Do you eat back the calories you burn?

People debate this endlessly on here, and I think the best answer is to just do what works for you. You are already eating at a deficit, so not eating back your calories can increase that to a point that is unhealthy. But again it's about what works for you.

I have tried to eat mine. Sometimes, I am successful. Most of the time I am so full I can't eat any more.

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I just makesure that I eat healthy if I eat them back. Oh well even though I dont eat them back, eating healthy would still help you to lose weight.

Yes. My daily goal is set at the low default of 1200 so I eat my exercise calories back.

It works for me to try to burn 500+ calories most days, so I eat 1700+ calories most days.
A 20% reduction from my TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) is a little over 1700 AND my maintenance calorie goal at my goal weight is about the same so I've got my bases covered this way.

This strategy pushes me to get the workout in almost every day, and I'm comfortable that I'm getting enough nutrition. No workout, I have to eat only 1200 calories and I enjoy food. When I burn 1000 or more calories, I still eat them back, or most of them, but I think 500 burned per day is a great sustainable goal and works with my food intake goal.

You can do all the worksheets and calculations at Fit2FatRadio.com and Scoobysworkshop.com, but if you just go to Goals on the MFP tab and look at "Calories Burned from Normal Daily Activity" that's going to be pretty close to what all the other websites tell you is your TDEE, if you've set your activity level accurately. MFP set my goal at a 40% reduction from that, and no one recommends eating below 20% of your TDEE for very long without doctor supervision - so the intention of this program is to eat your exercise calories back to get what your body needs - OR reset how you calculate your calorie intake goals.

Half. That way you get the benefits of the added deficit and the benfits of being able to eat a little more.

If you are trying to lose weight no, not a good idea. If you are just in a maintaining mode............................eat away!!!!!

This is bad information. Suggest you read up how MFP factors in the calorie deficit before making replies like this and propagating the confusion.

If you eat more calories than you burn, your body stores the extra as fat. This makes you gain weight. If you eat fewer than you burn, your body burns that fat to get the extra. This makes you lose weight. When you count calories in a weight-loss program, you monitor your intake and expenditure to make sure you're in a state of negative calorie imbalance. This state means losing weight as your body systematically burns fat to get the energy it needs to function. From a standpoint of the physiological processes of weight loss, it doesn't matter whether you eat less or exercise to burn extra calories. However, individual weight loss plans work according to their own theories and systems. If your weight loss plan says you can count exercise calories, you should count them. If it recommends against doing so, you're better off not counting them. You should always check with your doctor before beginning any new diet, exercise program or other weight loss plan. Since you're already going to visit with your doctor, it won't hurt to ask him specifically about exercise calories and the program you're using. His advice can help you make an informed and actionable decision. God Bless My Dear