For the love of god do I...

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SarahLou1111
SarahLou1111 Posts: 59
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Or don't I eat back my exercise calories if I have set my calorie intake to TDEE less 20%?

Can somebody PLEASE tell me once and for all??

Thought I had my head round this...

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  • squatsandlipgloss
    squatsandlipgloss Posts: 595 Member
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    If you calculated your TDEE including your exercise, then NO.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    Don't, as your exercise is taken into account in your tdee, or at least it should be. If you underestimated your activity level when calculating your tree, you should do it accurately.
  • trudiedurbridge
    trudiedurbridge Posts: 24
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    I was advised by my PT not to eat my exercise calories back :) hope this helps
  • Sunnyjb
    Sunnyjb Posts: 220
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    No, you don't
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
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    If you used MFP correctly to set up your calories...YES

    If you did it by calculating your TDEE including exercise...NO
  • TravisBikes
    TravisBikes Posts: 674 Member
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    No. But you may need to adjust your TDEE over time, every 5-10lbs of weight you lose.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
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    If you've used your TDEE as the basis for working out your daily allowance, then your exercise calories are already in there, you don't have to eat them again.

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