I get 1200 food calories and burned 600 today ...

napilibay
napilibay Posts: 121 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
... Can I just eat back to bring me to 1200 net? I will be force feeding to eat 800 more today.

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    If your allowance is 1200 and was calculated by MFP, and you burn 600 through exercise (which MFP doesn't consider when setting goals) then you should eat 1800 total.

    That said, that only works if your calculations and numbers are accurate. 600 calorie exercise burns, while not unheard of, would be a pretty long, intense workout for most people.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    i generally start at eating half my exercise calories. and evaluate the speed of weight loss from there. in general, exercise calories overestimated.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Yes, you are supposed to end your day at the net goal.

    Many live by eating back 50-75% of their exercise calories to account for intake inaccuracies, and over estimation of exercise calories. You're goal is already at the net bottom, you don't really want to go any lower.
  • napilibay
    napilibay Posts: 121 Member
    Ok thanks. I had a 65 minute kickboxing and strength training dvd today and used my polar watch to monitor calories so it should be fairly accurate.
  • hh353
    hh353 Posts: 37 Member
    Be careful with that! Last night it gave me 600 calorie credit!! I do work out hard, cardio 30 min and weight training for an hour - however no way in heck am I going to eat 600 more calories! I typically loose 2.5 - 3 lbs a week - 1200 calories a day and hitting the gym every other day - I also have a cheat day on Fridays. Maybe that's why I can pull off the cheat day?? But it works for me!
  • napilibay
    napilibay Posts: 121 Member
    Hh353, you have a polar? I'm think I'll just eat back 300 and see how that goes.
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