exercise calories

jennyrc
jennyrc Posts: 12
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
my calories /day are 1490....... I usually burn about 500 cal/day five days a week, sometimes a little more when i can fit it in.... been doing this for a month and a half...not seeing any results..... am i supposed to be eating back those exercise calories???

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  • lovehandles3076
    lovehandles3076 Posts: 27 Member
    My understanding is yes, if anyone knows though what is the best way to get those calories back, the tracker tells you that you have extra calories. My question is what about the carbs, fat, protein etc. What shoud be the foods of choice??
  • michelle4271
    michelle4271 Posts: 194 Member
    I've heard the rule of thumb to be 80% of your exercise calories. You will have to play with it a bit to see what works for you, I tend to vary quite dramatically from day to day, listening to my body creating a zig zagging affect and it works well for me.

    Also, I believe you should try to get lean protein back in within 30 mins of exercise to repair muscle. I typically drink a whey protein shake and then depending on the time of day that I've exercised it will be close to either lunch or dinner, trying to eat as cleanly as possible,,,,haha key word trying (obviously some days are easier said than done).

    Another thing alot of people drink within 30mins is 1 cup of chocolate milk

    good luck

    also, dont forget to make sure that your water is up there to get rid of the water your muscles are holding onto
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