Eating back excerise calories...?

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  • ohhman10
    ohhman10 Posts: 40
    Here is my opinion:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf

    Hahahahahahaha
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    ^ LOL


    stop stealing my opinions...

    Ill sue your *kitten*.

    It is scary that you two didn't just post the same link right after each other..but that you also posted the same exact phrasing...and even punctuation!
  • minburke
    minburke Posts: 241 Member
    I lost 8kg last year eating back half of my calories, some days all.
    I put on 4 kg in the last 12 months and have joined Michelle Bridges 12wbt and it basis itself on a 1200calorie diet + exercise i.e. not eating back your calories.

    I'm getting much better results and I'm not hungry. If you're eating clean you can get a lot out of 1200. See what suits your body more but I feel a lot better not eating them back.
  • missmegan831
    missmegan831 Posts: 824 Member
    I think you should eat them.

    Here's why: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/mrsbigmack/view/finding-the-sweet-spot-452184

    ^^ THIS , plus my doctor explained it as in MFP puts u in a deficit when you join based on your input and burning more adds to that deficit so if you already have a 500 calorie deficit per MFP and then burn another 500 calories, your out 1000 calories and taking in 1400.. body is functioning off of 400 calories... kinda like a car you can use up all the gas, get a ways on fumes but at some point you gotta fill up or you wont move...
  • DeMayr
    DeMayr Posts: 67
    Easiest way to figure out how many calories you need a day to lose weight at a little over a pound a week is to take your weight and multiply it by 11. Done, no worrying about eating back your cals etc. Just eat that amount.
  • FiestyIrish
    FiestyIrish Posts: 42
    I'm having trouble eating back all my exercise calories, but I've switched to very clean foods recently. Vegetarian, mostly organic, nothing overly processed, lots of fruits and veggies. I don't eat them all back because I'm just not hungry! You can eat a LOT of clean foods for very few calories. My doctor said as long as I'm not hungry and as long as my vitals and blood work still look good, then it's fine. I think it all comes down to what you're eating when you think about this question.
  • CDAGMA
    CDAGMA Posts: 9 Member
    You could just set a static number for every day.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    Jeeze... That's confusing. Lol.

    Find BMR
    Find Activity
    Use TDEE for activity
    Cut 20%.

    Simple stuff.
  • CDAGMA
    CDAGMA Posts: 9 Member
    Sorry all- totally screwed up my response.... so if I am 1306 BMR and my TDEE is 1560 less 20% my daily calorie intake should be 1433? Regardless of workout days?
  • animemoon5
    animemoon5 Posts: 55 Member
    I really wish MFP had a "Net" calories number, right above the "Totals" Not many people really understand about "Net" calories, they see calories burned as just something extra and on the side, and often focus on totals..... I keep thinking if they just put net calories at the top, people could see how their exercise really changes how much calories they are putting into their system!

    People who will completely agree, starving yourself is bad, and going on an extreme crash diet of 100-200 calories/day for a long period of time is bad....... But then if their goal is 1400 calories, and they somehow manage to burn 1700 calories through some intense exercise.... They see the 1400 and think they're good to go... With -300 net calories, they somehow feel that it's healthier than having only 100 calories!

    So many people get confused and ask me "Why wouldn't you want to burn more calories than you consume? Isn't that how dieting is supposed to work?" But they forget that if they just had the goal number, they are already burning more calories than what is being consumed, through their regular daily activities... you're body needs a set amount of fuel, just to get through the basic daily activities, and going over that does help you lose weight, but you need to leave it with *something* to run on! otherwise it will wreak havoc on your health!

    I don't think people need to get obsessive over it, to the point of feeling like they have to eat back every single calorie and not be a smidgen off... but at least keep an eye on the net totals.... Remember that total calories consumed - exercise is what you are really putting in your system at the end of the day.... don't need to be obsessive but you definitely don't want to hit 500,100 or even in the negatives as I've seen some do!!!
  • PrincessNikkiBoo
    PrincessNikkiBoo Posts: 330 Member
    i think people stress too much about this question.

    for me, this is the best method.

    if im hungry, and i have available calories, regardless of how or why they are there, then i eat. if im not hungry, i dont eat.

    your body will tell you if you should eat them or not.


    This!
  • ChunkieNuts
    ChunkieNuts Posts: 135 Member
    i think people stress too much about this question.

    for me, this is the best method.

    if im hungry, and i have available calories, regardless of how or why they are there, then i eat. if im not hungry, i dont eat.

    your body will tell you if you should eat them or not.

    yes i agree with this, this has worked for me and also buy a heart rate monitor because MFP can overestimate the calories you have burnt by alot
  • KazSmith68
    KazSmith68 Posts: 85
    I don't eat mine back thats what I burned. I aim for my daily goal allocated and my body is happy. I can't eat if I'm not hungry. Everybody is different and your body will tell you it's needs. I'm happy the way I'm going and its only been a few months.
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    Sorry all- totally screwed up my response.... so if I am 1306 BMR and my TDEE is 1560 less 20% my daily calorie intake should be 1433? Regardless of workout days?

    No.

    If your BMR is 1306, there is no possible way your TDEE can be 1560 if you are working out - That is applying a very sedentary multiplier of 1.2, and this applies to very few people. Mainly people who do nothing but sit on their *kitten* in front of the TV.
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    Just had a doctors visit and asked that very question. He said, no. I seem to be losing more weight then he wants me to a week, but he was very happy with my weight loss and told me to keep doing what I have been. I,too, burn around 500 calories a day and do not eat the full 1400 calories he put me on as I don't feel hungry enough to eat that much. (I lost 12 pounds in a month.)
    But I also try to eat mostly good food. I do have a dessert at night if I have any calories left and do not go over any of the nutrient grams given. So, maybe you need to look more at what you are eating and try to change to better "good for you" foods a little at a time. My first two weeks of my diet I just tried to make better choices the first week and the second week I made better choices on what I ate and started exercising 1/2 hour a day 5 days that week. I lost 4 pounds in those two weeks. By the third week I checked out every site that I could on what were the best foods I should eat and I also upped my exercise to 60 minutes. So far I have been losing weight and I am also off my diabetic meds. Good Luck to you , I hope this helps.

    But did you explain to him how MFP works, and that there is already a defict set in your daily calories? So exercise is actually creating a bigger deficit.

    Many people fail to explain this when they ask the question.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Sorry all- totally screwed up my response.... so if I am 1306 BMR and my TDEE is 1560 less 20% my daily calorie intake should be 1433? Regardless of workout days?

    TDEE isnt 1560 unless you are 2 foot tall.
    I have 60 year old women 5'1" with TDEEs at around 2200.
    If you workout 3-5x a week its like this 1306x1.6=2089-20%=1600/day.

    Eat 1600 a day.

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