Eating back exercise calories

tlgomolka
tlgomolka Posts: 1
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
if MFP is calculating the calories I need to consume to meet my goal should I or shouldn't I be eating my workout calories burned?

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  • slucki01
    slucki01 Posts: 284 Member
    Most people think that MFP overestimates the calories burned. I generally try to eat back about 1/2 of the calories that MFP credits me with.
  • Btbeam
    Btbeam Posts: 252 Member
    I don't eat back any exercise calories.
  • LoveLiveLife27
    LoveLiveLife27 Posts: 48
    I don't eat back my burned calories but I'm going to start eating back atleast half. If I only eat 1,200 cals a day and burn around 4-500 well thats unhealthy. I'd say eat some back atleast.
  • areallycoolstory
    areallycoolstory Posts: 1,680 Member
    I've been trying not to eat the exercise calories back. The cool thing is exercise gives you more points the other markers like sugar, and sodium. Often I have lots of calories left, but eating anything takes me over one of the other totals. I did 10 minutes on the treadmill before dinner just so I could put fat free sour cream on my taco. I had like 800 calories left, but sour cream put me over on sugar.
  • Dube11
    Dube11 Posts: 93 Member
    If you are looking to lose weight then I wouldn't eat back the calories burned during workouts.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    MFP is designed that you are suppposed to eat back your exercise calories. It DOES NOT account for exercise when you set it up.
    A lot of people are concerned about overestimation and choose to eat a portion of them back. The more exercise you do, the more important it is. If you are very active I strongly suggest accounting for exercise somehow.
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