Are you supposed to eat your workout calories?

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Gabby0412
Gabby0412 Posts: 1 Member
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I see that my calories adjust to what I have burned... am I supposed to eat those too to ensure I am getting enough to keep losing?

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  • allyphoe
    allyphoe Posts: 618 Member
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    To ensure you're getting enough to fuel your workouts, get adequate nutrition, and minimize the odds of binges.
  • lcrepp
    lcrepp Posts: 2 Member
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    If you are trying to lose weight, no.
  • Rebecca0224
    Rebecca0224 Posts: 810 Member
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    I eat my exercise calories, all of them, a lot of people start by eating 50% of them and adjust the % based on actual results.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,876 Member
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    It is the way this tool is designed...it is how you account for exercise activity. Suffice it to say that if you are doing activity beyond the activity level you set, that activity should be accounted for. Increased activity = increased energy (calorie) requirements.
    lcrepp wrote: »
    If you are trying to lose weight, no.

    Wrong...
  • Caecile84
    Caecile84 Posts: 16 Member
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    I tend to eat part of it. I use the exercise calories for something I normally don't allow myself to eat or drink. A piece of chocolate or a glas of wine with my dinner.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    Take a couple minutes to watch Sidesteel's video here, it answers your question very thoroughly: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10503681/exercise-calories-do-i-eat-these-a-video-explanation/p1

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