I can't eat back my exercise calories

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  • vdaniela3
    vdaniela3 Posts: 22 Member
    idk, I played violin, not for 5 hrs. But I wouldn't think it burned 800 calories, I wouldn't be comfortable counting that as exercise. Now maybe if you were out on the field marching Drum and Bugle Corp (dci), but concert violin, no.
  • meggonkgonk
    meggonkgonk Posts: 2,066 Member
    You might consider counting only part of them- they are def activity. I think someone on here suggested you switch to "moderately active" and not count it- I think that's a good idea. But if you still arent making up your cals, it looks like you could beef up each meal by about 100 cals without too much effort.

    Also what is Sainsbury? I see it in a lot of my UK friends' diaries. Much curiousness...
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    I do not think you should log your violin practice. I would consider it to be more of a "lifestyle" activity and not a "fitness" activity Now, if you went running or swam laps, then you'd count it. For example, a pro basketball player would not count his games as "exercise" on top of lifestyle, because it IS his lifestyle. But since I would only play basketball for fitness/fun, it would be "exercise".
  • littlemili
    littlemili Posts: 625 Member
    Also what is Sainsbury? I see it in a lot of my UK friends' diaries. Much curiousness...
    It's a big supermarket chain. Like Tesco or Asda.

    Ok I think what I will do is just not log practice. The worst that can happen is I lose more weight than I expect to, but I think maybe at the moment it is not representing what I'm burning accurately enough. Then I will try harder to eat all my daily calories including eating back all other exercise. I guess I will just see how that goes for a week or 2, and if I am obviously then under-estimating how much food I need when I practice a lot then I will go up to a different activity level.

    Any more suggestions or comments are welcome! My diary is open.
  • katlondoncanuck
    katlondoncanuck Posts: 49
    Do you have your lifestyle listed correctly? As it sounds to me like you are pretty active and therefore you probably can hav emore than 1200 as your base level?
  • AshiaJ
    AshiaJ Posts: 1 Member
    I don't think you are neccessarily eating back your calories. I was a little confused with this too. Basically, you burn calories when you exercise...adding calories back to your calorie limit for the day. As such you can eat more, if you choose. However, I think if you're trying to lose the weight, you burn the calories and keep below the limit. Think of it this way...if you eat breakfast and lunch then go to the gym and burn 500 calories...you just burned off your breakfast. So now all that my cound count will be the lunch and dinner calories. which is great because that where the weight lost kicks in
  • bmontgomery87
    bmontgomery87 Posts: 1,260 Member
    Eat back what you can. You'll get used to it. I had trouble eating a lot at first but now I can eat 3k cals a day without much trouble.

    Look at your daily goals and see what you are short on.
    If you've got room for fats, peanut butter is an awesome way to get in calories easily.
    Skim milk is also another option if you have room for carbs/protein. I always have both of these every day.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    I agree with bmont.

    Don't try to go up 500 or 600 calories all at once, ramp up to it. Add 50 or 75 calorie this week, and another 50 or 75 next week, ...etc. before you know it, you'll be where you need to be.

    the body will adapt hormonally to the amount of energy you give it. I.E. if you're consistently giving your body 1200 calories, whether or not that's the right energy amount for you, your body will eventually "learn to deal" with those calories and stop sending hunger signals. Likewise, if you've been super low for a while, and try to suddenly go up, you're going to feel really full and bloated, it doesn't matter whether you need it or not. So give your body time to adjust, let the hormone levels even out, and be patient. It takes time to do this stuff correctly.
  • djdem1
    djdem1 Posts: 2 Member
    oh no i drink shakeology every day... why you say i am getting ripped off? the nutrients are great and it taste good, but i am willing to hear what you think...thanks so much!:happy:
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