logging your exersise and food

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MissTammie77
MissTammie77 Posts: 18 Member
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who adds exersise AFTER food (at the end of the day) so you can see if you stayed within your allowance without 'eating into the earned calories'?
i dont like to go over my calories, regardless of how many ive earned due to exerises, is this safe? i dont want to make myself ill but i want the weight to come off FAST!

thinking of trying this but wanted to know peoples views first :)

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  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
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    Its a personal choice and you will have a variety of responses...

    When Im done exercising, I choose to log it as soon as I get to my computer at work. (Early workouts prior to work)...
  • CapriceD
    CapriceD Posts: 23 Member
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    I try to eat 1400 calories a day. I give myself 10 calories per exercise I do a day. If I swim and bike, that's 20 calories. If I mow the grass also it would be 30. When I first stated on this site. I gained 15 points because I ate those calories that they calculated.
  • chelledawg14
    chelledawg14 Posts: 509 Member
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    I add my food and exercise immediately following what I do so I don't forget. You just have to look at how many calories you've eaten and subtract from your actual calories to eat a day - don't use the recalculated number. For me, I know my calorie amount in MFP includes my exercise calories, so no matter how much exercise I do, I don't eat over 1890 calories. It's all about how you feel comfortable keeping track :)
  • Purple_Orchid_87
    Purple_Orchid_87 Posts: 517 Member
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    i log my food BEFORE i eat it, but i log exercise immediately after I do it - I know my calorie goal is 1750 so as long as my food doesnt go over that, I'll know :o)
  • joriha92
    joriha92 Posts: 22 Member
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    I always add my exercise when I've done it. Otherwise I can't see how much I've gone over or under my allowance,as you said.
    I don't like to go over my allowance of 1300, wether or not I've been exercising. But sometimes, if I burned 300 calories, I allow myself to go to 1400 or 1450 so that I still have the spare 150 left :)
  • MissTammie77
    MissTammie77 Posts: 18 Member
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    thank you :) i never go over my 1200 if ive not been very active that day, think i will do the sae as you caprise and allow myself an extra 10 per activity, this sees like a good plan :)

    thanks everyone x

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