eat my exercise calories?

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gr82run
gr82run Posts: 48 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Do you eat your exercise calories? I try to stick to 1200 cals a day. Not sure if it would go better if I ate my exercise calories. Sometimes I do but my weight loss has slowed down. (I've lost 50 lbs since mid-March and have a few more lbs to go until I'm in the "normal" BMI range.)

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  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
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    I always eat my exercise calories and have also lost about 50 lbs. in the last 7 months. MFP is set up to NET calories, meaning: eat the exercise ones.
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
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    YES! http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com

    This site is designed for you to eat them. It is not like any other site out there. Your body needs fuel.
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
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    I cycle my exercise calories so sometimes I'll eat them back and sometimes I won't.
  • BrandNewMia
    BrandNewMia Posts: 461
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    Yup, I eat them. I even have my activity level set at "active", I report all my exercise, and I still eat those calories.
  • glenbabe
    glenbabe Posts: 303 Member
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    i havent been doing mfp long but i dont always eat my excercise calories the same day.So sometimes i am under and sometimes over and this seems to be working for me so far
  • debussyschild
    debussyschild Posts: 804 Member
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    Yep!!! Eat 'em! Unless you're really not hungry, then eat what you can and call it a day. Don't drop below your net calorie goal, it can slow down your weight loss :flowerforyou:
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
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    I don't eat mine...
  • gr82run
    gr82run Posts: 48 Member
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    By your profile pic, do you drink them? haha..jk. :laugh:
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
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    By your profile pic, do you drink them? haha..jk. :laugh:
    Thats a Monster Absolutely Zero energy drink in my pic
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
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    I don't eat mine...

    Yeah but you burn like thousands of calories/day. YOU'RE A FREAK! :laugh:
  • kimluvsel
    kimluvsel Posts: 8
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    Also, don't forget, weight loss will slow as you get closer to your goal because you're in a more normal range, so your body will start to fight it.
  • gr82run
    gr82run Posts: 48 Member
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    THANKS everyone. I appreciate all your input. xoxo
  • mrk34
    mrk34 Posts: 227 Member
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    I don’t eat exercise calories back.

    It doesn’t make any sense to me.

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