Exercise calories

julia0427
julia0427 Posts: 64 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So...MFP has me set to 1260 calories a day. I eat close to or just shy of that. But there are days when I burn 800 calories in a workout. So it is telling me i still have 1,000 calories left to eat but I don't because I don't think I could. Am I not giving my body enough calories in??

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  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    You're not giving your body the proper nutrition it needs if you're only netting 460 calories...

    TBH though, if you're not hungry after only netting about 500 calories, I think your logging is off.
  • julia0427
    julia0427 Posts: 64 Member
    But i don't feel weak or anything. If I feel hungry I have a snack. So....lol.
  • db34fit69
    db34fit69 Posts: 189 Member
    Could you please describe your workout that burns 800 calories?
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Do you weigh and log EVERYTHING? I think you're consuming more than you think.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    julia0427 wrote: »
    But i don't feel weak or anything. If I feel hungry I have a snack. So....lol.

    Lol at what? My point still stands. IMHO something doesn't add up. I don't think you're netting that low if you don't think you could eat more.
  • Skyblueyellow
    Skyblueyellow Posts: 225 Member
    Is it the workout causing you to not feel hungry? I have that problem depending on what time of day I exercise and the type of exercise I do. It's like I get this huge burst of energy afterwards and food is the last thing on my mind and I have to remember to eat back some of the calories to give myself the proper nutrition. I do weigh and log everything so I'm pretty certain about my intake and I cut the calories MFP gives me back for workouts in half because I don't trust it.
  • julia0427
    julia0427 Posts: 64 Member
    Everyone got too critical. I appreciate your responses. Thanks.
  • julia0427
    julia0427 Posts: 64 Member
    And to answer your workout question. I walk six and a half km at a good pace. I have a heart rate monitor so it's pretty accurate.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    How did everyone get to critical. We basically answered your question...
  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    What is the point of this post? Are you losing weight?
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    OP, just a cautionary note. 6.5 km walking is going to be closer to 300 kcal (net). 800 kcal seems like a big overestimate.

    And yes, you are supposed to eat you exercise calories -- but this example illustrates why many people say to only eat a portion of those: the estimates are often way off.
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