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eating exercise calories

gallerygirl21
gallerygirl21 Posts: 36 Member
edited January 25 in Fitness and Exercise
I never really feel that hungry the day I work out, but I'm famished the following day. Is there any rhyme or reason to eating my extra exercise calories the day after I run as opposed to the day I run?

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  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    THE DAY U WORK OUT?????????
    I W ORKOUT EVERYDAY
    i dont eat them cback any nore
  • gallerygirl21
    gallerygirl21 Posts: 36 Member
    I run 3 miles every other day. On my down days, I work full time and chase around my two toddlers. So, yes, EVERY OTHER DAY.
  • athensguy
    athensguy Posts: 550
    You should be fine eating your exercise calories back on a different day. Just look at your weekly calorie graph to see how you're doing for that week.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I don't see a problem with it. I am famished the day after lifting days. I generally keep my calories consistent because I'm not using the MFP method, but I don't see anything wrong with having higher and lower days as long as your goal for the week stays on target.
  • frankizoy
    frankizoy Posts: 83 Member
    if you wanna try working out every day there are great workout videos on youtube that are under 10 min!
  • sjanes9
    sjanes9 Posts: 19 Member
    For me. It is important to eat my exercise calories back the day off. If I don't I get the famished feeling the day after or so. When I do that my strength in making good choices gets weaker and weaker. If that makes any sense.
  • frankizoy
    frankizoy Posts: 83 Member
    I don't see a problem with it. I am famished the day after lifting days. I generally keep my calories consistent because I'm not using the MFP method, but I don't see anything wrong with having higher and lower days as long as your goal for the week stays on target.

    i also agree with this :)
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I also don't see anything wrong with exercising every other day. I know you didn't ask OP but I'm just throwing that out there. :flowerforyou:
  • gallerygirl21
    gallerygirl21 Posts: 36 Member
    Thanks, I appreciate that. I have found something that works for me now, so running every other day as opposed to not at all is what I plan on doing. My down days are hardly that with my two active children.
  • gallerygirl21
    gallerygirl21 Posts: 36 Member
    Great- I will start taking notice of my weekly calories, I never really have looked at that report. Now that I've built up to that amount of running I'm really noticing a big difference in my appetite on the days I don't run.
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