Hi there!!! I am kinda new to this but need some help.

browngoldiamond
browngoldiamond Posts: 3
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Hi my name is Mis this is my first time visiting the community part of my fitness pal. I have been doing this for 40 days now lost 16lbs but this week I gained back three. I don't get it though. My calorie intake is 1,250 ok so I'll burn like 800- 900 by excersising.
Help! Am I not eating enough calories or something because I burned the calories off? Am I suppose to eat back all or some of those calories back in order to lose weight? God bless :smile:

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  • murderes
    murderes Posts: 5
    It may be it. Your organism may went into starvation mode. And start to hold every calorie you put. I would suggest you to eat at least 1200 calories per day + burned from working out. For example 1200 + 800 from working out = 2000 ;)

    Or it may be some monthly difference of weight?
    Do you do a variety of exercise ( strenght, cardio)?
  • awesomejdad
    awesomejdad Posts: 493 Member
    The answer to your question is yes. This is why.

    Food is good, without it you die. If you eat 1250 calories and burn 800 then your only leaving 450 calories for your body to use. To put it simply, in the above example, 450 calories went to your body to support basic body functions and the other 800 was for your workout. 450 calories is not enough for your body to even support basic organ functions.

    If you saw someone eating 450 calories a day what would you think? That is what you are doing.
  • browngoldiamond
    browngoldiamond Posts: 3
    Yes I jog for a hour and I do lunges and other strength workouts for my body. So I guess eat more so my body won't think I am starving it.
  • browngoldiamond
    browngoldiamond Posts: 3
    Okay I see eat the difference up to 1250? 800 calorie difference. Wow I thank you both for making it clear to understand.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Yes, you're meant to be eating the extra calories you burn, but I'll add a caveat. If you're relying on MFP's estimates or gym machine readouts then those calorie estimates may be too high. A lot of us recommend eating only 50-75% of those extra burned calories to account for any inaccuracies.

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