why eat back calories???

amandaanderson2786
amandaanderson2786 Posts: 95 Member
in Food and Nutrition
i have a wellness coach and she told me i was eating enough and it was not necessary to eat back my exercise cals and that by doing that im really just cheating myself but she said to definitly make sure i am eating protien at every meal including snacks. any thoughts on this subject? im new to all this so i am just trying to get the right information
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  • amandaanderson2786
    amandaanderson2786 Posts: 95 Member
    and feel free to check out my diary i feel satisfied now that i am used to eating more healthy than i was before i decided to change
  • amandaanderson2786
    amandaanderson2786 Posts: 95 Member
    and she also told me i need between 1125 and 1650 cals a day
  • LadyT1190
    LadyT1190 Posts: 12 Member
    I agree with her 200%. I don't eat my calories back b/c calories burned are estimated. I've lost 90 lbs total and I've never eaten my calories back.
  • sawyermark
    sawyermark Posts: 74 Member
    I figure if you want eat them back do it if not don't. See which works for you. Way myfitnesspal is set up is that calorie goal they have set if you go about your normal day with no exercise. So when you exercise that's energy that they didn't figure into how many calories you'll need to lose weight. I mean it'd be the same as if you had a really physical job but had it set to where you were sedentary for your daily activity.
  • amandaanderson2786
    amandaanderson2786 Posts: 95 Member
    thank you it makes alot of sense and she sure seems to know what she is talkin about:flowerforyou:
  • rdonald57
    rdonald57 Posts: 74 Member
    i am sure the biggest losers did not eat back their calories
  • misssiri
    misssiri Posts: 335 Member
    I guess I just can't understand why anyone wouldn't want to eat more if they can and still lose weight. It boggles my mind. You can eat your exercise calories and still lose. In fact, if you are following the MFP way, you are supposed to eat them. Also, the smaller your deficit, the more likely you are losing just fat and not fat and lean body mass. Lean body mass is easier to keep than to get back.
  • bbacskai
    bbacskai Posts: 10 Member
    Eat back? Think drink back and relax for a moment.
  • T_X_L
    T_X_L Posts: 140 Member
    My thought is if your macros are in line, and you're not hungry don't eat. A lot of time, thirst is mistaken for hunger. Try a glass of water, if you're still hungry after 30 minutes, eat.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I tried eating mine back, and gained 3 lbs........stopped eating them back again, and lost the 3 lbs I gained...some people swear by eating the calories back, but it didn't work for me at all !!
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    You need to eat at least your BMR (net calories).
    Also, I just took a peak at your diary and you exercise a lot! Sometimes 3.5 hours?! You don't need to do as much except if you really like it. But for weight loss, you only need to eat at a deficit. Also, try to incorporate weight lifting because you do too much cardio.
  • amandaanderson2786
    amandaanderson2786 Posts: 95 Member
    ya i get a little crazy on the cardio sometimes i just get so into it but i do want to start lifting i am just waiting until i can afford to get some used weights i do use hand weights but i know its not enough i want to start bench pressing
  • Leeann1979
    Leeann1979 Posts: 1,090 Member
    I guess I just can't understand why anyone wouldn't want to eat more if they can and still lose weight. It boggles my mind. You can eat your exercise calories and still lose. In fact, if you are following the MFP way, you are supposed to eat them. Also, the smaller your deficit, the more likely you are losing just fat and not fat and lean body mass. Lean body mass is easier to keep than to get back.

    Ditto! It baffles me why anyone would want to eat so little. Plus you are netting so few calories by not eating them back. Its not a sustainable long term plan. Example: you eat 1200 calories in a day, then exercise and burn 600 calories. You are only netting 600 calories. Its not healthy to do that your body long term. And from my past experience, I failed every single time I ate so low and gained back all, plus more of what I lost. Plus I was hungry, tired, and crabby all the time. Im happy when I get to eat and still lose weight. Its totally up to you, but you are creating too large a deficit. Enjoy your hard earned calories (in my opinion). They are yours to eat!
  • amandaanderson2786
    amandaanderson2786 Posts: 95 Member
    well i understand that but i am not tired and crabby i feel satisfied when i tried to eat back cals i feltlike i was too full
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Anyone recommending that you don't eat them doesn't understand that MFP is set up with a low calorie goal that doesn't include exercise. It is set up so that if you did no exercise at all, you would lose weight just by dieting alone. When you do exercise, you need to fuel it, otherwise you would be eating too little for all of the activity you did.

    This is different than most other methods where they figure energy needs including exercise and take a deduction off of that.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Whether you feel full or not is not a good indicator of whether you are eating the appropriate amount. Hunger is regulated by hormones. Hormones can be off balance by eating too little, or eating too much, or eating too much of certain things.
  • momm2000
    momm2000 Posts: 6
    W make wieght loss more complicated than it already is. i say don't eat them back just for easiness.
  • GnomeQueen84
    GnomeQueen84 Posts: 55 Member
    Then don't do it. Some of us want to lose it at a steady rate, some don't. It's whatevs.

    I personally feel like I could go into my kitchen and tip my fridge into my mouth if I don't eat them back...but I guess my metabolism is different or something.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Whoever told you that is not familiar with MFP. It seems counterintuitive...but it works. Really. It makes things easier ans healthier. Please read the FAQs about this....it makes perfect sense.
  • emancipateurself
    emancipateurself Posts: 175 Member
    I eat mine back and am still loosing...always have ate them back. It works for me. Just find out what works for you .
  • ambervaldez79
    ambervaldez79 Posts: 210 Member
    I was eating my calories back. I recently decided to stop. My activity level factors in that I work out around 5 days a week. My calorie intake is above my bmr but below my TDEE. I log my exercise burn as 1 calorie so it doesn't get added back in again. So far, so good!
  • barb1241
    barb1241 Posts: 324 Member
    Talk to your car mechanic and ask him/her why you have to continue to put gas in the car when you just filled it up last week and you only drove 400 miles but it just won't run. If you go a couple hundred, top off the tank and then drive a couple hundred more, repeat as necessary, you will get a whole lot further than if you only fill it once a year and expect it to continue to carry you.
  • amandaanderson2786
    amandaanderson2786 Posts: 95 Member
    she knows what mfp is and she is going to advise others to not eat them back as well i dont feel that i am starving myself and i lose weight consistentlyi just think its silly to eat back so many calories whats the point of even burning them if your just going to eat them again ...
  • ambervaldez79
    ambervaldez79 Posts: 210 Member
    I just got a UP by Jawbone to see my normal burn throughout the day. I'm hoping it will help see how accurate my calorie expenditure really is. :D
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    i am sure the biggest losers did not eat back their calories

    Do you have any idea how unhealthy and unsafe the weight loss regimens are for people who appear on that show? I wouldn't emulate a single thing that they do.

    To the OP's question - if you're hungry after a workout, why not eat something that fits into your goals? You don't have to eat every single calorie back that you burned (and if your calorie goal is set to lose weight and not maintain, staying at that number will ensure that you keep a caloric deficit).
  • hungrypotato
    hungrypotato Posts: 1,642 Member
    I always eat mine backkkk. Food is good people, don't you like to eat?? I've lost 100 lbs. It works
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Whether you feel full or not is not a good indicator of whether you are eating the appropriate amount. Hunger is regulated by hormones. Hormones can be off balance by eating too little, or eating too much, or eating too much of certain things.

    yup. Listen to this.
  • amandaanderson2786
    amandaanderson2786 Posts: 95 Member
    judging from my diary does it seem like i should be eating more because i thought it seemed ok i just think eating calories back makes it more complicated and unpredictable because i workout different everyday...:smile:
  • ambervaldez79
    ambervaldez79 Posts: 210 Member
    she knows what mfp is and she is going to advise others to not eat them back as well i dont feel that i am starving myself and i lose weight consistentlyi just think its silly to eat back so many calories whats the point of even burning them if your just going to eat them again ...

    My personal trainer(not a nutritionist) thought the idea was silly. I kinda took it with a grain of salt until I talked to a very knowledgeable fitness expert that also dismissed the idea of eating back calories. I have a sedentary job. I might exercise strenuously for up to 1.5 hours a day. The other time is spent walking, sitting at a computer, sleeping, or doing light activity. Nothing that is creating exertion. I'm pretty sure I don't burn many calories throughout the day. I'm not going to eat back the calories I just burned. :/
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    I'm pretty sure I don't burn many calories throughout the day. I'm not going to eat back the calories I just burned. :/
    You do realize that your body burns calories just by, well, existing... right?

    you know, whether you're active or not..


    ...right?

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