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Confused about which calorie count to go by

garn3232
garn3232 Posts: 39
edited February 6 in Motivation and Support
Sorry for the question. Newbie here. I have 250 calories left. I am going to work out. Say I burn 300 calories. Do I then eat 550 or do I stick to the 250 count. I have heard both. Some say don't eat back your calories. is that what they mean? Again sorry for the dumb question.

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  • smarionette
    smarionette Posts: 260 Member
    Eat back your calories.
  • kethry70
    kethry70 Posts: 404 Member
    If you let MFP calculate your caloric goals, then yes- eat back your exercise calories as the deficit is already built in. Do bear in mind that MFP estimates of calories burned may be high. If you aren't using a HRM, you may want to try eating back 50-75%
  • Ramatang
    Ramatang Posts: 28 Member
    What ever works for you.. I don't eat them and I still lose weight.. If that stops working then I will try and eat them.. It's really up to you.. Try one way and if it doesn't work then try the other way.
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member
    I never eat back my calories.
  • staplebug
    staplebug Posts: 189
    If you're close to your goal weight (within 15 pounds) eat them back; but when I have more to lose, I like the extra burn and faster loss when I don't eat them back. Contrary to what a lot of people say on here, you will not die if you don't eat them back.
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