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just a clarification

samdavis512
samdavis512 Posts: 19 Member
edited January 17 in Motivation and Support
If i need to eat back my execize calories and if my mfp goal is 1500 and i exercize 400 cals on a day, should i need to eat back 1900cals for weighy loss to happen ?

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  • BeccaBollons
    BeccaBollons Posts: 652 Member
    Short answer- yes!
    BUT this depends on you accurately ascertaining your exercise calories to be 400. If that is an over-estimation, just eat back half, or some. If it is accurate, go for your life!
    Enjoy :)
  • angelcurry130
    angelcurry130 Posts: 265 Member
    i still have trouble with that. convincing myself to eat what i burned off. some days, i eat it all back, others, i'll fill myself up with low cal meals like salads. depends on how intense the workout was and how hungry i feel afterward. if i don't eat all of them back, i do try to get close to the goal.
  • PaigeAnderson100
    PaigeAnderson100 Posts: 301 Member
    I never eat my burned calories. I eat 1300 calories a day and try to burn 300-500 calories a day!

    Good luck with your weight loss! I hope that you get the answers you are looking for.
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