Trusting MFP when eating back?

I don't eat them all back. I like to leave a little buffer because I don't always trust my Runtastic app or MFP calculations (or mine sometimes either). I do try to eat most of them back though.

I believe that MFP often overestimates exercise calories so definitely be careful eating them ALL back. I bought a Bodymedia Fit and learned that, in my case, MFP was often doubling what I was actually burning.

dont eat em back!

Come up with a number and stick to it. For instance, no matter how many calories MFP says you have earned through exercise try to stay between 1700-1900 calories.

Up to you though.

does anyones elses moniter ask them for a level (1-5) of intensity?
if so what level do you use?

My suggestion.... if you want to lose weight, don't eat them back. What's the purpose of eating back all the calories you just burned off by eating them back. Waste of time to exercise. Don't let your all hard work be done in vain, don't eat back the calories and see if you lose, then again, just do what works for you.

If you think exercise is hard work and the only purpose is to create or increase your calorie deficit, you're doing it wrong.

i think MFP's exercise calories are pretty accurate. when i go on sites to calculate how many cals i burn, according to my weight and age and height, they're about the same.

i eat back about 75% of my calories burned, because if i didn't, i'd probably be a big b**ch because i'd be starving! MFP's daily calorie estimate for you already takes into account weight loss, so it wants you to eat back everything you burn so you net that certain amount. i'm at 1200 cals per day, and i burn anywhere from 500-750 per workout. who in the world can survive off 600 cals net per day??

i set my program to lose 1.5 lbs/wk, and it gave me 1200 cals to work with. i put into MFP my exercise and how long and go from there. since i've been on here a little over 3 months, i've averaged 1.6 lb loss per week. which means something must be working, right?

comments about 1200 cals per day not being enough (blah blah blah) aren't needed either. that's an endless debate on here!

The extra calories burnt from exercise are there for me if I need them but I definitely don't make a habit of working out *just* so I can eat more. I plan on a 1200 calorie day, then if I get any exercise in I might have extra portions or an extra snack but I definitely never eat them ALL back...I believe MFP overestimates the burn..so much so that I also underestimate the time spent working out (if I walk 90 min I only log 60-75, 25 min of calisthenics gets logged at 10-15)

With the MFP estimates I used to eat back at least half - more if I was hungrier. I got a FitBit a while ago and I now eat back every single calorie and have been for months - still losing at a good rate so I will keep doing it until I don't anymore.

If you burn a LOT (more than 500) then eating 'some' back is a good idea otherwise your deficit will be too large and you might find yourself very hungry, tired, irritable and all that. If you need some extra energy then eat

I have a hard enough time eating my original calories, so I never eat my exercise calories back!!