Stuck on a plateau

Lovemehatemebytchez
Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello, Fit Fam

I have a question, so If you burn 1100 calories by exercising how much calories are you supposed to eat then?

Thanks

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  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    If you truly burned 1100 cals, eat back approximately 550.

    Be careful if you're using machines, the calorie burns reported can be overstated.
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    edited June 2015
    Thanks bpetrosky, I have a Polar FT4 watch. So is that just 550 more then what Fitness Pal says or Only 550?
  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    In theory you eat all of them back, the suggestion of eating 550 is to account for the fact that most things tend to overestimate how many calories you burn through exercise. How many you eat back is up to you, most people eat back 50-80% (obviously don't eat back over 100% lol).

    Personally I use a Fitbit to measure calories and eat all of them back.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    That depends on how much you are eating.

    Are you eating in a deficit? eating at maintenance? what are your goals?
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    Thanks @DemoraFairy I also have a Fitbit account.
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    Hello @SezxyStef Well I had a problem where I was working out too much and not eating enough. Ay, I try to eat about 1500 calories And I burn from 500 to 800.
  • teresa_garcia29
    teresa_garcia29 Posts: 65 Member
    Today I went to my third body combat class in a week . The calories burned show as approx. 600. I still only ate 1200 calories a day and feel fine and am not hungry. Should I still also try and eat back some calories??
  • teresa_garcia29
    teresa_garcia29 Posts: 65 Member
    That is 600 calories per class
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    Why would you if you feel full girly. @teresa_garcia29
  • teresa_garcia29
    teresa_garcia29 Posts: 65 Member
    That works.
  • JanelleG0122
    JanelleG0122 Posts: 323 Member
    I only eat when i'm hungry. If that puts me in the 20% of my exercise calories or at 80% of my exercise calories, that's what happens that day. The best way to say it is if your goal is 1200 calories and you exercise 600 off then eat between 1200-1600 calories that day if you want to eat back some of your exercise calories. Good Luck everyone!
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    Thanks so much love. @firecutie18
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    teresa_garcia29 wrote: »
    Today I went to my third body combat class in a week . The calories burned show as approx. 600. I still only ate 1200 calories a day and feel fine and am not hungry. Should I still also try and eat back some calories??

    so you are netting 600 calories a day????
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    OP - what are you doing to burn 1100 calories??????
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    OP - what are you doing to burn 1100 calories??????

    That's what I was going to ask.


    So say mfp say you should eat 1500 and your exercise machine or non linked Fitbit/polar says you burned 1100.

    Either enter the exercise in mfp as 1100 and eat half of it back, 1500+550=2050.

    Or enter it as 550 and eat it all back.

  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    teresa_garcia29 wrote: »
    Today I went to my third body combat class in a week . The calories burned show as approx. 600. I still only ate 1200 calories a day and feel fine and am not hungry. Should I still also try and eat back some calories??

    so you are netting 600 calories a day????

    Probably more like 900 if we assume exercise is over estimated. Still low though.

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Merkavar wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    teresa_garcia29 wrote: »
    Today I went to my third body combat class in a week . The calories burned show as approx. 600. I still only ate 1200 calories a day and feel fine and am not hungry. Should I still also try and eat back some calories??

    so you are netting 600 calories a day????

    Probably more like 900 if we assume exercise is over estimated. Still low though.

    true ….
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    I try to eat about 1500 calories and I burn anywhere from 400 - 1100, so says my polar watch. Hehe! It just depends if am at home working out or at the gym or going hiking. Remember everyone is different.
  • BasicGreatGuy
    BasicGreatGuy Posts: 857 Member
    edited July 2015
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    I try to eat about 1500 calories and I burn anywhere from 400 - 1100, so says my polar watch. Hehe! It just depends if am at home working out or at the gym or going hiking. Remember everyone is different.
    I am a Polar fan as well. I have the Polar M400. I have burned 656 calories over several hours today.

    As to the subject at hand, if I am hungry, I will eat some of my extra. Otherwise, I don't worry about it.
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    BasicGreatGuy wrote: »
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    I try to eat about 1500 calories and I burn anywhere from 400 - 1100, so says my polar watch. Hehe! It just depends if am at home working out or at the gym or going hiking. Remember everyone is different.
    I am a Polar fan as well. I have the Polar M400. I have burned 656 calories over several hours today.

    As to the subject at hand, if I am hungry, I will eat some of my extra. Otherwise, I don't worry about it.

    The Polar M400 nice, I wanted the black one, but wasn't in my price range. I got me the Polar FT4.

  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    BasicGreatGuy wrote: »
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    I try to eat about 1500 calories and I burn anywhere from 400 - 1100, so says my polar watch. Hehe! It just depends if am at home working out or at the gym or going hiking. Remember everyone is different.
    I am a Polar fan as well. I have the Polar M400. I have burned 656 calories over several hours today.

    As to the subject at hand, if I am hungry, I will eat some of my extra. Otherwise, I don't worry about it.

    The Polar M400 nice, I wanted the black one, but wasn't in my price range. I got me the Polar FT4.

    I have a Polar FT4 and honestly imo I didn't think it was that accurate.
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    Hey @BasicGreatGuy, The Polar M400 nice I wanted the black one, but wasn't in my price range. I got me the Polar FT4. Me too, If you have a Instagram follow me @Sully_GetsFit

  • daniwilford
    daniwilford Posts: 1,030 Member
    I use my FitBit to measure activity, my digital scale to measure all my food and the most accurate entries I can find on MFP for both. I have never lost weight so consistently week to week, or so close to the amount predicted by using calories in - calories out. So (CI - CO)/3500=WL in pounds. Currently there is less than a 10% difference in what I expected to lose and have lost. Using this method, there are day to day fluctuations, but I have never plateaued.
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