feel stupid..but why eat your workout calories?
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So your body has energy to live0
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The whole point of working out is to burn calories, but not at the expense of what your body needs to continue to function well, which requires calories. As long as you're still in an overall deficit, weight will be lost.0
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when you calculate your calouries and u oputed in there 3 times a week it is calculated in your calorie intake , then u do not eat them back
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because eating is really, really fun?? :drinker:
....and because you can eat them, not feel deprived, and STILL lose weight in a sustainable way. :flowerforyou:
Absolutely this! I'm eating 1800 calories a day and still losing body fat. I like food!0 -
The whole point of working out is to become fit.0
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Not everyone will eat them back, and not everyone won't. The best thing to do is to find what works right for YOU. I eat mine back, and I'm half the size that I used to be.0
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Eating too little = muscle loss.
More muscle = increased metabolism.
Increased metabolism = more calories burned.
More calories burned = lean muscle tissue.
Therefore:
Eat more (and eat healthy).0 -
when you calculate your calouries and u oputed in there 3 times a week it is calculated in your calorie intake , then u do not eat them back
It actually is not included. Only your non-exercise activity level is baked in.0 -
I typically don't eat back the first 500. However, I would experiment with what works best for you.0
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The way this site is designed, you are supposed to eat your exercise calories. Creating a larger deficit isn`t necessarily a good thing. Stick to the program. You will lose weight and are less likely to hit a plateau.0
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I'm new here but not new to dieting. I just started posting here a few days ago. I need to lose about 10 pounds to get back to my maintenance weight and was surprised to see the calories added in when I exercised the other day. I imagine when you're at goal weight (not in weight loss mode) you can eat back your calories to maintain. Right now I'm just trying to get a deficit and not be hungry.0
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when you calculate your calouries and u oputed in there 3 times a week it is calculated in your calorie intake , then u do not eat them back
It actually is not included. Only your non-exercise activity level is baked in.
you said baked.
now i want cake.
and pie.0 -
when you calculate your calouries and u oputed in there 3 times a week it is calculated in your calorie intake , then u do not eat them back
here, borrow mine
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I have five minutes... so I'm going to type rapid fire and hope it makes sense... ready?
Some people change their daily calorie goal to something that best fits them, some people use MFP's recommended daily alotment.
Regardless, your goal should be to NET a certain number of calories daily. that figure means calories consumed minus calories burned...
That's all it is, hit your net calorie goal. Some days you'll be below it because you worked out harder and need to eat some back, some days you'll hit it perfect and won't need to eat any calories back. Focus on your net goal. That's all. If your net goal is 1500, and you're sitting at a net 1200 for the day, you should probably eat those back. If your net goal is 1500 and you've worked out an hour and you're sitting at 1500 perfect, don't eat your calories back because you need those burnt calories to hit your goal. Focus on the net goal... focus... on... the... cheesecake...
Net goal.
I mean net goal.0 -
when you calculate your calouries and u oputed in there 3 times a week it is calculated in your calorie intake , then u do not eat them back
It actually is not included. Only your non-exercise activity level is baked in.
you said baked.
now i want cake.
and pie.0 -
when you calculate your calouries and u oputed in there 3 times a week it is calculated in your calorie intake , then u do not eat them back
It actually is not included. Only your non-exercise activity level is baked in.
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Because you're already in a deficit without exercise. That's the way MFP works. I swear I don't understand how people sign up to use this site and don't educate themselves on the simple way it works.0
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Because those calories are the most delicious. Sometimes, I like to drink them back to surprise my metabolism into getting drunk.0
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I eat my workout calories because I get hungry! On days when I walk up to an hour I am hungrier when I get home and when I workout before breakfast I come back *starving*.
I think if you are hungrier on workout days then you should cut yourself some slack and eat a few calories back. That being said, I am not a nutritionist; just a hungry girl who still loses weight when she has a second round of toast after boxing.0 -
I don't. Like you said, it just gives me a greater deficit. Maybe ill eat a few back if I'm having a hungry day but never half or more.
I try for between 1000-1300/day (usually its 1200-1300) and I don't believe in starvation mode so..0
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