Eating back burnt calories,defeating the object?
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felonebeats
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Who eats back their burned calories?
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Do you mean eating back exercise calories defeat the purpose of losing weight?
I eat back at least half of my exercise calories and continue to lose weight.0 -
When I did NEAT method I did...I understood MFP had already given me a deficet so it was great to be able to exercise for treats etc.0
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I eat them all back and lick my plate.0
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Do you mean eating back exercise calories defeat the purpose of losing weight?
I eat back at least half of my exercise calories and continue to lose weight.
yeah,I don't understand burning off all them calories then eating them back.Makes no sense to me0 -
I try not to eat them all back. Maybe only half, if I have a good day.0
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Do you mean eating back exercise calories defeat the purpose of losing weight?
I eat back at least half of my exercise calories and continue to lose weight.
yeah,I don't understand burning off all them calories then eating them back.Makes no sense to me0 -
Do you mean eating back exercise calories defeat the purpose of losing weight?
I eat back at least half of my exercise calories and continue to lose weight.
yeah,I don't understand burning off all them calories then eating them back.Makes no sense to me
Working out isn't exclusively about losing weight. Lots of people enjoy exercise and it makes them feel good. Getting to eat more is a tasty, tasty, side effect.0 -
Do you mean eating back exercise calories defeat the purpose of losing weight?
I eat back at least half of my exercise calories and continue to lose weight.
yeah,I don't understand burning off all them calories then eating them back.Makes no sense to me
^^^This. And that's all folks.0 -
I'm in a 700 calorie deficit a day.My maintenance is 2700.I do 5 days a week of high volume intense weightlifting and never eat back my calories0
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Exercise for fitness,
Deficit for weight.
MFP has me on a net deficit, ergo I eat my exercise calories. See ticker for results0 -
MFP already puts you at a deficit. So by not eating back some/all of those calories lost, you put yourself at a bigger deficit. And depending on your set goal for the day, you could fall below 1200.
If you set goal is 1700 and you burn 600, well then you only ate 1100 that day.0 -
Do you mean eating back exercise calories defeat the purpose of losing weight?
I eat back at least half of my exercise calories and continue to lose weight.
yeah,I don't understand burning off all them calories then eating them back.Makes no sense to me
^^^This. And that's all folks.
^^^rubbish,depends if your hitting your macros etc0 -
I eat back 2/3 of my burnt calories to try and account for overstated burns on exercise equipment and MFP.
Even so, I have only had 2 weeks where I gained since joining MFP in October and the last two weeks I've seen my biggest drops (most likely the combination of the three run/training days a week for a 5K at the end of May and dogsitting which means I'm doing 1-2 20-30 minute walks a day on top of my other activity).
I don't think eating back your calories will stall your results.0 -
Do you mean eating back exercise calories defeat the purpose of losing weight?
I eat back at least half of my exercise calories and continue to lose weight.
yeah,I don't understand burning off all them calories then eating them back.Makes no sense to me
^^^This. And that's all folks.
^^^rubbish,depends if your hitting your macros etc
Says the guy with a closed diary.0 -
I'm in a 700 calorie deficit a day.My maintenance is 2700.I do 5 days a week of high volume intense weightlifting and never eat back my calories0
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MFP already calculates a calorie deficiency into the initial number it generates for you (goal calories). When you exercise, you create a larger deficient. For some people this may not give them enough calories to fuel the body to burn fat. With others, it allows for more food like treats while still achieving weight loss. Not everyone eats back their calories. It all depends on the individual. If you could maintain a healthy weight loss rate without eating back the calories then by all means do what works for you.0
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Different strokes for different folks I guess.Just never understood it myself0
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When I started dieting and my limit was 1450kcal I almost never ate them back
Now my limit is 1240kcal. I almost cannot do this without sport. I get hungry!
So now I usually eat about half of them back (about 200kcal), assuming that those burned calories are overestimated anyways.
I used a lot of exercise for increasing my weight loss progress and I was pretty successfull with that. Now my goal is closer than ever and I now that progress has to slow down at some point....0 -
I'm in a 700 calorie deficit a day.My maintenance is 2700.I do 5 days a week of high volume intense weightlifting and never eat back my calories
No,2700 is my maintenance calories,I'm eating 2000,hence a 700 deficit0
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