Is this right?? exercise earns you calories??

luanwarren37
luanwarren37 Posts: 34
edited September 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi there folks started regime today was given a total of 1370 calories for the day ,,took my time to select my food but when i added what excersie i had done my total points had gone up so in affect i could of had more to eat am i doing it right??? im well chuffed if i am coz ive ad a good day today Yippeee

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  • jaydensmommy2010
    jaydensmommy2010 Posts: 129 Member
    Yes try to eat your exercise calories! I am having a hard time eating all mine with out eating junk.. haha
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    Yes you are doing it right, well done. You get more calories if you exercise. :flowerforyou:
  • EHuntRN
    EHuntRN Posts: 320 Member
    Yes..you got the idea..jus make sure there good cals...I cant never eat all mines back but I do try and re-fuel with some of them!!!
  • caitlinclock
    caitlinclock Posts: 528 Member
    http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/

    :wink:
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    Just make sure you are getting a NET of 1200 calories a day. This would be caloric intake after exercise. Eating all your exercise calories is good, but if you can't or are nervous to do so, make suer your final intake of calories for the day is over 1200. Under and your body will go into starvation mode and you won't lose.
  • mytwoprinces
    mytwoprinces Posts: 8
    "exercise earns you calories" is my mantra! I do it otherwise I would be chewing my arm off, lol. Even if its just a walk to the park with the kids (60 min round trip= 286 cals). I now love exercise as it means I can EAT. xx
  • Rawr1978
    Rawr1978 Posts: 245 Member
    This depends on how quickly you want to lose weight. Exercise does earn you extra calories, and if you're going the "nice and slow" (and probably healthiest way), then yes, make sure you consume more than 1200/day.

    If you're like me, and need to see results a bit faster, you put the exercise calories "in the bank". It's more weight that doesn't show up on the scale.

    I lost 65lbs since last Feb by eating 1108/day (bad. I do NOT recommend this, but MY body is strange- it accustomed to it wonderfully)...when i started at the gym, and worked out like a maniac, i of course had to eat slightly more (growling tummies don't give you strength to list weights). But, for those times when i needed to lose weight faster, i simply ignored the exercise calories and ate 1200/day, plus worked out.
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