Eating back WO calories???? PLS HELP ME :(

You should be eating a minimum of 1200 calories daily...anything less and you are going to be fighting yourself as your body is in starvation mode. I do not eat back my calories. I was eating them back and wasn't losing squat, talked to the dietician and she looked at me like I had 3 heads when I told her MFP was where I got it. I quit eating back my calories (if I burn over 600 I might eat back 50 or so) I started losing weight.

If you're following the MFP program..then yes. Eat those calories. And you aren't eating enough to begin with. Please read the MFP FAQs. Or read the In Place of a Roadmap posts if you prefer to follow the TDEE method. Either way...please eat more...you are hurting yourself...and possibly slowing your weight loss too.

I'm set at around 1400 and I usually eat mine back. MFP already calculates a deficit for you in order for you to lose weight. Anything you burn is over and above that. If you're working out and burning 500 in exercise, your body needs more food to fuel itself! Well, it does for me, anyway. I would rather lose the weight at a slower pace or I run the risk of gaining it back once I get to my goal. Plus... I love food. :-D There is no way I could function on 900 calories a day!

Ok, so I have read many different things. Should you eat your workout calories back? I am averaging about 900-1000 calories a day, but burning around 500 calories a day, giving me a net of 400-500. Is this going to hurt me? I am so sick of worrying about if I am doing things right or wrong, it has become obsessive to me.....And if you do eat back calories, does it overly matter what you eat as long as it is done in moderation? Since I struggle getting in calories eating good, I am not a big eater. Or should I cut back on working out as much? I try to do 5 days a week with an hour of cardio and the weight circuit at the gym.

I think it depends on the person. Your situation sounds like you should be eating back the calories. I definitely wouldn't cut back on working out. There are more benefits to working out than just weight loss. Do you feel hungry all the time? That would be another way to tell if you need to eat back the calories. I think there are lots of opinions on this, and that is probably why you have read different things. Do what you think is best.

Ok, so I have read many different things. Should you eat your workout calories back? I am averaging about 900-1000 calories a day, but burning around 500 calories a day, giving me a net of 400-500. Is this going to hurt me? I am so sick of worrying about if I am doing things right or wrong, it has become obsessive to me.....And if you do eat back calories, does it overly matter what you eat as long as it is done in moderation? Since I struggle getting in calories eating good, I am not a big eater. Or should I cut back on working out as much? I try to do 5 days a week with an hour of cardio and the weight circuit at the gym.

Yes id like to have some more people answer these kind of questions, given my BMI my doctor has suggested i eat 850-1000 calories a day and that includes exercise, id say id bump your net calories up to 800 as a minimum and eat a decent meal after you work out, we dont need to be told the basic 1200* when MFP tells us this. I hope you succeed in your journey!

I ate back every one of my workout calories and lost just fine.

Same here-losing and eating back the majority of my wo calories. Some of it depends on if this is a diet or a new way of life. Personally, I like to enjoy my food. I lost 65 lbs really fast a few yrs ago and gained a bunch back because it was just a diet. I'm making permanent changes this time.

Hi,

1. Weight loss= burn more than you eat

2. Weight gain = eat more than you burn


Its not about eating your workout calorie. It is about your daily total calorie consumption.

To lose weight your body needs to burn more than you are eating. If you are eating more than you are burning, you will gain weight.

Your body burns calories when you are not working out too (your metabolic rate determines how much calories your body burns a day).

With the goal of losing 1 lb a week, I followed MFP's daily calorie intake and I lost 22 + lbs weight. I have a long road a head of me. I have compared MFP's calculations with others and MFP's math is sound.

Remember, it is not weather you eat your WO calories or not, it is about the total calories your body burns daily.

Stay the course. You will reach your goal!

I'm sorry, but how could anybody possibly think that a net of 400 to 500 calories per day is ok? Is this a trick question?

I think the problem is that you've posted variations of this same question for several months now and don't seem to be listening to the very good advice that people are giving you. Eat more. Please.