Anyone else annoyed?

We all have to find what works for us. In my case, I didn't eat mine. I was on 1000 cal a day deficit and didn't eat my exercise at all. It worked super - I dropped tons and felt Ok, no problems. I went from 270 pounds an 35% bodyfat to 220 pounds and 20% in no time. But then something funny happened,,, I quit making progress, and I started feeling really tired and run down.

I had to adjust my program, cut my deficit back to 500 a day and start eating some of my ex calories. Once I did that I started making progress again.

That's what some of the folks talking about eating Ex cal's are talking about. Maybe not eating them works for you, at least for the time being, but some of us have to do it.

What annoys me more are when people try to insist that their way is correct. And have all this evidence to back it up. Honestly, if you look hard enough on the internet, you'll find something to back up whatever theory you got. Just tell us what you do, why it works for you, and be done.

I'm all for eating as much as I possibly can while still getting the results I want. :happy:

If you're happy with what you're doing and it's working for you, that's great. Really, genuinely, great!

If you're like I used to be when I thought it was just a matter of calories in vs calories out, and was dissatisfied with both my progress and how little I ate, and thought the only way to lose more would be to eat even less, then it's good to know that for a lot of people, eating more seems to be the key. That was my missing link in prior weight loss efforts.

Everyone should find what works best for them. And that takes some trial and error. No one should be too afraid of the error part to do the trial part.

I agree with you. I eat mine if I'm hungry. If I'm not hungry, I don't.

I'm losing and I'm healthy. I have energy for long, tough workouts, so clearly I'm fueling my body enough.

I'm with you: if it works FOR YOU and you want to do it, then do it. But don't insist everyone else do it, too. And that goes for everything, not just eating calories back.

I read messages about this so much and I have started looking at their profiles and checking their weights. I have found that heavier people don't have to eat back their ex calories, but those smaller do because they would be going below 1200 calories. i am not saying this is 100 % accurate but if you look into you may find this to be a trend. I know mfp has me set at 1200 net calories. If i put in a good workout I am way below that so I do try to eat them back. I only do so because I see so many post from what seem to be experienced dieters or fitness experts stating you should never go below 1200 calories. I am wondering if those that are smaller have the same opinion?

In all honesty, you may have joined a few months ago and know the answers to the questions. I think patience is a virtue...why not allow individuals to ask what's going on? I would suggest sending them to the "general forum" and looking at the sticky posts, rather than berating them in a thread..we were all newbies at one point.

Welcome them... :flowerforyou:

Do posts about eating your exercise calories back annoy you? This probably sounds b*tchy, but I don't eat mine back, and yet I still am healthy, and have been able to not only lose weight, but keep it off. I think it's a little much when others "claim" to know what is best for everyone.

Personally if you want to do that, go for it. Weight loss is a very PERSONAL journey, and I think it should be left up to the individual. I disagree with some postings on here that if you don't eat them you are asking for trouble, or it's unhealthy.

That's just my thoughts on this. Enough of the ranting.........

yes AND YES! You're not supposed to! That's what everyone says including my personal trainer and cousin who is a nutritionist. People who say I'm working out X amount so I can eat Y are lame!!! You don't exercise to eat you eat to exercise.

I wouldn't say it annoys mme, but I have to say, if people are eating back their calories and noticing they still aren't losing weight, then somehting has to change.

I feel people still look for excuses to eat. Until it becomes a permanent part of your lifestyle that you will always eat a little less than you want, and will always feel a little hungry in order to keep weight off, nothing will ever change....

Do posts about eating your exercise calories back annoy you? This probably sounds b*tchy, but I don't eat mine back, and yet I still am healthy, and have been able to not only lose weight, but keep it off. I think it's a little much when others "claim" to know what is best for everyone.

Personally if you want to do that, go for it. Weight loss is a very PERSONAL journey, and I think it should be left up to the individual. I disagree with some postings on here that if you don't eat them you are asking for trouble, or it's unhealthy.

That's just my thoughts on this. Enough of the ranting.........

yes AND YES! You're not supposed to! That's what everyone says including my personal trainer and cousin who is a nutritionist. People who say I'm working out X amount so I can eat Y are lame!!! You don't exercise to eat you eat to exercise.

I have been told this too and it doesn't make sense to me why you would work so hard to burn those calories, just to eat them back. But, this is my choice and I know at some point I will have to eat more. I have enough weight to lose right now that I don't eat them back and lose conistently... every single week. I don't feel tired, although I will admit that at times I do feel hungry, when I haven't had enough protein.

I always think about this in terms of The Biggest Loser (and yeah, I know it's a show and they are under medical supervision) but those people cannot possibly be consuming what they are burning or they would not lose weight so quickly.

But to OP, I agree. I don't need proselytizing about consuming my exercise calories. Just give me what works for you and why.

yes AND YES! You're not supposed to! That's what everyone says including my personal trainer and cousin who is a nutritionist. People who say I'm working out X amount so I can eat Y are lame!!! You don't exercise to eat you eat to exercise.

MFP has ALREADY given you a calorie deficit for weight loss when you signed up and entered your information and your weight loss goals. It has ALREADY taken calories away so that you can lose weight.............even if your lifestyle is completely sedentary. So...............enjoy your exercise calories............as long as they are calculated ACCURATELY! ;-)