Eating my burned calories

mcelestine
mcelestine Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all! So I'm so confused I have a calorie deficit of 600 calories long story short ... after I log my workout it gives me more calories (fats carbs protein) to eat... do I HAVE to eat those calories? Even if I already have a daily calories deficit ?

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Why wouldn't you *want* to eat them?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    If you got your calorie goal from MFP it included activity but not deliberate exercise. So the short answer is yes, you eat exercise calories back.

    HOWEVER, keep in mind exercise calories are estimates. Many people will start by eating back 50%. Then after a few weeks adjust that number up or down based on actual results.

    Why would you want to eat exercise calories back, wouldn't "weight" loss be faster if you didn't? Large deficits make it harder for your body to support existing lean muscle mass. The trade-off for fast weight loss is you didn't lower your body fat % by as much as you could have.
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,827 Member
    I agree, eat half back, bank the rest.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,117 Member
    You already have a deficit. Your exercise calories are for recovery and refueling. Don't rip yourself off. B)
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,808 Member
    edited July 2017
    That's the way this site is designed otherwise your chosen deficit becomes an excessive deficit.

    Think ahead to maintenance at goal weight - you will have to account for exercise then so why not learn the skill now?
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    edited July 2017
    I prefer not to burn mine, they taste way better cooked properly. Generally I assume I'm going to underestimate a bit, and over indulge on certain days, so I like to save a few to balance it. And there are some days when I'm just not really great, so don't eat anywhere near my level. So I don't fixate on it too much if I'm below.
  • rmgnow
    rmgnow Posts: 375 Member
    mcelestine wrote: »
    Hi all! So I'm so confused I have a calorie deficit of 600 calories long story short ... after I log my workout it gives me more calories (fats carbs protein) to eat... do I HAVE to eat those calories? Even if I already have a daily calories deficit ?

    You don't HAVE to do anything
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