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Calorie counting

tjbowden2263
tjbowden2263 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Today I burned nearly 600 calories at the gym doing some running. Do I add this to my daily calorie amount to eat or do I act like these calories aren’t even there? Thank you

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  • StrawberryJam40
    StrawberryJam40 Posts: 274 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    The way MFP is setup/designed, you add them to your daily goal. Due to the nature of calorie "counting" and all the estimates that are involved, many people will only add/eat half of what they burn, and use the other half as a buffer for errors, bad estimates, etc.

    Totally agree and that is what I do. 1/2 calories burned I can put/eat back. If it is a small amount I still try to stay in my original calorie range.

    But, it's great when I have a craving outside my daily calorie goal, I can go walk off the calories before I eat it. And a walk makes me rethink the need for some foods.
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