Eating my exercise calories

It really all depends on what you are trying to do. If weight loss is your goal, then you do not want to eat back all of your calories (what would be the point?) To lose weight you need to consume LESS calories. If you are trying to bulk up then you want to increase your calories (with healthy foods and lean proteins) and then lift heavier weights to strengthen the muscles (aka... bulking).

MFP isn't always accurate on the exercise calories. I've noticed that they're rather generous. So no, I wouldn't eat back all of your exercise calories. A lot of people I've seen on the forums say they eat about half, so maybe you should try that. Of course, don't force yourself to eat them! Eat when you're hungry, and stop when you're satisfied. Listen to your body. It'll tell you what it needs

MFP already has a deficit built into the calorie goal. Try and eat most of those back is my advice. Look at nuts, cheese and peanut butter to get you some quick healthy calories without a lot of bulk.

This. Obviously it'll be hard to eat them back with one meal left so eat what you're hungry for. Tomorrow, don't be surprised if you're starving so eat. You may be at a surplus tomorrow as a result of today's run but it should balance out since you'll be at a major deficit today. This is what happens to me if I don't eat all my calories back after a long run. I'm also half marathon training . Also, some weeks you just don't lose even when doing everything right. That's just how it goes.

I don't worry about eating my exercise calories back.

I'm figuring I may have had some salty food the night before, but after a run, I usually lose 3-5 lbs that's when I weight in, so I was alittle suprised when I weight in heavier

I'm not going to give up just want to see if it's something I'm doing wrong

What is your calorie goal? What have you been grossing if you haven't been eating back exercise calories. You needs fuel for a marathon...even 1/2 marathon.

Also, where did you get your burn...HRM or database? As a general rule, I do about 100 calories per mile...my HRM gives me a little more than that usually, but I just stick with about 100 calories per mile that I need to refuel. I like to refuel some right afterwards with an apple or orange (~ 80-100 calories) and my protein shake...that gives me about 250ish calories right there. I'm currently not doing anymore than 3 miles at a pop due to my focus is in the weight room right now...so 250ish and I'm pretty close to my 300 calories...I usually don't have too many problems making up the difference.

Edit: looks like I'm doing opposite of you...been running most of my life...got lazy and got fat...back into running last Oct/Nov, but my priorities have recently switched to the weight room as I'm pretty close to my goal weight and want to do a small bulk once I get there.

Idon't have an HRM so I use the treadmill and put in my weight it's saying I burn 180 per miles 10 min miles or less

That's a really high burn for less than 50 minutes. I know you're a guy and burn more than me anyway but still seems high. I use an HRM and then subtract my BMR and eat that amount back.

MFP is pretty close to what my HRM tells me. What would the MFP number be for your run?

I only eat them back if I am hungry. Usually I am hungry after but not enough ALL back,