Do you eat calories you burn off?

I usually do but not on purpose, lol.

I don't, and just started this a few weeks ago because I was eating all of my exercise calories back. I eat about 1800-1900 calories a day and exercise 4 or 5 times a week, some days are less active than others.

yes i eat my calories burned off

No not really. Especially since I have no idea how accurate those "calories burned" on the tredmil and other machines actually are. I use exercise as a metabolism booster and to keep myself active/in-shape but all my calorie deficient is based on my diet alone.

diemos9 wrote: »

jemhh wrote: »

Yes, all of them.

Lol!!!!

I'm serious! I'm not being a smart aleck

sandsofarabia wrote: »

No not really. Especially since I have no idea how accurate those "calories burned" on the tredmil and other machines actually are. I use exercise as a metabolism booster and to keep myself active/in-shape but all my calorie deficient is based on my diet alone.

I agree with this. I don't eat them back, as there is no way to know exactly how much I burned.

Yep

sometimes. only if im really hungry that day/

sandsofarabia wrote: »

No not really. Especially since I have no idea how accurate those "calories burned" on the tredmil and other machines actually are. I use exercise as a metabolism booster and to keep myself active/in-shape but all my calorie deficient is based on my diet alone.

The inherent flaw in this is that you are not accounting for exercise activity then...so essentially your deficit is bigger than intended. Not a huge issue if most of your exercise activity is light and of relatively short duration...the more rigorous your exercise is, the more important it is to properly account for and thus fuel that activity.

Exercise is really good for you...moderate to vigorous exercise is also a big time stress on the body...energy (calories) and nutrients are required for proper recovery as well as fitness gains and performance. One of the reasons MFP utilizes this particular method (as flawed as it is) is to teach people how to properly fuel fitness activities and rather than using those activities to lose weight, use diet for weight control and exercise for the sake of fitness.

But yes, you're correct...it can be difficult to estimate burn and many people do overestimate that burn and also underestimate their intake. You will never get and exact burn...it's all an estimate...but there are ways to estimate your burn pretty closely. Also, this is one of the numerous reasons why people who exercise with regularity and consistency ultimately transition to the TDEE method.

diemos9 wrote: »

jemhh wrote: »

Yes, all of them.

Lol!!!!

Why LOL?
Don't you understand how this tool is supposed to work?

BTW - in case you don't understand TDEE either, people following the TDEE method have included exercise in their calculations.

You might notice a correlation between people who have been successful and eat back their exercise calories - just a thought.

cwolfman13 wrote: »

sandsofarabia wrote: »

No not really. Especially since I have no idea how accurate those "calories burned" on the tredmil and other machines actually are. I use exercise as a metabolism booster and to keep myself active/in-shape but all my calorie deficient is based on my diet alone.

The inherent flaw in this is that you are not accounting for exercise activity then...so essentially your deficit is bigger than intended. Not a huge issue if most of your exercise activity is light and of relatively short duration...the more rigorous your exercise is, the more important it is to properly account for and thus fuel that activity.

Exercise is really good for you...moderate to vigorous exercise is also a big time stress on the body...energy (calories) and nutrients are required for proper recovery as well as fitness gains and performance. One of the reasons MFP utilizes this particular method (as flawed as it is) is to teach people how to properly fuel fitness activities and rather than using those activities to lose weight, use diet for weight control and exercise for the sake of fitness.

But yes, you're correct...it can be difficult to estimate burn and many people do overestimate that burn and also underestimate their intake. You will never get and exact burn...it's all an estimate...but there are ways to estimate your burn pretty closely. Also, this is one of the numerous reasons why people who exercise with regularity and consistency ultimately transition to the TDEE method.

Very true. Considering the fact that I have finals coming up and an MCAT test, I have had no time for regular vigorous exercise. I do indulge myself more in calories when I work out a lot and more regularly if that's of any consideration!

Some of them. my exercise calories are my insurance. I automatically eat some beforehand to fuel my workout and then I will eat additional calories depending if im hungry and if i want to kin of supersize/ upgrade my meal. It also creates a chocolate and chips allowance for me.

Almost always eat all of them back. I've been doing this a year, and have lost 50+ pounds eating back what MFP estimates my burns at

glfernandes828 wrote: »

I try not to but sometimes if I know I'm gonna drink alcohol that day, I'll workout extra hard so I can at least drink back the calories haha

So I essentially do the same thing. On days I know I'll be eating more I exercise just so I can eat the calories burned...... or in this case drink them if needed.