I don't want to eat up my calories burned from working out

Those of you think she is shouting, y'all just MORONS. There is a difference between someone SHOUTING and someone has a caps on.

Internet etiquette: caps lock = shouting. 'Cause you can't hear over the internet (without the appropriate tech obvs!)

I DIDN'T MAEN ANYTHING RUDE. WHY ARE SO MANY PPL BEING SO UGLY? I'M NOT YELLING I JST LIKE TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS. DIDN'T KNOW THIS TOPIC HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP SO MUCH. SORRY FOR RUBBING SO MANY OF YOU THE WRONG WAY. I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE POSTING IN THE FUTURE.

Don't let people's honest responses deter you from posting questions in the future. Yes, you will get snarky comments from people who have been around a while and have seen the same questions come up over and over again. The Search function in the forums is helpful for that, but if you want to post, by all means post and don't think twice about it.

But please DO think twice about typing in all caps. You may "like it", but it is universally categorized as bad typing etiquette. Like when people use no punctuation... drives me crazy.

I totally agree with this response. I have always eaten back most of my exercise calories and it has worked for me. Plus, I view the additional calories as a bit of a bonus for having worked out Remember weight loss should be slow, steady and sustainable!

It's really quite simple. And the final decision is up to you. But exercise obviously. Eat when your hungry, stop when your satisfied. And try not to go over your calories as a whole. If you are hungry after your workout eat, if you are not then don't. I do two works-outs a day usually, a light workout in the morning and a cardio session in the evening. Eating back my calories in the evening isn't possible. I have not plateaued.

I'M BRINGING UP THIS TOPIC B/C A FEW PEOPLE SEEM TO BE CONCERNED THAT I'M "STARVING" MY BODY B/C I'M NOT EATING UP MY WORKOUT CALORIES. I KNOW THAT THE "BEST" WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF IS TO ONLY LOSE 1-2 LBS A WEEK (500 CAL DEFICIT/DAY). I ALSO KNOW THAT WEIGHT LOSS IS A SIMPLE EQUATION. YOU HAVE TO CREATE A CALORIE DEFICIT! YOU CAN DO THIS BY LOWERING YOU CALORIES/INCREASING YOUR WORKOUT. MY QUESTION IS, IF I BUST MY HUMP BURNING AN EXTRA 700 CALORIES WHY WOULD I WANT TO EAT THOSE CALORIES? I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS BEING MEAN ONLY CONCERNED. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL PPL WHO DON'T EVEN RECORD THEIR CALORIES BURNED FOR THIS REASON. JUST CURIOUS WHAT YOU ALL THINK?

I'm so tired of this topic. My question is why are you yelling. If you don't want to eat them, don't. When you stall, and you probably will, you can post another thread .

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I love newbies who ask advice from those of us who have done and then ignore us and listen to other newbies who haven't.

Read the forum, see how many people stall and hit a plateau because they are eating their exercise calories. Good luck finding it, because I have never seen one in 3 years.

:flowerforyou: I read through all the comments including your second post before responding to you my dear.... I too was upset and felt badly for you on sooo many of the responses you got...your caps don't bother me at all..I can't hear you yelling at me...LOL...and I am older and my weak eyes at the age of 60 appreciate your kindness in making your words easier to read....
My son, 28, and daughter 34 are also on here as we are all trying to get healthier. I am the farthest from a fitness expert you will ever meet but with age I have to say sometimes does come a little knowledge...from personal expierence and just reading & listening.....:happy: I felt badly that more people were concerned w/your caps than the actual help you were seeking....I have been on MFP since the begining of this year & I can tell you this my dear...more of the younger generation on here come back w/hurtful rather than helpful comments...:noway: I watch my daughters diet, only because she is so busy...she only wants to loose 15-20 lbs...I NEED to loose over 100, am disabled due to severe stroke in 2010 & am contemplating surgery, my son would like to loose around 20-25...but he runs almost every day...weighs his food faithfully and you know hon...just a damn man thing....they always succeed in this department.....LOL...:)):explode: I just want you not to get discouraged, I was told by my doctors to try & maintain 80 grams of protien a day...watch the calories...and I should be okay...I need to loose 20 lbs before surgery...5 gone already...I'll post this so maybe it will help you smile today...any of your past responders want to respond to me that's okay...I can take your meanness....in 60 yrs. I've met my share of inbosouls...(SP?)...before any of you comment I already know my spelling is off...Good-Luck, my friend...Lori:flowerforyou:

I don't eat back my excercise calories either. I work my *kitten* off to burn those calories. Perhaps I do "starve" my body but I've been happier and had tons more energy since I started doing this. And if I do hit a plateau (which happened after I'd lost about 10lbs) I have a day where I eat whatever I want such as chocolate or a take away. I might put on a pound but I start losing again. Do things how you want to... xx

That's interesting. On the contrary, I enjoy being strong and healthy and not damaging my body. :flowerforyou:

do a protein drink after a workout it replenish u in a good way

WHY ARE YOU YELLING!!!!??

I don´t. I consider my calorie limit an absolute limit, no matter how much I burn. But if I burn a lot and I feel I need to eat over my limit, I would eat back about half.

I know people find this topic touchy and frustrating, but it's no excuse for being rude to the original poster. Out of all of the threads I've read in the forums, this has got to be the rudest. Come on folks,... no need to be unkind to the OP for asking a newbie question.

I don't eat them back, I mean the idea is to lose the weight so by putting the calories back in that you burned are you really burning them? You're replacing what you worked off.... so, in a sense you're really hitting a stalemate

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No, that is not true at all. There is already a deficit built in to MFP. You are not hitting a stalemate. If you eat back all your exercise calories, you are STILL at minus 500 calories for the day.

I don't eat them back, I mean the idea is to lose the weight so by putting the calories back in that you burned are you really burning them? You're replacing what you worked off.... so, in a sense you're really hitting a stalemate

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No, that is not true at all. There is already a deficit built in to MFP. You are not hitting a stalemate. If you eat back all your exercise calories, you are STILL at minus 500 calories for the day.

Exactly.

First of all, it is not 500 calorie deficit for 1-2 pounds a week.

It is 500 calorie deficit for 1 pound a week. Or, 1000 calorie deficit for 2 pounds a week. So, lets look at some math.

Suppose your TDEE is 2000 calories a day, this is the amount you need for energy for all of your activities, sleeping, awake, moving, working, exercising, everything. This is the amount of calories where you would stay the same weight.

Now, you tell MFP you want to lose 2 pounds per week. It is going to subtract 1000 calories from that.... but wait, the lowest recommended amount is 1200, it will not go below that.

So, you are set at a minimum of 1200. Now you exercise off 500 cals. 1200-500 is only 700 calories. NOT HEALTHY.

MFP sets you low, without including your exercise energy needs, so that you would lose weight just by diet alone. Then when you do exercise, you need to add fuel for it.

Okay, now suppose you are a bigger person. Your TDEE energy needs are 2500 calories a day. Subtract 1000 a day for 2 pounds a week, you get 1500 calories a day to eat. Then you exercise off 500 cals. That means you are only netting 1000 a day. Too low.

This is why we eat back exercise calories on the MFP method.