Ok for me to Eat back the calories i've burned?
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Ferniand
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I do cardio for a couple or reasons. To be more healthy , And get rid of my blood circulation problems.
I'm currently on a 1300 calorie diet , today I walked/Jogged for an hour which burned around 300 calories , but I eat them back because i'd just rather eat if im hungry as long as i don't go over my calories...
So is it ok for me to eat back the calories i've burned for the sake of not being hungry and lose motivation?
I'm currently on a 1300 calorie diet , today I walked/Jogged for an hour which burned around 300 calories , but I eat them back because i'd just rather eat if im hungry as long as i don't go over my calories...
So is it ok for me to eat back the calories i've burned for the sake of not being hungry and lose motivation?
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Yes, You've earned them!0
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Yes! Sometimes I exercise just so I can eat more! LOL!0
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Yes - MFP is set up that you are supposed to eat them back! Your daily goal already has you a deficit before exercise, meaning eat to goal, do zero exercise, and you would still lose weight. Adding the exercise creates too larger a deficit, which is not good.0
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Yes! Sometimes I exercise just so I can eat more! LOL!
lol me too..0 -
I do cardio for a couple or reasons. To be more healthy , And get rid of my blood circulation problems.
I'm currently on a 1300 calorie diet , today I walked/Jogged for an hour which burned around 300 calories , but I eat them back because i'd just rather eat if im hungry as long as i don't go over my calories...
So is it ok for me to eat back the calories i've burned for the sake of not being hungry and lose motivation?
When I started doing MFP I would not dare eat my exercise calories back. I did this for about 6 months and then started experiencing serious bouts of fatigue. I have found that if I eat most of my exercise calories back I not only feel better, I'm less likely to binge and my weight loss is more consistent.
Bottom line - eat back your calories, just don't go over.0 -
If you want to NET 1,300 calories as your goal, meaning that if you exercise off 300 calories, you are then able to add this on, so you'd EAT a total of 1,600 calories, definitely eat back your calories!0
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If you *don't* eat back the calories you might find yourself lacking the energy to exercise pretty soon. Eat and enjoy!0
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Not only is it "okay" but MFP is set up so you are SUPPOSED to eat them back so that your NET is the 1300 or whatever it tells you.
1300 plus 300 exercise == 1600 calories. You should eat that many At the bottom of your food diary, where it has the macro totals for the day-it shows what you've eaten and what your daily goal is. If you log your exercise, it will increase the goal for the day based on your exercise.
Hope that helps!0 -
I EAT BACK IF IM HUNGRY..IF NOT I DONT. IM NOT GOING TO FORCE MYSELF TO EAT. ANYWAY MOST OF THE TIME IM HUNGRY!! LOL0
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Absolutely!!! It is recommended to replace your calories lost with high in protein, low in fat foods... The calories you've burned are from stored fat deposits and the food you should be eating to replace those calories should enable you further to reach your weight loss goals. GO GO GO Lean Proteins, Fruits & Veggies!!!!!!0
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I find that if I eat my cal back, i don't loose weight. Everyone is different, It depends on you....0
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Yes - MFP is set up that you are supposed to eat them back! Your daily goal already has you a deficit before exercise, meaning eat to goal, do zero exercise, and you would still lose weight. Adding the exercise creates too larger a deficit, which is not good.
MFP is already at a deficit, and for most folks.. it's not really that accurate.0 -
Awesome , Thanks everyone , Good to hear i can eat lots0
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Yes! Sometimes I exercise just so I can eat more! LOL!0
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also, for an 18 year old that's working out, you're more than likely undereating by a deficit that is too large. You'll lose weight at first, but it'll stop... and you'll wind up with a screwy metabolism.
http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/
go to that site.
put your information in.
find out what your BMR/TDEE are supposed to be.0 -
Typically, I eat back about 1/2. I had to see what worked for me. Experiment and see what works for you.0
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Yes! Sometimes I exercise just so I can eat more! LOL!
Definitely have done this a handful of times lol0 -
yup. eat them back0
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If you're hungry, eat them. If you're not, don't. Sometimes I do. Sometimes I don't...lol0
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I've only been able to make real progress by NOT eating back the calories I've burned. Lately, I haven't been logging my exercise at all. Even though I use a heart rate monitor, it's not 100% accurate and does not take into account my BMR. An accurate representation would be calories burned minus my BMR for the hour. The calculators that MFP offers are a good estimate, but are DEFINITELY not accurate. At the end of the day, I decided not to make myself crazy and just skip it altogether.
However, if I go over by a few calories I don't beat myself up. I tend to feel better when I do not eat my calories back. That's just me.0
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