If I exercise at 7 or 8pm at night, does the calories get added to that day or tomorrow?

jarablue
jarablue Posts: 127 Member
edited February 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
I wanted to know if I go jogging at 7 or 8pm at night, do the calories that get added go to that nights total or should I just count them in for the next day?

I do not eat back exercise calories but wanted to know if I do feel like snacking, when it would be appropriate.

Thanks!

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  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    It's your preference. Look at your caloric expenditure and intake at a weekly POV. The body works on a larger scale than a day to day basis. As long as your hitting your goals for the whole week, you will be fine
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,739 Member
    Also, why aren't you eating your exercise calories (or a portion at least) back?
  • jarablue
    jarablue Posts: 127 Member
    edited February 2016
    glassyo wrote: »
    Also, why aren't you eating your exercise calories (or a portion at least) back?

    I eat some of them back if I feel like snacking. Not all the time but I'd say 40% of the time I eat half back. I tell ya, a little bit of OCD develops when counting calories like this. It seems a bit helpful in a way.
  • jarablue
    jarablue Posts: 127 Member
    pinggolfer96 wrote: »
    It's your preference. Look at your caloric expenditure and intake at a weekly POV. The body works on a larger scale than a day to day basis. As long as your hitting your goals for the whole week, you will be fine

    Ah, so it's a weekly timing thing. Thanks.
  • LushFix
    LushFix Posts: 303 Member
    edited February 2016
    I don't think it would really matter, as long as you're consistent.

    So either log it for that day or the next. But make sure your logging the same everytime. It should all even out.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,739 Member
    jarablue wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    Also, why aren't you eating your exercise calories (or a portion at least) back?

    I eat some of them back if I feel like snacking. Not all the time but I'd say 40% of the time I eat half back. I tell ya, a little bit of OCD develops when counting calories like this. It seems a bit helpful in a way.

    LOL that's true about the OCD. I've cut back on my calories in OCDness...

    As for the eating calories back thing...I've always felt that it's best to eat as much as you can while still able to lose weight because those calories are going to just get less and less as the weight comes off.

    And I still blame Weight Watchers and my netting 700-1000 calories a day for that 30 lb weight gain when trying to get out of a plateau. :)

    And I like food.

    So I eat every last morsel I can get away with.

    (Also, there are health issues if you net too long for too long.)
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    I've noticed on my relatively active days (e.g. 6-8 hours of dancing) I don't really feel the increased hunger day of, but I will definitely feel it the next day if I didn't eat back some cals.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    That day, but as others said, it is really a weekly issue. I usually try to figure 2-3 day windows balance out.

    However, exercise at night = ICE CREAM FOR ME!! WOOOOOO!

    *coughs and attempts to regain composure*

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