Deduct exercise?
traleen
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I have my settings at three 30 minute workouts a week. Should I ever deduct exercise or just go with default ?
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Assuming you are using the free version it doesn't matter - that setting doesn't affect your calorie goal.0
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They way I've done it is if I'm on a large calorie deficit I will deduct so that I can eat a lil more. If I am on maintenance cals with little or no deficit I do not deduct.0
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They way I've done it is if I'm on a large calorie deficit I will deduct so that I can eat a lil more. If I am on maintenance cals with little or no deficit I do not deduct.
if you were at maintenance and you didn't eat back exercise cals you would be losing still... that's not what maintenance is?3 -
I definitely deduct exercise calories. That allows me to eat a lot more than I would if I stuck to the 1600 calories I need for maintenance. I walk every day and run 5 days a week - that adds up.1
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Perhaps OP should explain what she means by "deduct exercise" - we all seem to have a different interpretation.
Normally exercise calories are added not deducted, I added my 881 cals from today's exercise, I certainly wouldn't deduct it!2 -
I think the OP is referring to the "goals" you set when you create your profile. She needs to clarify.
The "goals" are just that and not factored into your calorie deficit. So, you should be adding exercise calories in and eating those.
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I put in my food and then when I work out i put what i did so if my calorie burn is 300 that would raise my amount of food I can take in. so I go from a 1200 cal I can eat to 1500 cals I can take in. Also monitor your cal, sugar, carb, soduium, etc. at the bottom as well.0
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I have question: This Monday will be three weeks I have been on the low carbohydrate diet. Basically I only cheat two meals per week with carbohydrate and the rest are just salads with chicken and fish. I can’t eat sugar of any form! No fruits either. I tried to consume 970-1100 calories per day. I have been exercise 6 days a week. Monday-Friday at work: 15 min abs, 15 min walk, 30 min Mon and Fri Cardio kickboxing, Tue and Thurs Weight workout and Wed is Zumba. After work is gym Mon, Wed and Sat is 45-60min heavy spin class. Tuesday and Thursday is circut training and Friday is 60 min for power pump class. The last two days I feel very week and I can’t think straight and don’t want to talk even at night. I had to take a day off work and exercise today. So far I only lost two lbs but tone overall pretty good. Did I do too much exercise or because of my diets making me feel so weak? Please advise if you know3
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lenguyenrealtor7098 wrote: »I have question: This Monday will be three weeks I have been on the low carbohydrate diet. Basically I only cheat two meals per week with carbohydrate and the rest are just salads with chicken and fish. I can’t eat sugar of any form! No fruits either. I tried to consume 970-1100 calories per day. I have been exercise 6 days a week. Monday-Friday at work: 15 min abs, 15 min walk, 30 min Mon and Fri Cardio kickboxing, Tue and Thurs Weight workout and Wed is Zumba. After work is gym Mon, Wed and Sat is 45-60min heavy spin class. Tuesday and Thursday is circut training and Friday is 60 min for power pump class. The last two days I feel very week and I can’t think straight and don’t want to talk even at night. I had to take a day off work and exercise today. So far I only lost two lbs but tone overall pretty good. Did I do too much exercise or because of my diets making me feel so weak? Please advise if you know
Yep. You are going to feel like poop if you do not fuel your workouts. Why the low carb diet?5 -
lenguyenrealtor7098 wrote: »I have question: This Monday will be three weeks I have been on the low carbohydrate diet. Basically I only cheat two meals per week with carbohydrate and the rest are just salads with chicken and fish. I can’t eat sugar of any form! No fruits either. I tried to consume 970-1100 calories per day. I have been exercise 6 days a week. Monday-Friday at work: 15 min abs, 15 min walk, 30 min Mon and Fri Cardio kickboxing, Tue and Thurs Weight workout and Wed is Zumba. After work is gym Mon, Wed and Sat is 45-60min heavy spin class. Tuesday and Thursday is circut training and Friday is 60 min for power pump class. The last two days I feel very week and I can’t think straight and don’t want to talk even at night. I had to take a day off work and exercise today. So far I only lost two lbs but tone overall pretty good. Did I do too much exercise or because of my diets making me feel so weak? Please advise if you know
Too much exercise on too few calories. You should be hitting 1200 net calories regularly, if not the goal MFP gave to you. Add in more calorie dense items and if you still can't meet your goal, reevaluate if low carb is the right way to go for you.9 -
lenguyenrealtor7098 wrote: »I have question: This Monday will be three weeks I have been on the low carbohydrate diet. Basically I only cheat two meals per week with carbohydrate and the rest are just salads with chicken and fish. I can’t eat sugar of any form! No fruits either. I tried to consume 970-1100 calories per day. I have been exercise 6 days a week. Monday-Friday at work: 15 min abs, 15 min walk, 30 min Mon and Fri Cardio kickboxing, Tue and Thurs Weight workout and Wed is Zumba. After work is gym Mon, Wed and Sat is 45-60min heavy spin class. Tuesday and Thursday is circut training and Friday is 60 min for power pump class. The last two days I feel very week and I can’t think straight and don’t want to talk even at night. I had to take a day off work and exercise today. So far I only lost two lbs but tone overall pretty good. Did I do too much exercise or because of my diets making me feel so weak? Please advise if you know
Why would you do this? Of course you are feeling like crap. You are way underfueling and working out to boot. Eat enough. And it doesn't have to be low carb to lose weight. Other than initial water weight, you don't lose fat any better on low carb than any other way of eating.7 -
Oh sorry not had any free time lately to check for answers. My calorie setting is like 1790. I have myself down for 3. Thirty minutes work outs a week. If I walk two hours I should add that exercise in for more calories since it is over the 90 min I specified ? Thanks0
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Oh sorry not had any free time lately to check for answers. My calorie setting is like 1790. I have myself down for 3. Thirty minutes work outs a week. If I walk two hours I should add that exercise in for more calories since it is over the 90 min I specified ? Thanks
Whatever you put in the exercise goals isn't included in your calories. Log it and eat back at least a portion of those calories.4 -
Oh sorry not had any free time lately to check for answers. My calorie setting is like 1790. I have myself down for 3. Thirty minutes work outs a week. If I walk two hours I should add that exercise in for more calories since it is over the 90 min I specified ? Thanks
The number of workouts you say you'll do has no impact on your calorie goal4 -
lenguyenrealtor7098 wrote: »I have question: This Monday will be three weeks I have been on the low carbohydrate diet. Basically I only cheat two meals per week with carbohydrate and the rest are just salads with chicken and fish. I can’t eat sugar of any form! No fruits either. I tried to consume 970-1100 calories per day. I have been exercise 6 days a week. Monday-Friday at work: 15 min abs, 15 min walk, 30 min Mon and Fri Cardio kickboxing, Tue and Thurs Weight workout and Wed is Zumba. After work is gym Mon, Wed and Sat is 45-60min heavy spin class. Tuesday and Thursday is circut training and Friday is 60 min for power pump class. The last two days I feel very week and I can’t think straight and don’t want to talk even at night. I had to take a day off work and exercise today. So far I only lost two lbs but tone overall pretty good. Did I do too much exercise or because of my diets making me feel so weak? Please advise if you know
Yes, eat more.1 -
Oh sorry not had any free time lately to check for answers. My calorie setting is like 1790. I have myself down for 3. Thirty minutes work outs a week. If I walk two hours I should add that exercise in for more calories since it is over the 90 min I specified ? Thanks
All your exercise is in addition to your calorie daily goal - that number is for a non-exercise day only.
It always has been whether losing or maintaining.
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