Don't eat your exercise calories

HezzieMc
HezzieMc Posts: 1 Member
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
I found when I added my exercise to MFP and had the extra calories "allowable" I would just eat them because I was allowed. I find now that I don't eat my exercise calories (so I don't put my exercise into the diary) I manage perfectly find on my calorie allowance.

Just goes to show the power of the mind.

Try it and see how you go! If you're anything like me I can "allow" myself anything and try to justify it, so I don't need MFP telling me I can have those extra calories if I exercise...
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  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    hehe...someone is going to rant about this. ;)
  • babygurl48
    babygurl48 Posts: 1,237 Member
    hehe...someone is going to rant about this. ;)
    lol.. u got that right!!!..lol..
  • sknopps
    sknopps Posts: 166
    hehe...someone is going to rant about this. ;)
    lol.. u got that right!!!..lol..


    wait for it.......
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    hehe...someone is going to rant about this. ;)

    RAWRRRR!
  • GreenSkinnyJeans
    GreenSkinnyJeans Posts: 204 Member
    I only allow half of my exercise calories to be eaten since I'm at 1,200.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    Those were not allowed calories. Those were required calories by the internet police for you to consume.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    i will eat your remainder. please email them to me.
  • JENIFER_AZ
    JENIFER_AZ Posts: 235 Member
    Those were not allowed calories. Those were required calories by the internet police for you to consume.

    You crack me up.
  • mskimmyd
    mskimmyd Posts: 25 Member
    Those were not allowed calories. Those were required calories by the internet police for you to consume.

    Ahaha, that certainly made me giggle. =D
  • adventuring
    adventuring Posts: 178
    You trollin' these here parts?
  • sknopps
    sknopps Posts: 166
    some people can get by with netting a low amount. but, please, don't post on here in 2 weeks when your body is in starvation mode and you're not losing.
  • tgh1914
    tgh1914 Posts: 1,036 Member
    hehe...someone is going to rant about this. ;)
    I could rant about it. I know all about the misconceptions of not eating your exercise calories (because of how MFP calculates things) and the need for proper fueling, and the fact that MFP already includes a calorie deficit for you before any exercise, and that the OP is probably gonna lose not only fat but muscle, etc. But I'm just too tired of that same old discussion. So... just... do whatever.
  • joanneeee
    joanneeee Posts: 311 Member
    jenna3.gif
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    hehe...someone is going to rant about this. ;)
    I could rant about it. I know all about the misconceptions of not eating your exercise calories (because of how MFP calculates things) and the need for proper fueling, and the fact that MFP already includes a calorie deficit for you before any exercise, and that the OP is probably gonna lose not only fat but muscle, etc. But I'm just too tired of that same old discussion. So... just... do whatever.

    Agreed.
  • shabeck
    shabeck Posts: 1
    yeah, i've noticed that i maintain if i eat my exercise calories... eat less, exercise more. what those darn doctors say really does work, sigh.
  • sknopps
    sknopps Posts: 166
    i will eat your remainder. please email them to me.

    yeeeeessss!
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    Those were not allowed calories. Those were required calories by the internet police for you to consume.


    punishable, if not eaten
  • grouch201
    grouch201 Posts: 404 Member
    You can make whatever half-cocked recommendation you want, but don't be surprised if people don't take you seriously.
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    jenna3.gif

    "~HELP, I CAN'T EAT ENOUGH CALORIES~
    1. get a spoon
    2. open peanut butter jar
    3. dunk
    4. lick
    BYE.
    shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com
    lmgtfy.com"

    dangit...I HATE when people sneak up on me when I'm eating my peanut butter! LMAO
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    I only allow half of my exercise calories to be eaten since I'm at 1,200.

    Me too except that I'm at 1,640. Because we tend to overestimate the amount of calories burned & underestimate the ones we take in so its better to be safe than sorry. Bottomline here is that if you eat more than you burn, you will gain weight & if you burn more than you consume, you will lose weight regardless if you're eating back your exercise calories or no.
  • kewkdb
    kewkdb Posts: 207 Member
    Those were not allowed calories. Those were required calories by the internet police for you to consume.


    ^ This...
  • CountryDevil
    CountryDevil Posts: 819 Member
    I read somewhere that if you don't eat your calories back that fat turns into muscle.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    i will eat your remainder. please email them to me.
    This reminds me a blog by my favorite blogger at MFP. He was talking about the low carb diet. He said 'if it (low carb diet) works for you, you have all my respect; let me have your carbs". haha...
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Maybe I can sell my extras calories to the highest bidder!!!!

    Starvation mode stinks..what works for one does not work for all :)
  • LisaKyle11
    LisaKyle11 Posts: 662 Member
    are you sure you really meant to title your post like you did? are you putting it out there that we don't eat our exercise cals? if so, i honestly don't think you understand the goals of MFP and the way it's set up. not eating them may work for you and others for a while...but low and behold, there will be a plateau..... and then additional posts.
  • Heidi_Maggott
    Heidi_Maggott Posts: 18
    I also find that I eat more when "allowed", so am going to give that a go!!
    Thanks for the tip of just not logging the exercise. Never thought of that before.:laugh:
    I wil try ANYTHING, and logging (and eating) the exercise calories has kept me maintaining rather than losing
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    I read somewhere that if you don't eat your calories back that fat turns into muscle.

    haha fat & muscle cells are two very different body masses & its impossible for the one to become another. Its like saying that an apple can become an orange.
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    The starvation mode police told me to only eat the exercise calories on days that end in "Y"..is that not the rule?
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    I read somewhere that if you don't eat your calories back that fat turns into muscle.

    haha fat & muscle cells are two very different body masses & its impossible for the one to become another. Its like saying that an apple can become an orange.

    I think you might be able to use this:

    sarcasm01.jpg
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    LOVE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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