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NET calories, Cario and Weight!

antowhatever
antowhatever Posts: 6
edited February 17 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
Hello everyone, bringing back the net calories topic once again in the forum!
I'm maintaining, working out twice a week. I do both cardio and some light weight training..but I was wondering, do I have to eat back just the calories burned with the cardio workout or the cardio+the stenght ones?
Thanks!

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  • s2konstantine
    s2konstantine Posts: 12 Member
    Choose to eat back or not eat back. Weigh yourself everyday for 4 weeks, take a weekly average. Compare Week 1 avg to week 4 average. If your gain is greater than 1 then do the opposite.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Hello everyone, bringing back the net calories topic once again in the forum!
    I'm maintaining, working out twice a week. I do both cardio and some light weight training..but I was wondering, do I have to eat back just the calories burned with the cardio workout or the cardio+the stenght ones?
    Thanks!
    Both.
    That's how this site works.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Your goal should be to find the maximum number of calories at which you lose weight. Food is fuel. Eat back all your calories for two weeks, then reevaluate.

    Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • antowhatever
    antowhatever Posts: 6
    Thank you. I'll try and eat them all back for 2 weeks and see how it goes!
  • Ulwaz
    Ulwaz Posts: 380 Member
    its all trial and error with net calories :)
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