Exercise calories, and eating them back?

I think it's up to you if you want to eat the exercise calories. If you're at 1200 cal/day, MFP has it set up where you will still lose. So if you're extra hungry the day you work out, then you have the option of eating those calories. Play around with it and see what works for you. For 2-3 weeks DON'T eat back your exercise cals and see what happens. Then do another 2-3 weeks where you ARE eating those calories the same day. Right now I've been doing the "eat the calories from exercise" to see what happens. If I lose anything, then I will continue that. Until I don't lose I will keep it up. If I stop losing, then maybe I'll only eat half of the exercise calories and see what happens.

I *don't*. I eat the same number of calories (or aim to) every day, regardless of whether I work out. That number is about halfway between my BMR and my TDEE.
I guess I just don't think of things in 24 hour increments.

I *don't*. I eat the same number of calories (or aim to) every day, regardless of whether I work out. That number is about halfway between my BMR and my TDEE.
I guess I just don't think of things in 24 hour increments.

^^This. I have my max calories set at TDEE.

Ahhh...thanks, girl.

Sabine...how do you find the TDEE??? And what does that mean again??? TIA

There's lots of calculators out there. Here's one:

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

it's an estimate of your total daily energy expenditure. How many calories you use in a day.

I've lost weight both ways at different parts of my life. However, I've realized that I'm generally starving on days I work out if I don't eat more than on days I don't. If you're seriously hungry, eat.

Depends. Normally if I'm working out I'll setup a high carb/protein meal plan the night before. It just eat till I'm full after working out. A lot of times its normally 1/3 to 1/2 of what I burn.