Am I supposed to eat my exercise calories?

I went on a 40 minute hike carrying my baby in a hiking pack. It says I burned 300 calories. Am I supposed to eat those extra calories?

This depends, if you're hungry eat them. If you're not, then don't eat them.

It really depends on your goal, but in most instances you do not need to eat those calories. If that deficit that you create by exercise adds up to 3500 calories then you should lose one pound. If you are meeting your calorie goal before exercise, then that weight loss will come almost entirely from excess body fat.

-Tom

Read a few of these and follow these peoples advice, I wasnt eating my exercise caloies back and actually ended up gaining weight. I changed my goal per week and started eating exercise calories and I am losing again.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/196502-for-the-people-who-work-out-like-crazy-and-are-not-losing

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/225156-so-you-want-to-be-successful

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/117726-eating-exercise-cals-slowing-your-weight-loss-read-this