Eating back exercise cals does not wok for me

I definitely recorded my turning over a garden. 683 calories burned in 100 minutes of turning over a new garden, ( shoveling, flipping the dirt and breaking it up), according to my heart rate monitor. (with chest strap). I don't record the daily hoeing because that takes almost no effort now that the dirt is loose. My polar ft7 is water resistant, you can't press any of the wrist watch buttons while in the water or it will leak. Because mine was $200 I wear the chest strap but I put the wrist band in a baggie and slide it up the side of my suit when I swim to protect my investment. I understand from reading other posts,most pay a lot less for that same heart rate monitor. In 45 minutes of swimming I burn 176 calories. I did notice my burn was a little higher when I just treaded water for 45 minutes, 224. Everyone is different in their burns, age, weight, intensity, fitness level. I eat back all exercise calories with great success because my deficit was already built in before exercise. I would hope that would work for everyone because it makes life so much more pleasant. I hope you figure out your balance for success. Best of luck to you.

And also your afternoon snack of dairy queen is what's problematic about your diet.

Also eating clean makes it easier to lose weight, High sugar,salt and fat. makes the weight harder to come off(nothing scientific on my part but personal experience)

I lost weight without even knowing how to set macros. It doesn't really matter what you eat as long as you stay in a caloric deficit. I will say that eating clean helps to keep bloating down.

I'm a recovering anorexic who came on here to try and not starve away the weight I gained from cortisol issues linked with thyroidtoxicosis (with the added issue of it all being from medication, as I don't have a thyroid).

I'm the exact opposite of some things said on here--I underestimate my HRM burns, overestimate my food (even when weighed or measured) by a slight bit so I'm always giving myself a margin for error. Much of this is because of my own existing issues of control/food/what have you.

But as one of those minor % where I gained weight initially from eating anything because of my cortisol issues + lack of LBM, I have lost most of that weight eating more now than I ever had... ever.

I have my low days, my trigger days, my bad days--some people have binges, I have "I can't bring myself to eat" days. That being said, me averaging a net of 1500 or more calories (while not incredibly much) is more than I EVER ate maintaining an underweight BMI by chronic undereating... and yet I lose weight.

You said it yourself in your initial post--"MFP overinflates the exercise calories." Your issue isn't that you're "unable to eat more," the issue is that you're overestimating your calories burned.

Why would you eat them back after you bother to burn them off in the first place, if weight loss is what you are after, then that is just stupid
Cardio junkies never truly succeed anyway, learn properly what you are doing and stop wasting your time, all of you

If she is using MFP as designed she is SUPPOSED to eat them back .......

The calorie deficit is built in up front (BEFORE exercise) ..... increasing the calorie deficit too much promotes muscle loss.

The issues aren't the type of exercise she is doing .... it's more likely the food counts are wrong and if she is using MFP exercise calories ..... those are likely wrong also.

OP: check your activity level at set up ....... I use sedentary, even though I'm borderline lightly active. I also use a heart rate monitor. Food listing here on MFP can be wildly inaccurate ......have a ballpark on the food before you log it .... double check everything.

I never understood WHY they want you to eat back those Cal you burned? Doesnt that defeat the purpose of burning them?? I mean in order to LOSE the weight, you have to burn more calories than you consume in a day! Just sounds so silly to me to eat them back, i never do!!

Educating yourself is important...

I dont eat back all my calories because I found that some of the calorie counts are off as well as the exercise calories are burned. So I aim for 25% or 50% depending on the exercicse or if I know for sure like with a machine and my food caloric count is exact. I say do what works for you!!! good luck on your progress and goals!!

I don't record the daily hoeing

Pimping ain't easy.

I don't record the daily hoeing

Pimping ain't easy.

QFT

I don't record the daily hoeing

Pimping ain't easy.

lol, I have regret for my wording

never have regret for being awesome or doing awesome things.

Why would you eat them back after you bother to burn them off in the first place, if weight loss is what you are after, then that is just stupid
Cardio junkies never truly succeed anyway, learn properly what you are doing and stop wasting your time, all of you

Heres a nice little article that might help

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/cardio-confusion

Obviously you have no clue how MFP works!

I don't use my calories burned for eating...my theory is I exercise to lose weight not to win back calories to eat more. This is what works for me...my workouts at the gym and keeping my food diary every day and keeping it around 1300 calories. Once you find what works you stick with it and tweak it when necessry!

Once again, the MFP site give you a goal already based on a deficit. Finding what works for changing a number on a scale isn't necessarily what works for doing it in a healthy and safe way.

ETA: read the two posts above mine. Please.

Sorry, but you need a strong dose of reality.

"I've put on five pounds and it's NOT muscle" - your profile says you met your 10 pound weight loss goal on 5/10. That means you have NOT been trying long enough to determine you have "gained" 5 pounds. You eat at least twice as much sodium as you should most days, which = water retention which = "weight gain." You also started doing some new physical activity. Adding a new exercise to your routine = water retention which = "weight gain." Plus, you upped your calories overnight - you should be adding calories gradually if you're moving up to a higher level. Don't jump from 1,200/day to 2,000/day overnight or you are going to see a short-term "weight gain" because your body hasn't had time to adjust.

You are completely underestimating your calorie intake and WAY overestimating your calories burned. As others have said - measure/weigh portions and get a heart rate monitor.

Example: I see one day where you ate three hot dogs with three buns - yet you had one tablespoon of ketchup and one TEASPOON of mustard for all three hot dogs? Sorry, but I highly doubt it.

And even if you are at a high weight currently, I highly doubt you are burning 2,000 calories/day with your swimming.

The formula works if you do it correctly and are brutally honest about your calories in and calories out. Saying it just "doesn't work for you" doesn't hold water. Figure out your TDEE, figure out your BMR. Never eat less NET calories than your BMR. Eat 20% less than your TDEE. Do it for a month CONSISTENTLY before you decide you are the exception to the rule. Consistently means a month of actually hitting your daily calorie goal with accurate food and exercise logs.

Good luck to you!

Seems stupid and surely defeats the point if you burn off 300 cals then these are added back to your allowance to eat?!?!?:huh:

Another poster who clearly has no understanding of how MFP is designed ........ :ohwell:

This! It boggles my mind when I see people calling something stupid when they have no clue what they are talking about. If you are going to join a site for weightloss at least educate yourself as to how the site works. Good googly kamoogly! I guess ignorance is bliss.

Thought people posted for help, advice and support??

Seems stupid and surely defeats the point if you burn off 300 cals then these are added back to your allowance to eat?!?!?:huh:

Another poster who clearly has no understanding of how MFP is designed ........ :ohwell:

This! It boggles my mind when I see people calling something stupid when they have no clue what they are talking about. If you are going to join a site for weightloss at least educate yourself as to how the site works. Good googly kamoogly! I guess ignorance is bliss.

Thought people posted for help, advice and support??

Help, advice and support mean different things to different people.

I agree with you totally! I never ate back my burned calories, just stuck with a calorie range and it worked! 90 lb down! I now eat more calories, but am not losing much, which is fine since I am right at where I want to be and I am trying to navigate into what will be my way of life from here on in. Good for you and best of luck! Just keep it up, it really does work! :flowerforyou: