Excercise Calories - Just a simple Yes or No answer required

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  • amymarie8709
    amymarie8709 Posts: 329 Member
    YES!! Gotta refuel!!!
  • cmccorma
    cmccorma Posts: 203 Member
    I think you'll find that on 1200 calories a day plus exercise, you'll stall-out on your weight loss. I think that's the point where you should figure out your TDEE and be eating that amount -- you can look-up a formula online and figure out what that number is.

    You mean TDEE minus a percentage. Eating TDEE would cause you to maintain. At 1,200 plus exercise, you could be eating upwards of 1,700 calories. That would not cause me to stall.
  • bpotts44
    bpotts44 Posts: 1,066 Member
    I would do 1/2 if you just use minutes in MFP. MFP overestimates the calorie burn.
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    I would do 1/2 if you just use minutes in MFP. MFP overestimates the calorie burn.

    This isn't true across the board. Walking gives me within around 10 cals of what the treadmill or my fitbit does. I find swimming is at least a third too high though.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I like to eat. So, yes.
  • coloradocami
    coloradocami Posts: 368 Member
    Yes:smile:
  • BeantownSooner
    BeantownSooner Posts: 254
    When I'm hungry Yes; When I'm not No. More than often I am hungry so eat at least some of them. Just depends on the day.
  • Prayforya
    Prayforya Posts: 68 Member
    If you're hungry, definitely yes. At 1200 net, probably yes. Otherwise, eat back maybe half or so.
  • Rinkermann
    Rinkermann Posts: 108 Member
    I say NO.

    exercise machines are rarely accurate when they tell you how many calories you are burning. they can only give estimates, and these estimates can be as much as 50% out. especially if the machine you are using doesn't even know whether you are a man or woman, or what your heartrate is throughout your exercise.

    for that reason i eat only about half of what i have supposedly burned.
  • charliemcbride
    charliemcbride Posts: 15 Member
    Yes. You need the calories to maintain your energy levels.
  • heidiberr
    heidiberr Posts: 643 Member
    YESSSSSSS.
  • dalila747
    dalila747 Posts: 153 Member
    No.
  • ihateroses
    ihateroses Posts: 893 Member
    Yes, yes, yes.
  • Money2005
    Money2005 Posts: 51 Member
    yes!
  • tobeftmom
    tobeftmom Posts: 52
    No
  • CkepiJinx
    CkepiJinx Posts: 613 Member
    Eat some of them, not all of them
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I eat them now and I always have.
  • Schmelvie
    Schmelvie Posts: 233 Member
    yes
  • breeza00
    breeza00 Posts: 1
    I would say don't eat them! If you are hungry then it isn't going to hurt eating a few of them but if you want results, and have just earnt say 500 calories from exercising I would not use that as a free pass to eat 500 more.
  • BobbieLee1959
    BobbieLee1959 Posts: 605 Member
    eat what you earn....eating them back won't hurt if you are calculating everything correctly and your losses will be easier to maintain...
  • gleechick609
    gleechick609 Posts: 544 Member
    Yes. Eat your exercise calories back
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    NO
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I said yes earlier, and here's why - you're set at 1200 a day, and if you're not eating back exercise cals, then you're netting below 1200, which is dang low. My own rule - don't net below my BMR (around 1430) - if my body burns roughly that amount just existing in a comatose state, why wouldn't I give it at least that much and more when I'm moving around all day plus exercising? Food is fuel!
  • mrsRhughes
    mrsRhughes Posts: 122
    You will get SO many varied responses on this! It truly depends on the person and with some trial and error, you will have to find out what works for you! I personally "eat back" about half my exercise calories each day, and am a female maintaining my weight at 124, and 5'7" :) Good luckk!
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    eat the calories if you are hungry. if not. dont
  • NWCountryGal
    NWCountryGal Posts: 1,992 Member
    I personally don't just do things without knowing why. I want to know how my body works, how many calories I need to build muscle and burn fat. I want to know how, and, I want to know why. You would be wise to study it. The basics are not hard. If you don't understand the way one person explains it, find something you can understand.

    Or you can just "trust me" when I say, yes, eat your exercise calories. Denise:drinker: :drinker:
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Heck yes. That was two words. Ooooops.
  • kristen807
    kristen807 Posts: 361
    yes :)
  • minkakross
    minkakross Posts: 687 Member
    Me - No
    you - Maybe

    just look at some of the tickers, people are finding success on both sides of the issue, so do what works for you.
  • da1128
    da1128 Posts: 212 Member
    Once I would have said no, but I have found that if I eat at least most of my calories back, and, on occasion, a few more, I tend to drop pounds quite rapidly. I found this to be a bit startling, but certainly in a good way!

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