Eating back exercise calories?

rocksyraeis · August 2012

Im active 7 days a week about 30-60 mins a day, im on a 1200 calorie a day plan should i be eatin back my exercise calories? Will i lose more weight if i do?

christinacrisfield · August 2012

If you eat 1500 calories and exercised 300 of those, then it's like eating 1200 calories and not doing anything. It evens out. However if you eat only 1200 calories and then exercise so that your calories end up being less than 1200 - that is dangerous. You need 1200 calories just to function with normal body activities like breathing and digestion and even sitting still.

irishchick874 · August 2012

I never did and lost very little weight but in the last week I started to eat back at least half and now I am losing way more weight.

PinkEnvyx · August 2012

I am 100% for if your body needs food for energy it will tell you. I lost and kept it off when I started listening to my body and only my body for it knows what it needs and when all on its own. If you are not getting enough your body will tell you and you will eat.

Well in my personal experience my own body knows best and has not let me down since I started letting it tell me what it wants and when. (my body that is not my head and my eyes looking at a cookie.

~ )