Is it ok to....

Charweezie
Charweezie Posts: 115 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Is it ok to say.. I'll eat this now and work it off later??

I mean, are you really work it off?

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  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    I try not to do that, but yes, I HAVE done that, but I kept to my word too.
  • Hannahmave
    Hannahmave Posts: 54
    i say no, i dont work it off conciously, which is how i got to weigh so much in the first place, but thats my personal way of doing things. Do whats right for you and your weight loss journey x
  • mcva929
    mcva929 Posts: 73 Member
    I know I never do. If there's ever an opportunity to eat something now and "I'll work it off later", I'm usually the one to eat it, not work it off, and then wonder why I've gained weight. What I've learned is to plan my meals ahead of time, leaving some extra calories for wiggle-room in the event something comes way way that I want to eat now :)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Yes, of course it's okay. I do it all the time.
  • rmtuesley
    rmtuesley Posts: 39 Member
    I eat it now, and subtract it from my calories for the week. I average over the week so that I can have lower days when I don't feel like eating a lot, and higher days when I really want something bad. It is working for me, still losing slowly but surely.
  • Lammerchops
    Lammerchops Posts: 68 Member
    You know what *they* say...YOU CAN'T OUT-TRAIN A BAD DIET.

    I subscribe to this theory. Partly due to personal experience, and partly due to the evidence behind it:

    1. It takes WAY longer to exercise off 1,000 calories than it does to eat 1,000 calories (hours vs. minutes).

    2. People often underestimate how many cals they eat, and overestimate how many cals they burn

    3. The number on your scale comes down to cals in vs. cals out (i.e., eaten vs. burned through daily existence and exercise). But the way your body looks (hard vs. soft) comes down to your composition, and your composition is determined by not only the amount of cals you eat and burn, but also the type of cals you eat and burn.

    In extreme circumstances, it doesn't matter. So if you're a professional athlete that trains 6 hours a day, please ignore the above logic.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Functionally, does it work? yes.

    Just be careful with the mental part of it... almost sounds like you're saying, "I have no control, so I'll eat this and just work it off later." Rather than saying, "I'm working out later so I can eat a bit more throughout the day." One mentality can lead to long term success, the other to yo-yo dieting and probably failure.

    Also, be aware that it's incredibly easy to out-eat a good workout plan, but almost impossible to out-lazy a good diet.
  • ctpeace
    ctpeace Posts: 327 Member
    Wait, there are different types of calories you can burn?

    Also, professional athletes who are in weight-sensitive sports (boxing, body-building, cycling, running, NOT football or baseball) actually watch what they eat way MORE than the avg person needs to.

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