Eating your Exercise Calories?

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  • Eoghann
    Eoghann Posts: 130 Member
    The amount of calories that MFP says you burn is double what you really burn. The counts are not accurate. If you use an exercise bike or a heart monitor or whatever, you will see this. My diet doctor said that if a person is a marathon runner or weight-lifting 200 lbs on a regular basis, they should eat back the exercise calories. He said a regular person who just does an hour of exercise a day shouldn't eat back the calories. My dietician said the same thing. So, I don't eat mine back.

    In that scenario it would make sense. However, for someone like me who uses a sedentary setting and has a FitBit on all day, it makes sense to eat some of the exercise calories. The number calculated is reasonably accurate and substantial (900 or more some days).
  • Keefypoos
    Keefypoos Posts: 231 Member
    'You do NOT need to replace those types of calorie burn because that's already included in your BMR. '

    BMR dose not take into account any exercise it is the calories burnt at rest 24/7
  • hamburgerthighs
    hamburgerthighs Posts: 16 Member
    Yes, I eat my exercise calories. I have a big appetite, so I have to exercise daily just meet my goals. When I don't I go significantly over. In fact, I'm considering exercising twice daily to have a buffer and increase my results. I'm not sure that there is a way around this for me.
  • hamburgerthighs
    hamburgerthighs Posts: 16 Member
    Also, contrary to the other posts, my experience has been that Myfitnesspal calorie burn calculator is less than the read out on my treadmill.
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    Do you eat your exercise calories? If so do you still lose weight? I've been sort of eating mine but not all and have not lost weight. Just wondering if I should just stick to my calories or if I should eat all of my exercise calories - which way to go??

    Please start here >>> http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • criticaltodd
    criticaltodd Posts: 86
    I've been eating back my exercise calories and been losing weight. Not sure if it matters, but when I calculated my caloric goals, I used the "sedentary" setting as my base. This way, I think, no exercise is included that I don't enter in myself from my actual workouts.

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