exercise calories

lookingtobesmall
lookingtobesmall Posts: 22 Member
edited November 25 in Fitness and Exercise
Are you suppose to eat the calories that you burn off I walk and it has said I get extra 300 calories to eat on top of 1200 I eat but do you have to eat the calories back that u burn??

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  • Bakins929
    Bakins929 Posts: 895 Member
    You have just opened a can of worms! There are views on both sides. Lot's of threads about it also. Generally, it is assumed, yes, eat your exercise calories.

    *Grabs popcorn and prepares for the melee*
  • lookingtobesmall
    lookingtobesmall Posts: 22 Member
    So 8 need to some people say yes some say no so.confusing. where can I find these post at
  • Shanel0916
    Shanel0916 Posts: 586 Member
    Some will say eat half of your exercise calories, I say do what feels right for you.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited October 2015
    Gosh this again...

    Do a search within the MFP community forums.. you find 100 of threads about this..

    and this...

    • http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/833026/important-posts-to-read/p1

    I will throw this is for kicks:

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  • pmm3437
    pmm3437 Posts: 529 Member
    Eating back exercise calories is a matter of personal choice. Exercise calories are not part of the weekly targeted weight loss goal, so you can safely consume them if you chose too.

    Many people who do eat back calories will only eat back a portion of them, based on how accurate they think the burn estimate is.

    A common recommendation is to eat back 50% to start, and adjust from there. If your estimates are coming from a heart rate monitor device, you can safely start much higher.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    Regardless of what others do, this site is designed for you to add exercise calories and eat them. Finding what your actual burns are is the tricky part. Trial and error.
  • Bakins929
    Bakins929 Posts: 895 Member
    edited October 2015
    pmm3437 wrote: »
    Eating back exercise calories is a matter of personal choice. Exercise calories are not part of the weekly targeted weight loss goal, so you can safely consume them if you chose too.

    Many people who do eat back calories will only eat back a portion of them, based on how accurate they think the burn estimate is.

    A common recommendation is to eat back 50% to start, and adjust from there. If your estimates are coming from a heart rate monitor device, you can safely start much higher.

    Agreed! If using software only, or gym equipment to calculate calories, use caution! I have never found MFP or the other UA apps to be accurate. If using a good chest strap type HRM, I would trust it much more.
    kami3006 wrote: »
    Regardless of what others do, this site is designed for you to add exercise calories and eat them. Finding what your actual burns are is the tricky part. Trial and error.

    This! ^


    Also see:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818082/exercise-calories-again-wtf
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited October 2015
    lookingtobesmall wrote: »
    Are you suppose to eat the calories that you burn off I walk and it has said I get extra 300 calories to eat on top of 1200 I eat but do you have to eat the calories back that u burn??

    At 1200 calories you will lose weight with ZERO exercise.

    At 1200 - 300 exercise calories.....your net intake is 900 calories. 900 calories is not enough fuel. You want to eat enough to fuel existing lean muscle....so most of the weight you lose is fat.

    Now, the "controversy" regarding eating calories back is this: Did you really burn 300 calories? Did you really eat 1200 calories? These are both estimations. When people say eating back exercise calories "doesn't work," they have estimated something wrong.
  • lookingtobesmall
    lookingtobesmall Posts: 22 Member
    I'm new trying to look thru post but don't have all day to go thru it all in one day sorry did not see other post but thank you all for replying
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