sigh...another question.

I would guess there are 2 options, you could not eat them and go own with your excersise and not count those calories, especially if you do not feel deprived. OR you could add the calories from working out to the next days calories? Just some thoughts- either way keep it up!!

I personally wouldn't worry about eating them unless you're burning a lot of calories (500+) through exercise. I exercise at night too, and I've tried to have a bigger meal or an extra snack in anticipation of exercise, but sometimes I wouldn't complete all of the exercise I had scheduled and then I'd wind up in the red. Much easier to eat your cals after the fact and know you've got exercise banked already. I wouldn't worry about eating them unless you find you aren't losing well.

During the week I exercise at night too, and generally don't eat my exercise calories either. (at least not all of them.)
I have a lot of weight to take off, and MFP gives me a pretty substantial calorie limit, which means it hasn't been a problem so far.
I think the important thing is to pay attention to your body - how you feel and are the changes happening in the right direction. If you aren't feeling well, or having too hard a time, it might be worth mentioning to your doctor for some proper advice.

I go to Pilates on Wednesdays and that's where I heard about MFP, our instructor says you should eat some of the earned calories but never all of them. She thinks some of the estimated earned calories are a little high on MFP. So I try to only eat a quarter to half of those calories. She said if you are working out you do need toeat more than the 1200 as your body's metabolism will not work as well. It seems to be working for me, just try and see. I wouldn't eat them the next day but that is just me.

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How do I say this....no matter what you eat only 1200 cals?? Or if you don't eat them you take your 1200 minus you exercise cals which will drop you down say...to 900 cals? IThat has been me in some ways and I am stuck at -1.0lb for the 1st week so far...crap not what I was hoping for. Explain please...I would love to figure this out:)

Why not enter your exercise or at least an estimate of what you will burn today, and eat the calories throughout the day prior to working out.

If you know you will run 5K tonight and you usually burn 500 cals doing it enter it in early and eat at least half of the calories between the time you get up and the time you workout, this way your caloric deficit will not be too large.

Exactly.

Just a suggestion, to eat back some calories and get something in your system post workout for recovery what about a spoonfull of peanut butter. Gives you some protein and fat without filling you up.

I agree with Peanut butter, i love this as a snack but PB is high in cals per serving tho and can make some people restless at night, also try a 11oz Myoplex Light shake after w/out (within 30 - 45mins is good for your recovery) its ~ 170 cals with i think 17g of protein. Even the 14 oz (25g protein) regular version is only ~200 cals. A glass of chocolate milk when you got done working out would help on the vigorous cardio days too....just a couple ideas.

BTW - the 14 oz bottles have a cap, the 11oz don't. you could drink half the 14oz and drink the other half the next morning or night.

I work out at night too after work. I usually don't get done until around 8 - 8:30 pm but I try and get 1200 calories before I work out and then have a protien shake after my work out. The protien shake is around 220 calories and will fill me up so I am not hungry until I go to bed around 10-11pm and through out the night.

So I have been generally following all this talk about eating exerciese cals, not eating them, eating some, etc. and I realize that it might be an individual thing where I just have to see whats right for me. My situation is a little unique in that I like to exercise at night or at the end of my day. I also like to stop eating by 7pm if possible. so I have this conflict where I earn all my exercise calories late in the day when I really dont/cant eat them. so is it ok to not eat them back? I really dont see my schedule changing anytime soon, besides the fact that I simply like exercising later in the day...any other solutions? I dont want to amp up the cals during the day cause it just feels like too much...hmmm..

Here's what I do: First, I have a goal of how many calories I am going to burn in a week and generally know each day how many I will burn, even if I exercise late. So, I plan my menu to get all the fruits and veggies and protein and whole grains, etc., and even work in a treat if I'm in the mood for it. Then I make sure my exercise covers any excess calories.

If I have extra left over at the end of a day (say I exercised and ate and have 500 calories left), I don't sweat it if I go over on another day.

I don't really make a point of eating exercise calories, but at the same time, if I'm hungry or want a treat, I'll eat and make sure it's covered. I do this because I want to live the rest of my life maintaining my loss, and giving things up or starving all the time are not options.

It's totally an individual thing. You may find you have better losses and are happier NOT eating them, or you may find you have better losses and are happier eating them. You just kind of have to mess around with it and see what works.

I agree with eating post workout. Your body needs something to repair and by not eating, you might not be helping yourself. Maybe you're helping the numbers on the scale, but not your body.

If you chose to eat a "snack" after you workout, you can eat 5 egg whites OR a protein shake with some berries.

I have been eating in the evening since July. Just because I burn many cals (from 400-600) and even though I don't feel hungry, I still eat my last snack. I am happy I do this cause I don't feel as starved/sluggish the next morning/day.

Good luck!