why eat back calories???

I agree with her 200%. I don't eat my calories back b/c calories burned are estimated. I've lost 90 lbs total and I've never eaten my calories back.

I guess I just can't understand why anyone wouldn't want to eat more if they can and still lose weight. It boggles my mind. You can eat your exercise calories and still lose. In fact, if you are following the MFP way, you are supposed to eat them. Also, the smaller your deficit, the more likely you are losing just fat and not fat and lean body mass. Lean body mass is easier to keep than to get back.

My thought is if your macros are in line, and you're not hungry don't eat. A lot of time, thirst is mistaken for hunger. Try a glass of water, if you're still hungry after 30 minutes, eat.

You need to eat at least your BMR (net calories).
Also, I just took a peak at your diary and you exercise a lot! Sometimes 3.5 hours?! You don't need to do as much except if you really like it. But for weight loss, you only need to eat at a deficit. Also, try to incorporate weight lifting because you do too much cardio.

I guess I just can't understand why anyone wouldn't want to eat more if they can and still lose weight. It boggles my mind. You can eat your exercise calories and still lose. In fact, if you are following the MFP way, you are supposed to eat them. Also, the smaller your deficit, the more likely you are losing just fat and not fat and lean body mass. Lean body mass is easier to keep than to get back.

Ditto! It baffles me why anyone would want to eat so little. Plus you are netting so few calories by not eating them back. Its not a sustainable long term plan. Example: you eat 1200 calories in a day, then exercise and burn 600 calories. You are only netting 600 calories. Its not healthy to do that your body long term. And from my past experience, I failed every single time I ate so low and gained back all, plus more of what I lost. Plus I was hungry, tired, and crabby all the time. Im happy when I get to eat and still lose weight. Its totally up to you, but you are creating too large a deficit. Enjoy your hard earned calories (in my opinion). They are yours to eat!

Anyone recommending that you don't eat them doesn't understand that MFP is set up with a low calorie goal that doesn't include exercise. It is set up so that if you did no exercise at all, you would lose weight just by dieting alone. When you do exercise, you need to fuel it, otherwise you would be eating too little for all of the activity you did.

This is different than most other methods where they figure energy needs including exercise and take a deduction off of that.

W make wieght loss more complicated than it already is. i say don't eat them back just for easiness.

Whoever told you that is not familiar with MFP. It seems counterintuitive...but it works. Really. It makes things easier ans healthier. Please read the FAQs about this....it makes perfect sense.

I was eating my calories back. I recently decided to stop. My activity level factors in that I work out around 5 days a week. My calorie intake is above my bmr but below my TDEE. I log my exercise burn as 1 calorie so it doesn't get added back in again. So far, so good!

i am sure the biggest losers did not eat back their calories

Do you have any idea how unhealthy and unsafe the weight loss regimens are for people who appear on that show? I wouldn't emulate a single thing that they do.

To the OP's question - if you're hungry after a workout, why not eat something that fits into your goals? You don't have to eat every single calorie back that you burned (and if your calorie goal is set to lose weight and not maintain, staying at that number will ensure that you keep a caloric deficit).

Whether you feel full or not is not a good indicator of whether you are eating the appropriate amount. Hunger is regulated by hormones. Hormones can be off balance by eating too little, or eating too much, or eating too much of certain things.

yup. Listen to this.

she knows what mfp is and she is going to advise others to not eat them back as well i dont feel that i am starving myself and i lose weight consistentlyi just think its silly to eat back so many calories whats the point of even burning them if your just going to eat them again ...

My personal trainer(not a nutritionist) thought the idea was silly. I kinda took it with a grain of salt until I talked to a very knowledgeable fitness expert that also dismissed the idea of eating back calories. I have a sedentary job. I might exercise strenuously for up to 1.5 hours a day. The other time is spent walking, sitting at a computer, sleeping, or doing light activity. Nothing that is creating exertion. I'm pretty sure I don't burn many calories throughout the day. I'm not going to eat back the calories I just burned.