I am a little confused...

boots
boots Posts: 3 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone! I am new and looking for some clarification.

My goal calories is 1200/day. From what I understand, if I exercise on the day, I get to eat more. So, does this mean I SHOULD be eating at least 1200 calories a day? and IF I exercise on the same day, I can eat an extra x amount of calories equal to the amount of calories I burned during exercise?

I am a little confused because this seems like it is very easy and as if I am eating a lot more than I should be -- when I get to add more calories consumed when I work out.

Thanks in advance! :)

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  • boots
    boots Posts: 3 Member
    Hi everyone! I am new and looking for some clarification.

    My goal calories is 1200/day. From what I understand, if I exercise on the day, I get to eat more. So, does this mean I SHOULD be eating at least 1200 calories a day? and IF I exercise on the same day, I can eat an extra x amount of calories equal to the amount of calories I burned during exercise?

    I am a little confused because this seems like it is very easy and as if I am eating a lot more than I should be -- when I get to add more calories consumed when I work out.

    Thanks in advance! :)
  • boots
    boots Posts: 3 Member
    Oh, and also, is it a bad thing if I don't meet my 1200 cals/day? As in, I burn more than I eat and have more calories I could potentially consume but I choose not to.
  • vermilionflower
    vermilionflower Posts: 29 Member
    I eat 1200, do light exercise like walking, and don't eat more. If I exercise more intense, I eat a little snack.
  • leeangarber1
    leeangarber1 Posts: 4 Member
    hello all, first timer here, have been reading a lot about calories and fitness and true enough we must eat those calories 1200 plus the extras. I find it hard to eat but am doing my best. Good luck
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    leeangarber1 wrote: »
    hello all, first timer here, have been reading a lot about calories and fitness and true enough we must eat those calories 1200 plus the extras. I find it hard to eat but am doing my best. Good luck
    If you need to lose weight, I find it hard to believe you find it hard to eat your allotted calories. Eat food you like, log correctly, use a food scale, and pick genuine database entries, and you'll discover that 1200 calories is just about enough to keep you going.

    For some reason this community isn't very happy about reviving old threads, just fyi.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    vermilionflower wrote: »
    I eat 1200, do light exercise like walking, and don't eat more. If I exercise more intense, I eat a little snack.

    This thread is 11 yrs old--how did you even find it?
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    vermilionflower wrote: »
    I eat 1200, do light exercise like walking, and don't eat more. If I exercise more intense, I eat a little snack.

    This thread is 11 yrs old--how did you even find it?

    I always wonder that, too.
    Meh. Maybe it will help someone nonetheless.
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    Research BMR TDEE WEIGHTLOSS CALCULATORS

    I’d find the calories you need to lose weight and set them truthfully many input exercise has high when it’s not

    Set your goals on here input the weightloss calories don’t log exercise as calories just put 1 calorie

    Or use weightloss calculator as sedentary and eat back exercise calories but take off 25% as the thing with most exercise calories they are well over estimated
  • ZoneFive
    ZoneFive Posts: 570 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    vermilionflower wrote: »
    I eat 1200, do light exercise like walking, and don't eat more. If I exercise more intense, I eat a little snack.

    This thread is 11 yrs old--how did you even find it?

    Oh. Yes. Well. Oops.
  • betty_veronica4
    betty_veronica4 Posts: 196 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    vermilionflower wrote: »
    I eat 1200, do light exercise like walking, and don't eat more. If I exercise more intense, I eat a little snack.

    This thread is 11 yrs old--how did you even find it?

    Same person 11 years later?
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,232 Member
    edited February 2018
    The more usual reasons are google searches or clicking "last" on your phone while looking at forum topic listings.
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