
And, yes you eat your exercise calories back. This explains it:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf0
