Eat back your calories

Heh, I was confused by this to.

I'm sure someone will be able to answer this question MUCH better than me, but to put it simply; yes.

If you are only netting 500 calories a day, your body is getting too few calories. I know it seems crazy (it does to me at least) because i feel like i eat enough, even though i'm exercising. I'm currently trying to up my calorie intake, but it can be hard when you are being so active.

You will probably still lose weight, but it can negatively impact your body. It could also start to put your body in starvation mode, which can make the weight loss harder.

My calories are set at 1200 to lose 1-2 pounds a week,

If I burn 500 calories in a day.I'm supposed to eat that back so that I'm still at 1200.

I usually do best when I eat back at least half.

My calorie intake is also 1200 and I burn about 700 a day so I need to up my calorie intake to 1900. WOW! Any good suggestions on foods that can get me to my calorie intake? I usually just eat chicken and fish, but maybe I should put rice back in my diet. I am so new to this lol. Any suggestions would be great.

I have difficulty eat it all back myself but some things I really like to snack on:

Air popped popcorn,Almonds,Laughing cow cheese....and sometimes sweet potato fries.

Peanut butter, avocado, sweet fruits (bananas, grapes, pineapple) unless you have a medical condition where you have to limit sugars, full fat milk, full fat salad dressings, butter, olive and/or coconut oil, nuts, cheeses

Anything calorie dense will help boost your calorie intake in a hurry.

Hope this helps.

(I am still getting used to eating so MUCH of the "good" stuff myself, so any other suggestions will be appreciated.)

Not sure whats so funny, but that's what my Polar heart and calorie watch says. And actually there are a few people in my class that has different watches and monitor that come close to that count.

Check out her other posts and take what she has to say with a grain of salt.

Not sure whats so funny, but that's what my Polar heart and calorie watch says. And actually there are a few people in my class that has different watches and monitor that come close to that count.

Check out her other posts and take what she has to say with a grain of salt.

yea, pretty rude.......but it's the internet, people say stupid stuff on here all the time. Things they woudn't say to someone in person lol. I'd ignore it and move on....Good luck to the OP :flowerforyou:

Plus it's totally possible depending on weight, because I was calculating around 500 cals/hr for myself when I was going to class! The less you weigh, the less you burn. And it also depends on how much effort you put forth. Some people are just rude!

But to answer your original - yes, just make sure you're getting your 1200 at least!

I eat back all of my calories until the app no longer says "you're going to put your body into starvation mode!"

1 hour of me on the stairmaster when I was 200 lbs burns 500 calories. at a moderate pace and i had a higher BMR than you do

I dont think zumba will burn 600-700 calories.

Heart rate monitors do not work properly and are an inaccurate way to measure daily energy usage.

anxiety can stimulate tachycardia which can be similar to be sprinting but one is using movement and the other one isnt.
Same thing goes to muscle repair post workout. It does not factor that in.

Eating back your calories used doesnt make much sense.
You should eat at a certain deficit and at your weight and assuming your TDEE you should probably eat 600 calories under your TDEE and still be fine for quite a while.

you could eat at even a lower caloric intake if you can handle it mentally.

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