Should My Cat Eat His Exercise Calories?

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  • gc_tweety
    gc_tweety Posts: 205 Member
    Best day ever!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    We've been working out and I put him on a strict 1500 calorie a day but I am wondering if he should eat his exercise calories? Won't that make him fat?


    Halp plz

    This really depends....is your cat using the MFP method or TDEE? If using the MFP, he should most definitely eat them back...or at least most of them...if he's using the TDEE method, then no. Also, you might want to cut back on his processed carbs...
  • Kittyfreind
    Kittyfreind Posts: 8
    Have you tried upping his calories a little? Maybe he's fallen into starvation mode.
    omg yes pls up calorys 4 ur cat or he will go into stervation mode my cat will only eat pounce and is in stervation mode now i wud fedd her more if i cud but she dont want nething Else 2 eat wat r u fedding him u shud try pounce all cats liek it
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    My cat is in a bulking phase.
  • tj1376
    tj1376 Posts: 1,402 Member
    I have one cat who refuses to recognize she is overweight and should really get some exercise and another who is OBSESSED with cardio and circuit training. I cant make him stop even to go to bed some days. I wake up and his equipment is littering the bed because he was sleeping exercising. Make sure your cat doesn't overdue it, you dont want any injuries.
  • Haku_Assassin
    Haku_Assassin Posts: 27 Member
    bump
  • ImtheOnethatsCool
    ImtheOnethatsCool Posts: 212 Member
    My cat is in a bulking phase.

    My cats are always saying they are bulking. I think they are lying to me.
  • WickedZoey
    WickedZoey Posts: 401 Member
    We've been working out and I put him on a strict 1500 calorie a day but I am wondering if he should eat his exercise calories? Won't that make him fat?


    Halp plz

    lol :)
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    no hes a lardo
  • zcb94
    zcb94 Posts: 3,678 Member
    My cat gets plenty of cardio due to playing all day and night, and only has a thin layer of chub, basically just for warmth. I didn't know that animals needed to worry about calories, to be honest.
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    zcb94 wrote: »
    I didn't know that animals needed to worry about calories, to be honest.

    They do... they can get pretty chubby otherwise! But check out the original posting date. :smile:
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
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    Get your hands off my exercise calories!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    So_Much_Fab wrote: »
    MFP is for cats 18 and over only. Have you not read the terms of use??

    this...you need to go to spark cats...
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Is your cat's exercise chasing mice? If so, you need to include what kind of mouser your cat is - polite evidence eater, or mangled corpse gift giving jerk? Unfortunately the ones eating the mice have already eaten back part of their calories.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Haku_Assassin wrote: »
    We've been working out and I put him on a strict 1500 calorie a day but I am wondering if he should eat his exercise calories? Won't that make him fat?


    Halp plz

    How old is your cat and what is his height, weight and activity level?
    Wait, is your cat even over 18? He shouldn't be using this site if he isn't. You should talk to his vet about an appropriate diet for his age.
    Your cat is probably exaggerating his calorie burns. Is his fitbit synced with MFP?
    He should eat only half of his exercise calories. He is probably not logging all his food accurately. Oh, you do that for him.
    Really, your cat has to want to lose weight. If you are the one doing all the motivating, logging, food prep he just isn't ready. If he is a grown animal then back off.
  • MommyMeggo
    MommyMeggo Posts: 1,222 Member
    I recommend a 7-day juice cleanse for your cat.
    He is probably sluggish and needs a jump start.
    Just make sure he gets some calories so he doesnt go into starvation mode- or he wont lose any of that weight.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    MommyMeggo wrote: »
    I recommend a 7-day juice cleanse for your cat.
    He is probably sluggish and needs a jump start.
    Just make sure he gets some calories so he doesnt go into starvation mode- or he wont lose any of that weight.

    After the 3rd day I'm not sure how much more juice I could get out of my cat.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    My cat logs licking himself, which I think is cool. However, some of the cats on his FL log sleeping, and I think that's wrong. Sleeping is in their activity level already. Should he say something or just let them fail on their own?
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    My cat logs licking himself, which I think is cool. However, some of the cats on his FL log sleeping, and I think that's wrong. Sleeping is in their activity level already. Should he say something or just let them fail on their own?

    Probably shouldn't say anything - don't want to get into a cat fight!
  • Scamd83
    Scamd83 Posts: 808 Member
    Does your cat eat clean?
  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
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    make sure kitty isn't deprived of his favorites...could lead to a binge!
  • tahxirez
    tahxirez Posts: 270 Member
    Lemon water when he wakes up, cures what ails ya :)
  • catmaster
    catmaster Posts: 34 MFP Moderator
    Meow. I'm hungry.
  • Scamd83
    Scamd83 Posts: 808 Member
    suruda wrote: »
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    make sure kitty isn't deprived of his favorites...could lead to a binge!

    Next time I go for pizza I'm going to ask for pizza with cat topping.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    My cat logs licking himself, which I think is cool. However, some of the cats on his FL log sleeping, and I think that's wrong. Sleeping is in their activity level already. Should he say something or just let them fail on their own?

    Probably shouldn't say anything - don't want to get into a cat fight!

    But cat fighting is a good bit of his exercise burn!
  • MommyMeggo
    MommyMeggo Posts: 1,222 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    My cat logs licking himself, which I think is cool. However, some of the cats on his FL log sleeping, and I think that's wrong. Sleeping is in their activity level already. Should he say something or just let them fail on their own?

    Just tell him to eat back half the calories from "licking-steady pace"
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    MommyMeggo wrote: »
    I recommend a 7-day juice cleanse for your cat.
    He is probably sluggish and needs a jump start.
    Just make sure he gets some calories so he doesnt go into starvation mode- or he wont lose any of that weight.

    After the 3rd day I'm not sure how much more juice I could get out of my cat.

    Is this like cold pressed olive oil, but different?
  • tatilove1988
    tatilove1988 Posts: 330 Member
    zcb94 wrote: »
    I didn't know that animals needed to worry about calories, to be honest.

    lol this was obviously an April fools joke
  • pie_eyes
    pie_eyes Posts: 12,964 Member
    My cats is diet is pratty fare
  • Texas2Fit
    Texas2Fit Posts: 30 Member
    I used to give my cat beer. But last night we overdid it and she woke up with a hangover. I offered her a little 'hair of the dog..' and she said she wasn't into that. I am confused.
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