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Spitspot81
Spitspot81 Posts: 208 Member
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Didn't know where to post this. I am donating blood tomorrow and I have read that you burn up to 400 calories from donating. I have been donating for years but have never logged it on mfp.

Does anyone else log blood donation in their calorie log
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  • Spitspot81
    Spitspot81 Posts: 208 Member
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    Fair enough...thanks for that. Will definitely enjoy the free biscuit afterwards though
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
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    No problem. Thank you for donating! I can no longer donate due to a blood disorder. A lot of my family needed transfusions to save their lives. You're doing a great thing :)
  • juliebowman4
    juliebowman4 Posts: 784 Member
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    Actually, a study out of University of SanDiego reports a calorie loss of up to 650ca.
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  • poorlittlefish
    poorlittlefish Posts: 38 Member
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    I donate and don't count it though I do eat some free cookies after and don't count those :)
  • Russandol
    Russandol Posts: 71 Member
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    I donate regularly (I have for over 10 years) but I honestly never even considered the possibility of it burning calories. o_O All I've accounted for is the temporary dehydration/desanguination, meaning I try to drink more water and take it easier that afternoon/evening. Oh, and I try to amp up my iron intake too.
  • PaytraB
    PaytraB Posts: 2,360 Member
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    poorlittlefish wrote: »
    I donate and don't count it though I do eat some free cookies after and don't count those :)

    I do this, too. Donation doesn't happen often enough to interfere with weight loss. Eat the cookies and enjoy them as a "freebie" for that day.
    Thanks for donating!
  • Gena575
    Gena575 Posts: 224 Member
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    juliebowman4 wrote: »
    Actually, a study out of University of SanDiego reports a calorie loss of up to 650ca.
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    I saw that article too. And it, or a similar one, deeper in the article stated it was over a 6 or 8 week period. Bummer! Lol!
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    I donate every six weeks and I never log the calories because (as is pointed out above) the calories are replenished gradually day-by-day over the next few weeks -- not all at once. 15-20 calories a day isn't worth logging, IMO. I just make sure to hydrate well around those days.
  • AJF230
    AJF230 Posts: 81 Member
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    spitapot81 wrote: »
    Didn't know where to post this. I am donating blood tomorrow and I have read that you burn up to 400 calories from donating. I have been donating for years but have never logged it on mfp.

    Does anyone else log blood donation in their calorie log

    I'm donating tomorrow at work. Its like 600 cal, yeah. but don't put it into MFP. Have a free half cookie a day for 5 weeks maybe? or just lose an extra 1/6 pound or so, hopefully of fat.

  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
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    AJF230 wrote: »
    spitapot81 wrote: »
    Didn't know where to post this. I am donating blood tomorrow and I have read that you burn up to 400 calories from donating. I have been donating for years but have never logged it on mfp.

    Does anyone else log blood donation in their calorie log

    I'm donating tomorrow at work. Its like 600 cal, yeah. but don't put it into MFP. Have a free half cookie a day for 5 weeks maybe? or just lose an extra 1/6 pound or so, hopefully of fat.

    600 calories over 4-6 weeks which translates to very little every day.
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
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    lisalewis7588 wrote: »
    You don't burn calories from DONATING blood... you burn about 600-650 extra calories over the next 4-6 weeks as your body regenerates the blood cells you gave. If you divide it up, that's only an extra 15-20 calories per day. Go ahead and enjoy your cookie for donating because 1. you just helped save lives and 2. you probably need the sugar boost, but I wouldn't eat 600 extra calories that day :lol:

    THIS.
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
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    kshama2001 wrote: »
    lisalewis7588 wrote: »
    You don't burn calories from DONATING blood... you burn about 600-650 extra calories over the next 4-6 weeks as your body regenerates the blood cells you gave. If you divide it up, that's only an extra 15-20 calories per day. Go ahead and enjoy your cookie for donating because 1. you just helped save lives and 2. you probably need the sugar boost, but I wouldn't eat 600 extra calories that day :lol:

    Hmm, perhaps my extremely heavy periods are why I can eat more than expected...

    GAWD wouldn't that be nice? I wish we got some sort of bump from that, I dunno if we do. It feels like the guys have it easier because of their (statistically more likely to have) greater muscle mass. I want a girl-card benefit.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
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    I dunno. You're supposed to eat more and not exercise strenuously for a while after you've given blood, so it does put a damper on your calorie budget for a day or two. You have to take care of your body, so trying to maintain a full deficit after blood loss while eating more and not exercising is a bad combination.

    I usually give myself an extra 300 kcal for the day of the donation and the next day.

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