Ridiculous amount of calories to eat after exercise.

1000 calories? What on earth are you doing? Most I can burn in an hour is 500?

You don't have to eat them ALL back, eat anywhere between 1/3 and 3/4. But 1200 cals is pretty low, what is your weight loss goal set at?

Listen to your body. Honestly if I eat 1750, and burn 1000 at the gym. All I do is have a 170 calorie protein shake, and go to bed at times. That may net just 920, but honestly I ate near 2,000 calories, and I know I'll make it up later in the week.

That advice can be very flawed. Hopefully in due time you will realize that.

I am exercising at a rate that i feel necessary to build my strength, lose weight, and boost metabolism... but my calorie goal for weight loss is 1200... and after burning 1000 exercising, that means a 2200 calorie day. I ate a jumbo bowl of popcorn at the end of the day to make up those extra few hundred calories... but it just seems like too much food. leaving me feel heavy. concerned also that the more i eat, the more i will want or need to eat every day... i love food, but would love to just be able to eat about 1700 to 1800 and feel content and healthy. don't want to drop below 1200 net... and 2200 seems way too much... would less exercise be the best option?

If you don't know how to eat like an athlete, maybe you shouldn't be training like one.

You don't need to burn 1000 calories in exercise every day...not really sustainable for most, particularly if you don't know how to properly fuel that activity.

Your calorie deficit for weight loss is built into your calorie goal before exercise...meaning you would lose your weight just eating to that calorie goal. You exercise for fitness and if you aren't a reasonably fit individual, doing that much exercise is likely overtrain. I'm very fit and active and the only days I have burns like that are on my long ride days where I'm out on my bike for 3 hours plus and covering a good 30-40 miles....I know I'm going to burn a lot so I eat a lot...I don't wait until the evening to get my calories in, I plan them into my day.

I would add to that, if indeed you are training like that and burning that many calories on a regular basis, 2200 calories is nothing....on a long ride day I eat around 3500 calories to maintain...I would still lose about 1 Lb per week eating around 3000 calories.

This here^^^ is great advice as always.

I don't feel like it's flawed. My weekly goal numbers turn out fine. It seems unnecessary to force yourself to eat when you aren't really hungry. Later on in the week I'll have a night where I need that extra snack that makes up for the previous net goal.

1000 calories? What on earth are you doing? Most I can burn in an hour is 500?

What if you exercised for two hours?

^^ This.
Plus exercise burns also depend on weight. Heavier a person is, the more they can potentially burn.
I burn around 600 an hour on the elliptical, set to interval training, because I work out intensely. And I am 131Ibs.
I often have 1000 calorie burns. But, I eat to fuel them. As someone else said, if you cannot eat to fuel that sort of activity level, then it is best you reduce your exercise.

Listen to your body. Honestly if I eat 1750, and burn 1000 at the gym. All I do is have a 170 calorie protein shake, and go to bed at times. That may net just 920, but honestly I ate near 2,000 calories, and I know I'll make it up later in the week.

That advice can be very flawed. Hopefully in due time you will realize that.

I am exercising at a rate that i feel necessary to build my strength, lose weight, and boost metabolism... but my calorie goal for weight loss is 1200... and after burning 1000 exercising, that means a 2200 calorie day. I ate a jumbo bowl of popcorn at the end of the day to make up those extra few hundred calories... but it just seems like too much food. leaving me feel heavy. concerned also that the more i eat, the more i will want or need to eat every day... i love food, but would love to just be able to eat about 1700 to 1800 and feel content and healthy. don't want to drop below 1200 net... and 2200 seems way too much... would less exercise be the best option?

If you don't know how to eat like an athlete, maybe you shouldn't be training like one.

You don't need to burn 1000 calories in exercise every day...not really sustainable for most, particularly if you don't know how to properly fuel that activity.

Your calorie deficit for weight loss is built into your calorie goal before exercise...meaning you would lose your weight just eating to that calorie goal. You exercise for fitness and if you aren't a reasonably fit individual, doing that much exercise is likely overtrain. I'm very fit and active and the only days I have burns like that are on my long ride days where I'm out on my bike for 3 hours plus and covering a good 30-40 miles....I know I'm going to burn a lot so I eat a lot...I don't wait until the evening to get my calories in, I plan them into my day.

I would add to that, if indeed you are training like that and burning that many calories on a regular basis, 2200 calories is nothing....on a long ride day I eat around 3500 calories to maintain...I would still lose about 1 Lb per week eating around 3000 calories.

This here^^^ is great advice as always.

I don't feel like it's flawed. My weekly goal numbers turn out fine. It seems unnecessary to force yourself to eat when you aren't really hungry. Later on in the week I'll have a night where I need that extra snack that makes up for the previous net goal.

It is flawed. Hunger is a trained hormonal response to behavior. We evolved to eat whenever we had food available, which meant eating thousands of calories at once, and then fasting for days until food was available again. The modern "hunger pangs" generally come from habit. You eat at the same time every day, so your body says "hey it's that time" because that's your normal routine.

Besides, if our body told us when to stop and eat, and when to stop eating, then why would any of us need to be here losing/gaining/maintaining weight?

cwolfman13 and MrM27 hit it perfectly.

Listen to your body. Honestly if I eat 1750, and burn 1000 at the gym. All I do is have a 170 calorie protein shake, and go to bed at times. That may net just 920, but honestly I ate near 2,000 calories, and I know I'll make it up later in the week.

That advice can be very flawed. Hopefully in due time you will realize that.

I am exercising at a rate that i feel necessary to build my strength, lose weight, and boost metabolism... but my calorie goal for weight loss is 1200... and after burning 1000 exercising, that means a 2200 calorie day. I ate a jumbo bowl of popcorn at the end of the day to make up those extra few hundred calories... but it just seems like too much food. leaving me feel heavy. concerned also that the more i eat, the more i will want or need to eat every day... i love food, but would love to just be able to eat about 1700 to 1800 and feel content and healthy. don't want to drop below 1200 net... and 2200 seems way too much... would less exercise be the best option?

If you don't know how to eat like an athlete, maybe you shouldn't be training like one.

You don't need to burn 1000 calories in exercise every day...not really sustainable for most, particularly if you don't know how to properly fuel that activity.

Your calorie deficit for weight loss is built into your calorie goal before exercise...meaning you would lose your weight just eating to that calorie goal. You exercise for fitness and if you aren't a reasonably fit individual, doing that much exercise is likely overtrain. I'm very fit and active and the only days I have burns like that are on my long ride days where I'm out on my bike for 3 hours plus and covering a good 30-40 miles....I know I'm going to burn a lot so I eat a lot...I don't wait until the evening to get my calories in, I plan them into my day.

I would add to that, if indeed you are training like that and burning that many calories on a regular basis, 2200 calories is nothing....on a long ride day I eat around 3500 calories to maintain...I would still lose about 1 Lb per week eating around 3000 calories.

This here^^^ is great advice as always.

I don't feel like it's flawed. My weekly goal numbers turn out fine. It seems unnecessary to force yourself to eat when you aren't really hungry. Later on in the week I'll have a night where I need that extra snack that makes up for the previous net goal.

The issue here is that if you're truly getting 1,000 calorie plus burns on a regular basis, you have quite a heavy training load. Exercise is good for you, but it is also very hard on the body and energy (calories) and nutrients for recovery and repair are required. After a 40 mile plus ride, my body needs those nutrients NOW for recovery and repair, not in a couple days when I feel like overindulging.

This isn't as big of an issue if you're just going for a walk or jumping on a treadmill for a half hour or something...when you're actually training and breaking down your body like that, you need that nutrition post haste to optimize recovery as well as to optimize your fitness gains.

I don't eat back all of my exercise calories. I can, however, burn 1000 calories kick boxing. I'm pretty tall (5'9") for a woman.

Do you plan your days ahead with assumed exercise calories??

I usually pre log my day in the morning leaving 600-700 calories to play with for dinner. I know I'm going to exercise so I know i want to hit at least 1800-1900. If I end up not exercising for whatever reason I can either adjust my dinner, skip my dessert or just modify tomorrow. My average TDEE is pretty high so for me 1800-1900 is minimum. I regularly burn 1,000 calories or more in exercise for the day so I still miss my net goal more often then I like. It works out well for the days I give into cravings or go have a girls night out though.

My other question is what are you eating? Some foods are a lot more filling then others and some are better suited for certain exercises. In general carbs for cardio and protein for lifting. If popcorn is too filling or simply too much to eat for you, but you need calories why not do PB on an apple or on toast or on anything? Or turkey breast rolled up with some cheese? IMO it's healthier then popcorn and if you're missing your calories by that much you are most likely not hitting a macro or two.

Listen to your body. Honestly if I eat 1750, and burn 1000 at the gym. All I do is have a 170 calorie protein shake, and go to bed at times. That may net just 920, but honestly I ate near 2,000 calories, and I know I'll make it up later in the week.

That advice can be very flawed. Hopefully in due time you will realize that.

I am exercising at a rate that i feel necessary to build my strength, lose weight, and boost metabolism... but my calorie goal for weight loss is 1200... and after burning 1000 exercising, that means a 2200 calorie day. I ate a jumbo bowl of popcorn at the end of the day to make up those extra few hundred calories... but it just seems like too much food. leaving me feel heavy. concerned also that the more i eat, the more i will want or need to eat every day... i love food, but would love to just be able to eat about 1700 to 1800 and feel content and healthy. don't want to drop below 1200 net... and 2200 seems way too much... would less exercise be the best option?

If you don't know how to eat like an athlete, maybe you shouldn't be training like one.

You don't need to burn 1000 calories in exercise every day...not really sustainable for most, particularly if you don't know how to properly fuel that activity.

Your calorie deficit for weight loss is built into your calorie goal before exercise...meaning you would lose your weight just eating to that calorie goal. You exercise for fitness and if you aren't a reasonably fit individual, doing that much exercise is likely overtrain. I'm very fit and active and the only days I have burns like that are on my long ride days where I'm out on my bike for 3 hours plus and covering a good 30-40 miles....I know I'm going to burn a lot so I eat a lot...I don't wait until the evening to get my calories in, I plan them into my day.

I would add to that, if indeed you are training like that and burning that many calories on a regular basis, 2200 calories is nothing....on a long ride day I eat around 3500 calories to maintain...I would still lose about 1 Lb per week eating around 3000 calories.

This here^^^ is great advice as always.

I don't feel like it's flawed. My weekly goal numbers turn out fine. It seems unnecessary to force yourself to eat when you aren't really hungry. Later on in the week I'll have a night where I need that extra snack that makes up for the previous net goal.

The issue here is that if you're truly getting 1,000 calorie plus burns on a regular basis, you have quite a heavy training load. Exercise is good for you, but it is also very hard on the body and energy (calories) and nutrients for recovery and repair are required. After a 40 mile plus ride, my body needs those nutrients NOW for recovery and repair, not in a couple days when I feel like overindulging.

This isn't as big of an issue if you're just going for a walk or jumping on a treadmill for a half hour or something...when you're actually training and breaking down your body like that, you need that nutrition post haste to optimize recovery as well as to optimize your fitness gains.

I think it's pretty safe to assume the OP ain't doing no 40 mile rides. The assumption of the PP also was that the 1000 calorie burn either isn't happening everyday, or that some days, you'd simply prefer to eat more and could splurge a bit using the excess deficit from previous, if not future days. If I have energy to get through a workout, did the nutrients I over ate two days ago suddenly disappear? Frankly, I don't really see the point of eat up all the food and nutrients right after your workout other than selling protein shakes and other ****.