Why do you/should you eat all of net calories?

Jamariqui
Jamariqui Posts: 43
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I've always been under the impression that in order to lose weight you needed to burn more than you consume.

If this is the case, why should you eat all the calories you burn from exercising?

Does it really make a difference?

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  • Jamariqui
    Jamariqui Posts: 43
    I've always been under the impression that in order to lose weight you needed to burn more than you consume.

    If this is the case, why should you eat all the calories you burn from exercising?

    Does it really make a difference?
  • ohthatbambi
    ohthatbambi Posts: 1,098 Member
    Everyone has an opinion and the general opinion here is yes, you eat them, but I ride a bike b/t 12-25 miles a day and it burns a lot of calories, plus I do some other stuff too. If I eat all those calories; I gain. I eat some of them, just not all. That is what works for me. I have tried to do it both ways and somewhere in the middle is the best answer for me It allows me to eat a little more, not be light headed and still lose. THIS IS JUST WHAT WORKS FOR ME. It is not the case for everyone. I suggest doing it the way this place tells you to and see if it works for you. If it works then GREAT b/c that means you get to eat more and still lose!! If it doesn't then just eat some of the earned calories and go from there.
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    You eat the exercise calories because MFP has already built in a daily calorie deficit for you into the meal allowance. To NOT eat them would risk going under the minimum amount of calories needed to simply keep your body alive and doing such vital things as breathing.
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