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Do you eat all of your exercise calories?

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  • sydneyplainjane
    sydneyplainjane Posts: 140 Member
    For me, it depends on the kind of exercise. If I go for a walk for 30-60 minutes, I usually don't eat them back, or, if I do, maybe just half. If it's a more strenuous workout, then I'll eat back most of them...mainly because, after the strenuous workout, I feel as though I need them!
  • ShesFabulous
    ShesFabulous Posts: 9
    Thank you everyone!
  • mynewlife10
    mynewlife10 Posts: 52
    I don't eat any of it back. I stay with my daily calorie intake goal. My "ticker" shows 0 weight loss but I have lost. I guess it doesn't work. Can't remember how to get rid of it.
  • mynewlife10
    mynewlife10 Posts: 52


    Given that other than that I make a sloth look energetic


    HAHAHAHAHA!
  • redladywitch
    redladywitch Posts: 799 Member
    Sometimes I eat a portion of the calories back.
  • addean1
    addean1 Posts: 119 Member
    Im Down 59 lbs, and I generally eat most of my exercise calories back. There are days when I do a Jillian DVD, And go for a run, or do elliptical in the morning with dh, and go for a run in the afternoon with my son,. And I likely won't eat all of those simply because I'm not that hungry, but I do try to keep my NET calories between 1300-1500 calories.
  • gomisskellygo
    gomisskellygo Posts: 635 Member
    I usually do not eat back my exercise calories. However, I do have a mental "bank" if I go over a day or two I am fine with it.
  • NewMnky1
    NewMnky1 Posts: 264
    I don't typically eat mine back. I found when I did that I didn't have as much success with the weight loss, but again, every person is different, some need to eat it back others don't. Even now that I am in the maintenance phase I still don't eat them back or if I do it is very rare.

    I purchased a Garmin running watch with heart rate monitor strap and it is the best thing (beside a food scale) that I bought to help with my weight loss goals. It is expensive, but I use it every day I exercise, including when I do my strength training.
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