Should I eat more on days I work out?

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bxa014
bxa014 Posts: 4 Member
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On MFP profile, I am lightly active, want to lose 2 lbs per week, and my recommended calorie intake is 1360. I was wondering, do I always eat that amount of calories, even if I burn 500 calories during my workout? Or do I eat more to balance it out? Thanks in advance :)

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  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
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    MFP is based on net NEAT calories ... you are expected to eat exercise calories back under their system.
  • bxa014
    bxa014 Posts: 4 Member
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    So there is no harm in eating back all the calories I burned?
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
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    net calories
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
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    So there is no harm in eating back all the calories I burned?

    None as long as you accurately figure both your intake and exercise burns then eat to the net calorie goal calculated by MFP.

    That said, depending on how much weight you have to lose, two pounds per week might be a bit aggressive.
  • zenhiker2014
    zenhiker2014 Posts: 84 Member
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    there are some good explanations of this in other threads. Search on "eating back" and you'll find them. Hope that helps.
  • IFBBRich
    IFBBRich Posts: 99 Member
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    I like to eat more on my training days espesially weight training for women. I suggest to my clients to eat more carbs on there traing days as well!

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