exercise and calorie intake

sbohio1 · April 2013

When entering my workouts, MFP increases my calorie intake to equal my allowed calories for the day. I get it.... but should I follow that? Or should I still only eat my recommended/allowed calories and expect for the exercise-induced calorie deficit to burn extra weight? I certainly don't want to mess up my metabolism, but I also want to lose weight, like yesterday.

ChrisLindsay9 · April 2013

It really depends on your goals. If you're looking to reduce weight, then don't eat back the calories gained from exercise (or eat back a fraction of them)?

sbohio1 · April 2013

thank you! That's what I was thinking. My weight loss goal is 2 lbs per week. MFP gives me 1200 calories a day. If I work out for an hour and burn about 300 calories, MFP says I can then eat 1500. You think it's ok for me to still go for the 1200?

aneedell · April 2013

thank you! That's what I was thinking. My weight loss goal is 2 lbs per week. MFP gives me 1200 calories a day. If I work out for an hour and burn about 300 calories, MFP says I can then eat 1500. You think it's ok for me to still go for the 1200?

I wouldn't stay at 1200. 2 lbs per wk is plenty and if you plan to keep at it you'll need to get use to responsibly eating more than you are now.

S_Arr_Uh · April 2013

You should be netting your calorie goal, so eat back your exercise calories, especially as you're eating so little anyway.

1500 eaten - 300 burned = 1200 NET.

CoderGal · April 2013

When entering my workouts, MFP increases my calorie intake to equal my allowed calories for the day. I get it.... but should I follow that? Or should I still only eat my recommended/allowed calories and expect for the exercise-induced calorie deficit to burn extra weight? I certainly don't want to mess up my metabolism, but I also want to lose weight, like yesterday.

Alright you are definately not getting it lol, try reading this guy:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf

Long story short creating larger and larger deficits will not help you. See some of the examples my friend Taso has found for examples:

Not necessarily, as starvation mode is a overused/abused terms. But there is a high probability that it will hinder your long term success.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/419136-what-am-i-doing-wrong
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/419393-need-serious-help-please
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/420759-gaining-weight-on-a-low-carb-diet-please-help
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/421412-so-fed-up-there-has-to-be-an-easier-way
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And a favorite of mine:
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sbohio1 · April 2013

WOW! Thank you everyone! I am finally eating and exercising to lose weight the healthy way, but was so freaked out about eating more than the 1200 that MFP is giving me.

sbohio1 · April 2013

Thank you... I'm never sure if the exercises listed on MFP are accurate with how many calories are burned.

pilarter · April 2013

I would eat part of my exercise calories, not all of then, as MFP overrates calorie expenditure from exercise, and I really cannot understand how this site, being so accurate about food, might be so indulgent about exercise: this may make people eat too close or over their TDEE, resulting in no weight loss, even gaining.
For instance last saturday, I walked for a while and my runtastic app estimated my cal expenditure at 346 cal, and since I synced it to MFP, it appeared as 346 cal. Then I check and add as new exercise same minutes walking at same speed and MFP gives me a result of 469 cal: 120 cal that I would have overate if I had added this walk at MFP not runtastic.
So I try to stay 200-300 cal under my so called calorie goal.

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