Eating Back Burned Calories??
Adina81
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The concept seems a little...backwards?
Do I really want to be eating back all the calories I busted my butt to get rid of in the first place?!
Do I really want to be eating back all the calories I busted my butt to get rid of in the first place?!
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I agree with you. I don't eat back my calories. I worked to hard to do that to myself.0
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At least some of them... When you work your body to burn fat, you also need to fuel your body for the work that it's doing. In the event that you workout and don't eat enough, your body will start to eat the muscle instead of excess fat. Muscle loss is a bad thing, lol.0
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the way mfp is set up, yes. they already have the deficit set for you to lose x-amount of weight/week.. if you add in exercise you need to eat more so that youre fueling your body and eating enough to function0
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'At some point you might want to start eating back some of your exercise calories. It will fuel your body for all that exercise you are doing and actually help you lose weight in the long run. There are a TON of post on this topic so I'm not gonna say much more. Simple search the topics field for exercise calories and see for yourself.0
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the way mfp is set up, yes. they already have the deficit set for you to lose x-amount of weight/week.. if you add in exercise you need to eat more so that youre fueling your body and eating enough to function
*sigh* exactly this. If you eat 1500, then burn 900, then your body only has 600 calories to work on ALL DAY. Your organs and muscles need those calories to function! If not, say good buy to your muscle mass and metabolism.0 -
My trainer says absolutely do NOT eat those calories! I am to eat 1100 calories a day PERIOD! When I hit a plateau, I go up to 1300...then when I hit another, back down to 1100 - and so on. Just my two cents -- it's worked for me so far. 43 lbs in 3 months...0
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the way mfp is set up, yes. they already have the deficit set for you to lose x-amount of weight/week.. if you add in exercise you need to eat more so that youre fueling your body and eating enough to function
*sigh* exactly this. If you eat 1500, then burn 900, then your body only has 600 calories to work on ALL DAY. Your organs and muscles need those calories to function! If not, say good buy to your muscle mass and metabolism.
I know this is a stupid question from me but what would be the point in burning it off in the first place?0 -
The concept seems a little...backwards?
Do I really want to be eating back all the calories I busted my butt to get rid of in the first place?!
Yes, I eat all of mine. Usually w/ in 100-200.
You're body needs a certain amount of "net" calories and you'll lose weight by eating back those calories.
Some days I burn between 1400-2200 calories, that means I basically ate nothing.0 -
the way mfp is set up, yes. they already have the deficit set for you to lose x-amount of weight/week.. if you add in exercise you need to eat more so that youre fueling your body and eating enough to function
FUEL your body. Eat healthy calories and you'll be fine! Keep up the great work!0 -
I usually eat back some of the calories I burn, but sometimes I just can't eat that much to eat them all back...unless Im going out for a special event then I usually end up eating the calories I burn so I stay even.
Plus MFP has the calorie count set up for you to be in a calorie deficit. Remember when you set up your account it asks like how active your job it? how many days you plan to work out? how many pounds you want to loose a week? All those question were so they could accurately set up how many calories you should eat in a day.......and still loose0 -
I hardly ever do. It's too hard cause I get sick if I eat after working out.0
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Ugh....This topic is the pitts. It just goes around in circles on here. If you want to know why. Just search for "exercise calories" and read.0
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I tried to skip eating back my exercise calories and it was making me sick. I was too tired and weak to keep exercising. For me it isn't about just the weight loss. By eating back my exercise calories I am still losing weight and able to engage in the exercise I want to and need to for my fitness goals. I am also a lot more pleasant to live with and work with.
My 2 cents.0 -
My maintenance is 2400. To lose 2 pounds per week I need about 1400 calories net or 1700 or so for 1.5 pounds.
I routinely burn 600-800 calories in my workouts, 5x per week.
So for a work out day I just ate 1700, burned 700 that would leave me at a net of 1000. A male should generally not be under 1500 net, 1200 for most women. So my total deficit would be 1400, far too much for someone my size.
Realistically I should probably be no more than 700-800 for my deficit. So, on this day I would eat closer to 2400 calories and still be on track to lose around 1.5 pounds.
If you have issues losing weight with this method you can always try eating back only 2/3rds of them and see if that helps.0 -
My trainer says absolutely do NOT eat those calories! I am to eat 1100 calories a day PERIOD! When I hit a plateau, I go up to 1300...then when I hit another, back down to 1100 - and so on. Just my two cents -- it's worked for me so far. 43 lbs in 3 months...0
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the way mfp is set up, yes. they already have the deficit set for you to lose x-amount of weight/week.. if you add in exercise you need to eat more so that youre fueling your body and eating enough to function
*sigh* exactly this. If you eat 1500, then burn 900, then your body only has 600 calories to work on ALL DAY. Your organs and muscles need those calories to function! If not, say good buy to your muscle mass and metabolism.
I know this is a stupid question from me but what would be the point in burning it off in the first place?
Not stupid at all :] There are many benefits of exercise! Cardiovascular health, conditioning, helps you keep muscle mass :] stuff like that! Have to eat to fuel your body :]0 -
the way mfp is set up, yes. they already have the deficit set for you to lose x-amount of weight/week.. if you add in exercise you need to eat more so that youre fueling your body and eating enough to function
*sigh* exactly this. If you eat 1500, then burn 900, then your body only has 600 calories to work on ALL DAY. Your organs and muscles need those calories to function! If not, say good buy to your muscle mass and metabolism.
I know this is a stupid question from me but what would be the point in burning it off in the first place?0 -
My trainer says absolutely do NOT eat those calories! I am to eat 1100 calories a day PERIOD! When I hit a plateau, I go up to 1300...then when I hit another, back down to 1100 - and so on. Just my two cents -- it's worked for me so far. 43 lbs in 3 months...
Just a note: Trainers are NOT experts in nutrition. Just sayin.0 -
My trainer says absolutely do NOT eat those calories! I am to eat 1100 calories a day PERIOD! When I hit a plateau, I go up to 1300...then when I hit another, back down to 1100 - and so on. Just my two cents -- it's worked for me so far. 43 lbs in 3 months...
Just a note: Trainers are NOT experts in nutrition. Just sayin.
Indeed.0 -
I know this is a stupid question from me but what would be the point in burning it off in the first place?0
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