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Added calories after exercise.

gerardop66
gerardop66 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
As I log the food I eat calories go down. Then when exercise is added I get more calories to eat. The question is do I eat them or skip them?

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  • gerardop66
    gerardop66 Posts: 3 Member
    Whoops I meant Log.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    If you’re following MFP’s goals you’re expected to eat them. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10503681/exercise-calories-do-i-eat-these-a-video-explanation
  • gerardop66
    gerardop66 Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you.

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    They are added as you are expected to eat them, it's the way this site sets your goal and accounts for exercise.

    You will find some really helpful "sticky threads" pinned to the top of the various forums, well worth the time having a read.
  • amandawhatup62
    amandawhatup62 Posts: 116 Member
    What if you don’t eat the added calories? Is that a bad thing?!?
  • Sober_Is_Sexy
    Sober_Is_Sexy Posts: 60 Member
    amandawhatup62 wrote: »
    What if you don’t eat the added calories? Is that a bad thing?!?

    Not necessarily. You are just in a bigger deficit and initially will still lose weight. However, in my experience after doing that for a while the weight loss will plateau. I have found that I lose weight more steadily from eating them, or at least most of them. I am also much happier lol. Not a starving, ravenous biznatch haha.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    amandawhatup62 wrote: »
    What if you don’t eat the added calories? Is that a bad thing?!?

    Possibly. You’d be creating a larger deficit, but that can lead to more muscle loss and a host of other health issues.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Eat 50-75% of the exercise calories back to account for over estimated calorie burns in the database.
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