I am new here. Please Help

Hello everyone. I want to make sure I am doing this right. I go to the gym 5 days a week. Should I put those calories burned on here and those are extra calories that I can eat each day??? Will I still lose weight by eating those extra calories?

Try it out both ways and see what work well for you. Some eat exercise calories some don't ,I personally do not

izzyissy -

You should log your exercise here. and yes, you should eat back those extra calories. Yes, you still will lose weight. MFP already puts your calorie count for the day at a deficit so that you will lose weight.

If you exercise, then you are burning even more calories that what MFP says you do. If you do NOT eat back those calories, your body may not be getting the energy it requires to work properly and will start hoarding what you eat, slowing down your metabolism and storing every bit it can instead of burning fat. (also known as starvation mode).

I highly recommend you check out the getting started forums and read through some of the posts that are at the top. You will learn loads and feel better about moving forward and being successful at hitting your goals!

try to stay under your calories goal. then add the exercises later so this way you won't over eat then add the protein shakes. i usually have one after. and if you eat your exercise back then what is the point. but if you do it 5 times a day then yes make sure you eat enough so your body won't starve and focus on complex carbs and protein

I try to eat half of mine back & that seems to work well. Log everything so you get the big picture. Even the condiments you put on a sandwich. They add up quicker than you think.