Anyone NOT eat all of there exercise calories??

I rarely eat my exercise calories back, mostly because I'm not hungry by then but I'm not scared to eat them back...if I'm hungry after a workout, I will eat them back but it's not that often.

I don't usually. I'm just not hungry for it.

MFP exercise calories can be grossly overestimated. Rather than eating back calories, I find it's easier for me to set my calorie goal higher, and only log my daily exercise after I've finished my food diary for the day. (ie, I'm set at 1500 calories, but will go to 1700 or 1800 on heavy strength training days).

Most times I don't eat all of it back. I only eat when hungry, and eat to the point I'm not hungry anymore instead of being full.

Hi, I'm not a believer in eating back exercise calories, but if my body is telling me its hungry, I eat and if I go over my daily limit a little bit I wont beat myself up.

Hi, no i dont eat mine back and i lose weight...i dont feel hungry after eating my daily calories however some days i will go 200 over or 100 under depends if im hungry but i never purposely eat them back...i think it depends on how much you wanna lose etc.xx

The calculations of the calories burned from exercise on this isn't really that acurrate so I wouldn't really think it wise to try to eat ALL the calories it says you've burned back. Maybe some of them if you're still hungry or whatever. That choice is really up to the individual though. At the minute - I wouldn't make an effort to eat the extra calories.

I posted this same question early this week - here's the general answer from everyone: Eat your given calories for the day (mine is 1200) and if you are hungry then eat the exercise calories (mine are 500-600/day). I usually end up eating half of the exercise calories later in the day as my last snack. The original calorie count (1200) is for weight loss/the lowest amount of calories you should have to safely lose weight. If you exercise alot (ie. I burn off 1/2 of my given calories through exercise) then you need to refuel your body and replace those calories so that your body has energy to build muscle, work efficiently.....

basically - if you are hungry, eat! if you're not - then don't! just be sure to get close to your base calories!

I agree with everyone else. I don't see much point in eating back the exercise calories unless you're hungry or it's a treat day and you find something you want. Plus, It's been my experience that the exercise calories on MFP are slightly off. So I always try to stay under the set 1300 calories a day.

I used to be hungry at the end of the day, so I would eat my calories back and I didn't lose any weight.. but then I started centering all of my meals around protein, and loading myself down with protein rich foods. (I have turkey, skim milk, and protein shakes every day) and I manage to stay under my calories but I ALWAYS stay full.. So I don't feel the need to eat those calories back.

I try to use my exercise calories to even things out. On days when I run, I have trouble meeting my goals... but then it's easy to go a little over on rest days. So I usually eat them back, but maybe not on the same day. Also, I don't use the MFP calorie amounts. Mine is off my fitbit, so it's just an adjustment for my overall activity level throughout the day rather than just logging exercise. It might be a little low since technically it just counts steps and so you don't get quite the same burn for anything involving any upper-body movement (ie folding laundry, doing the dishes, doing surgery, etc). But I'd rather it be a touch low than too high.

I usually don't eat mine back either, unless I'm hungry, and if it's late or I don't have anything healthy or any fruit to eat, I'll do a protein shake or protein bar. If I do eat and go over, I don't freak (I don't like it, but I don't get crazy about it either) and I work harder the next day or walk farther that evening.

I don't eat them back because I have no idea how many I actually use. I'm pretty sure this website just picks a number out of the sky when it tells you how much you've burnt doing an hour of swimming etc. Also I want to lose weight so I don't eat them back

:noway: Saw a lot of responses like this...Why would anyone bother using MFP's GUESStimate when you can use an HRM with a chest strap that actually measures your expenditure?

I am glad you post this. I have never eaten all of my calories much less the addition exercise calories. I didn't know if I should be trying to eat more, since my weight loss problem is from not eating enough instead of eating too much.

I have a fitbit, and haven't manually logged exercise in weeks...so I am pretty sure that my exercise calories are correct. My average fitbit adjustment is 500-800calories. I have NO problem eating them if I am in the mood to. There have been times that I ate every single one!

It depends. I know my calories are right when I use the elliptical at the gym, and enter my own calories burnt... but it'd be almost impossible to eat an additional 500-800 calories. Besides, the point of losing weight is to be a little under, in my understanding. If you're hungry, eat. I find that when I've burnt 800 calories, that I AM hungrier and need some more- Even with that, I had 500 left over yesterday. If I'm not hungry, I don't. I don't keep track on weekends, so I like having a little give room for then, too if possible.