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Exercise calories

evanmcgee9
evanmcgee9 Posts: 1
edited January 30 in Health and Weight Loss
So, I have a question. I am given my base calories. Each day I run at a deficit from that base goal due to my workouts consuming some calories. Is that a good thing? I don't starve myself, but I also do not eat all the calories I am supposed to most of the time. I have hit a plateau and am wondering if i have inadvertently entered starvation mode. Thoughts?

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  • fitforlife34
    fitforlife34 Posts: 331 Member
    That is something I struggled with in the past too. Because we don't always burn the calorie amount it says here on MFP. What I was told is to eat back some of the calories you burn, but not all. Like half of them, and still have a positive amount of calories left. Thing is, if you don't eat back those calories you can actually gain weight from too few calories. I hope that helps, I am not skilled at explaining things.
  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    At the end of the day your Net calories should say whatever your goal calories are and your Remaining calories should say 0.

    It is not a good thing and will result in losing more lean muscle mass.
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