Sometimes I go to the gym so I can eat more!!!

emtjmac
emtjmac Posts: 1,320 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So, now you know my terrible secret. Does anyone else do this? I ellipticalled so I can eat an ice cream sandwich for dessert. For shame! Feel free to peruse my diary and comment as you see fit. I have nothing to hide!
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  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    I use the TDEE method, so I get the same 1700 calories every day. I've heard positive and negative responses about using exercise to eat more. For me, I find that it sets me up to see exercise as a punishment rather than something to do to be healthy.

    I love lifting and running, but I'm not going to do extra to have a treat. I'll work it in. Whatever works for you though. :drinker:
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    Oh yes. I'm 48 years old and 5'3" so my TDEE is somewhere around 1500-1600 calories. In order to lose weight (and very slowly) I can't eat more than about 1350, so if I don't want to be hungry all the time I have to exercise. I don't like being hungry -- it turns me into a cranky *****.
  • paulawatkins1974
    paulawatkins1974 Posts: 720 Member
    I do!
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    I feel bad about it, but I do it, too. I think that doing extra exercise so I can eat a dessert or drink on a Friday is WAY better than eating / drinking whatever I want, not doing the extra exercise and then probably not logging any of it. In the first scenario, at least I'm sticking to my calorie goal.
  • tldiet
    tldiet Posts: 13 Member
    I have been known to walk the dog for an extra hour just to have a 1/2 a Snickers. It's good for the dog and at least my net is intake is still within range. I figure whatever gets us there
  • becky10rp
    becky10rp Posts: 573 Member
    I do it a lot......if I see I'm getting close to my daily calorie allotment or if I go over I hop on my exercise bike or my treadmill to make the numbers work in my favor.......I don't think there's anything wrong with doing this - its called being accountable for our actions n
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    It depends- I'm pretty godo with my numbers- and I'm very conservative and tend to leave deficit- so if I go over I'm not crying about it.

    But when I'm cutting at a really low number- i tend to do more work at the gym that bumps my deficit up... so yes- I've done it. LMAO.

    i have no shame- I love food.

    But I don't make a habit of it- it's too easy to make bad habits out of it.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    I'm on 1200 calories, so if I don't go to the gym I don't get to eat much. I can't say that I deliberately go to work off what I ate, but I do feel more relaxed about what I eat if I have a good work out. Today I got in only a walk and ended up 415 calories over my target because I went out to dinner. If I had done a kickboxing class, it would have taken care of it.
  • newmom_2012
    newmom_2012 Posts: 96 Member
    I've done it. If I'm going to go over might as well do some exercise to compensate. Sometimes it's the push I need to do some exercise that day.
  • Llamapants86
    Llamapants86 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I will go for an extra long run on days I know I am going to be going over. A little bit of damage control is how I like to think of it.
  • conqueringsquidlette
    conqueringsquidlette Posts: 383 Member
    My husband is one of these.
  • margannmks
    margannmks Posts: 424 Member
    I do the tdee too but its still weird on the weekends which are also my nonexercise days , so ive jumped on the exercise bike at home if im gonna eat more.
  • krawhitham
    krawhitham Posts: 831 Member
    I tried doing it that way and I stayed at the same weight for 2 months.

    Now I do the TDEE method and feel much better about my weight loss. I eat 1750 calories a day whether I exercise my butt off or not...
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    its the only reason i run
  • marekdds
    marekdds Posts: 2,233 Member
    I do it and don't feel the least bit guilty. I know it is healthy to exercise, but truth be told, I exercise so I can eat more.
  • JenniCali1000
    JenniCali1000 Posts: 646 Member
    That's me. Every day!! But it works for me and allows me to eat more, which is always a good thing! :)
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    not too often but yeah...let's say my husband and I both have around 80-100 cal remaining after dinner...it is not unheard of for us to do an hour of walking at brisk pace so that we can have ice cream without going over.
  • kendall916
    kendall916 Posts: 4,222 Member
    Mmhm, that's what I did in the beginning. Lately I've slacked on that bit due to this stubborn cough I have. I'm itching to go on the stationary bike again!
  • Chris_Pierce
    Chris_Pierce Posts: 267 Member
    I bike for beer. No worries :)
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Some will disagree but I believe that if this is not done in excess, there is nothing wrong with it. Honestly, I think it is sort of how it should be. That being said, there is no way we can really outrun our fork so excessive cardio (2-3 hours) to overcome a 2000 calorie binge is not going to work out well and does not address the real problem. However, if you are only trying to overcome an ice cream sandwich... go for it. Best wishes on every success.
  • suremeansyes
    suremeansyes Posts: 962 Member
    The only reason I workout is so my TDEE is higher.
  • emtjmac
    emtjmac Posts: 1,320 Member
    its the only reason i run

    This. :P
  • tlcarolinagirl
    tlcarolinagirl Posts: 1,700 Member
    I run for foodz.
  • TRD66
    TRD66 Posts: 310 Member
    Hell, yes.

    I like my food, and by that I mean pizza, crisps, cream cakes - but I understand the need to keep the weight down :smile:

    Exercise is how I do it. You can't spend all you're time eating lettuce in case you get fact (no offense intended to any lettuce eaters:devil: )
  • kmorgan221
    kmorgan221 Posts: 206 Member
    Yes, all the time.
  • Kimdbro
    Kimdbro Posts: 922 Member
    I do this and I feel no remorse. :drinker:
  • RacquetChick
    RacquetChick Posts: 164 Member
    This is definitely me. I try to build as much muscle as possible so that I can eat all the food... (are you finished with that?) :blushing:
  • OccamsDisposableRazor
    OccamsDisposableRazor Posts: 49 Member
    Hell, yes.

    I like my food, and by that I mean pizza, crisps, cream cakes - but I understand the need to keep the weight down :smile:

    Exercise is how I do it. You can't spend all you're time eating lettuce in case you get fact (no offense intended to any lettuce eaters:devil: )

    ^^ This. A thousand times, this. I see others' diaries where they skip dinner regularly in order to stay within their calorie goal. I have no idea how they survive. I love food, and food loves me. Besides, I love the endorphins and confidence booster that exercising brings!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I own a t-shirt that says, "I will ride for beer"...and it is a very accurate statement.
  • hermann341
    hermann341 Posts: 443 Member
    As someone who exercises almost exclusively before work, I would have to say I eat because I've exercised, as opposed to exercising because I want to eat. But I also enjoy seeing some extra calories available in the evenings to apply to an adult beverage after dinner. :)

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