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Do you eat exercise calories on keto?

CarolynRSB
CarolynRSB Posts: 84 Member
edited November 28 in Social Groups
Hey, just a few weeks in to keto, and feeling pretty good overall. I love that I'm noticably not as hungry as I usually am! I use ketostix to assess whether I'm in ketosis, and they regularly show I am (I drink a lot of water, so don't worry about how dark the strip gets, so much as ensuring there us some sign or color change).

Question... do people recommend eating their exercise calories when doing keto? So far I haven't been, and have not logged my workouts to avoid adding to my counts (Muay Thai and HIIT workouts, so the focus is on strength and sweating hard).

I want to ensure I keep my body fueled enough to optimize burning. My macros has me at 1500 calories a day (30 net carbs a day, though I'm good about keeping under), and I'm looking to lose another 35 pounds.

Thanks!!!

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  • teresamwhite
    teresamwhite Posts: 947 Member
    My macros and weight loss goals are pretty similar to yours, so I am interested to hear what others have to say...

    I haven't been eating back my calories consistently, but have on occasion when I needed the extra fat. I spin M-W-F, and lift T-Th-Sa.
  • NCSophie
    NCSophie Posts: 20 Member
    The calculator I used to get my macros took into account my lifestyle and activity level, so I just go by that.
  • chughes80
    chughes80 Posts: 4 Member
    I kick-box, with regular sparring and some HIIT and GVT when I can. So I burn a lot of calories so this is something I’m not sure on either.
  • Lula1068
    Lula1068 Posts: 38 Member
    I have in the past ate those calories and never lost weight nor gained strength.... however, I was on a standard diet to loose weight. I began keto 3 months ago and increased my workout and stopped eating the extra workout calories...I've lost 32 lbs

    Honestly, I changed a lot of varibales all at once so, I can't say it was staying in the calorie deficit when working out but I think it was a factor
  • KristinLeeD
    KristinLeeD Posts: 218 Member
    When I am actively trying to lose weight, I do NOT eat back the calories, because I want the daily deficit in order to lose fat. If I am in maintenance, I don't set out to eat them back, but I don't worry if I do!

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