Do you eat back your exercise calories you have burned?

jenniferanderson3888 · March 2019

Does anyone eat exercise calories back

Panini911 · March 2019

MFP is DESIGNED for you to eat them back. otherwise you are under eating.

here is a more detailed answer: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10503681/exercise-calories-do-i-eat-these-a-video-explanation/p1

as you were told back in this thread about being super hungry after exercising
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10726874/can-you-all-tell-me-if-you-exercise-makes-u-hungrier

lalalacroix · March 2019

Hell yes! Every single calorie. But I should add that I don't use the MFP calculations, they're just too over inflated for me.

kami3006 · March 2019

Yep. Mfp’s calories ended up spot on for me with my elliptical and lifting. I eat them all and hit my goals with no issues.

TavistockToad · March 2019

jenniferanderson3888 wrote: »

Does anyone eat exercise calories back

Yep, exercise cals taste the best

sijomial · March 2019

Why wouldn't you OP?

emilysusana · March 2019

With sprinkles on top.

biggiwig4483 · March 2019

I rarely eat it back.

AnnPT77 · March 2019

All the way through nearly a year of weight loss (around 50 pounds) and for around 3 years of maintenance since, after estimating them carefully.

MikePTY · March 2019

I don't directly eat them back now because I am using the TDEE method to set my goals, which factors in my exercise directly into my daily goal. But it's important to note that this still takes into account the exercise I do. If you are using MFP calculations for your goal, you need to eat back your exercise calories, because your exercise is not accounted for in your goal.

Do you eat back your exercise calories you have burned?

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