Afraid of overeating, but definitelty undereating

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  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
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    Ignore what advice he thinks he is giving, as he is absolutely clueless. You are doing fine. Slowly increase your calories over a period of time. You will not throw on a ton of weight in a short period of time unless you are at a huge surplus. Are just trying to maintain your current weight?
  • explainsitall
    explainsitall Posts: 35
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    Ignore what advice he thinks he is giving, as he is absolutely clueless. You are doing fine. Slowly increase your calories over a period of time. You will not throw on a ton of weight in a short period of time unless you are at a huge surplus. Are just trying to maintain your current weight?

    Trying to lose
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
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    Ok, try and increase your calories. Think of the weight loss this way..... you want your calories to be as high as possible while still being able to lose weight. If you're exercising for 90 mins, your burning a significant amount of calories. Increase your calories, but do not listen to that garbage advice about avoiding sandwhiches or flour or any of that nonsense.

    Eat nutrient dense food and just make sure you are hitting you targets (protein, carbs, fats, fiber) at the end of the day while working out. Don't stress over the scale, use measurements instead.
  • explainsitall
    explainsitall Posts: 35
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    Ok, try and increase your calories. Think of the weight loss this way..... you want your calories to be as high as possible while still being able to lose weight. If you're exercising for 90 mins, your burning a significant amount of calories. Increase your calories, but do not listen to that garbage advice about avoiding sandwhiches or flour or any of that nonsense.

    Eat nutrient dense food and just make sure you are hitting you targets (protein, carbs, fats, fiber) at the end of the day while working out. Don't stress over the scale, use measurements instead.

    Thank you
  • bridgelene
    bridgelene Posts: 358 Member
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    Exercise calories are not "extra." Unless you're doing the TDEE -20% method, which already takes your exercise into account, MFP is set up for you to eat them back--they are part of the daily goal you should meet to lose at the rate you set it for. If you're eating 1200 calories and burning 500, you're leaving your body a mere 700 for basic daily functioning. That's not enough.

    This...if you are following how MFP sets it up, then the calories you burn are not "extra" you eat them back. MFP does not calculate your exercise in your activity level, so the calories you eat back are actually apart of your daily total that you should shoot for. You should net 1200 if you are following MFP.

    This. One of my friends actually contacted MFP to clarify this as people bicker about it so often, and this is what they said of how their site is intended to be used.

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