Calories vs Exercise

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  • Alexandria1213
    Alexandria1213 Posts: 152 Member
    I agree with 1,200 be a little under. Being hungry too often is not the goal. You want to be satisfied and our bodies need the calories to burn more fat. MFP does allot more calorie intake if you exercise. If you choose to log on this site, it should give you the info needed. GOOD LUCK :) Remember that those who starve themselves gain it back again and usually more!

    So true.
  • Alexandria1213
    Alexandria1213 Posts: 152 Member
    So if I decide to only eat 1400 calories a day; which is what my body naturally burns anyway and decide to not always (which means I sometimes do) eat back my 30 minutes at the gym; thats up to me. I thought this site was about supporting and helping each other out with getting fitter and healthier. If some of you don't agree with my opinion you could try to help me and give me pointers rather than ganging up on me and basically telling me I am stupid.
  • Brad592
    Brad592 Posts: 28 Member
    Do your own research (please, please please don't just rely on these forums. Read some articles/books by doctors, nutritionist etc).
    However, I will give you my very basic opinion.
    Use the calorie counting as a guide to limit your daily intake of food in general, excerise, limit packaged food (ie eat real food) and to answer your original question, only eat if you are hungry and not to make back some made up calorie figure!
    Your body will tell you if it needs fuel or nutrients.
  • debig1007
    debig1007 Posts: 2
    thank you all for your advise and opinions. I only posted becuase I was confused.
  • Brendajo510
    Brendajo510 Posts: 153
    I believe MFP has it so that you eat back your calories. So by the website, you should eat back your calories.

    That being said, I try not to eat back all of my calories to leave room for inaccuracies even though I do use an HRM. I just find that allowing myself to eat back most of the calories motivates me to exercise.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    This seems like a big argumentative talk on myfitnesspal. When it comes to calories and exercising I try not to eat back my exercise calories, but if I am super hungry still then yes I will eat SOME of them back. No need to starve yourself because you don't want to eat some of your workout calories. Everyone is different though and you just need to find what feels the most comfortable to you and what makes you lose the most weight.


    The point of eating calories back is not to lose the MOST weight, or even just to stave off hunger. The point of eating calories back is to lose the most FAT. Of course people who eat none of their exercise calories lose the most "weight." But healthy weight loss should be about reducing body fat % .....not just moving the number on the scale.

    Hunger is not a good indicator.....drinking 400 calories in soda is not filling......eating 400 calories in lettuce is filling......but neither helps to sustain muscle (while eating at a calorie deficit).

    Agree.

    There really shouldn't be an argument over whether or not to eat your exercise calories back. That's how the program was designed. It seems silly to sign up for a program, input your specific goals and personal information, and then deliberately follow it the wrong way.

    If you're not sure that your calorie burn is accurate, you can round down or eat a portion of your exercise calories. But at 1200 calories, it's especially important that you keep an eye on your nutrition and make sure you're fueling your body appropriately.


    I think it's all opinion, what works for you may or may not work for others. I feel that the way I do it works for ME.

    Promoting malnourishment might be your opinion but it is also irresponsible and ignorant.
  • Morgaath
    Morgaath Posts: 679 Member
    I agree with 1,200 be a little under. Being hungry too often is not the goal. You want to be satisfied and our bodies need the calories to burn more fat. MFP does allot more calorie intake if you exercise. If you choose to log on this site, it should give you the info needed. GOOD LUCK :) Remember that those who starve themselves gain it back again and usually more!

    So true.

    @Alexandria121... maybe you can explain this to me.
    The person you replied to says you should use the system the way it is designed (Eating back your workout cals), and you agree with them...but through out the thread you are insisting that eating back your workout calories is wrong, and not what you should do.
    How does that work, exactly?
  • Alexandria1213
    Alexandria1213 Posts: 152 Member
    I'm not trying to say its wrong at all. I was trying to say that I DO eat back my workout calories, if I am still hungry. Its just that I usually am completely full at the end of the day and don't need to eat the 300 calories I burned at the gym. I was just trying to get at is eat your back your exercise calories if you're still hungry, but don't over stuff yourself because you feel like you need to eat them back always.

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