Do you eat back the calories you earn?

rschreiber
rschreiber Posts: 23 Member
edited January 19 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm puzzled about eating back the calories I earn from exercise. Do you eat back your calories earned from exercise or do you just stick with your original calorie goal?

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  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
    I eat back most of mine (80-90% of them usually).
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    Do a search on gete- you will find loads of posts. Be prepared to be confused though!!
  • hhayes06
    hhayes06 Posts: 189 Member
    Easy answer, yes. MFP is set up based on no exercise so when you enter exercise and eat them back you are still eating at a deficit.
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    Easy answer, yes. MFP is set up based on no exercise so when you enter exercise and eat them back you are still eating at a deficit.

    Not everybody finds that works though.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    Most of them. Works as long as you are accurate and realistic.
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    I have to eat back most.. some people don't, some do. It depends on your goals.. I do lifting a lot so I have to eat most of my exercise cals back.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    I don't. I would find it very hard to eat closer to 1000 more a day. I'll only eat back some if I am hungry.

    I don't know why people just dont eat when only hungry, not to meet a damn calorie goal.
  • SarahRea32
    SarahRea32 Posts: 167 Member
    Yes, if I didn't I think I'd pass out! I'm sure that a lot of the time MFP either over or under estimates my calorie burn so I have to tune in to how I am feeling hunger wise as to how many of them I eat back
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