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    Should I eat more on days I work out?

    Posts: 4 Member
    edited February 27 in Food and Nutrition
    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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    • Posts: 6,124 Member
      MFP is based on net NEAT calories ... you are expected to eat exercise calories back under their system.
    • Posts: 4 Member
      So there is no harm in eating back all the calories I burned?
    • Posts: 1,024 Member
      net calories
    • Posts: 6,124 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 84 Member
      there are some good explanations of this in other threads. Search on "eating back" and you'll find them. Hope that helps.
    • Posts: 99 Member
      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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