Calorie Question...

mommamindi
mommamindi Posts: 256 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So MFP tells me I should be getting 1340 calories per day. Today I burned 364 calories, and MFP upped my calorie intake for the day to include the calories I burned working out...so should I be eating to reach my original calorie goal (1340) or my calorie goal PLUS what I burned working out like MFP says?

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  • Laureen74
    Laureen74 Posts: 37 Member
    Its optional to use your "exercise calories". Try to stick it out with the origianl calorie goal.
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    You would eat over your calorie goal after exercise. If your body needs an average of 1200cals(females) 1500cals(males) just to function and you work out 1500 cals in a day are you eating properly? ... The answer would be no.

    Edit: So if your 1340cals represents a calorie decrease and you burned 364 cals you would eat 1704 cals.
  • danmoffett
    danmoffett Posts: 110
    Calories, Calories.
    I've lost 145 pounds in the past 21 months, and not once have I worried about or counted calories. You can't overeat on good food. Find the right food, and don't worry about calories. I talk about it on my blog.
  • Cr8tive_Ingenuity
    Cr8tive_Ingenuity Posts: 181
    i might eat back some of my calorie burn but since most caloric burns are just estimates i leave a couple hundred calories left for margin of error
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    My standard answer is "You have chosen MFP as your dieting choice, so follow the program and see what happens!"

    I lost 36 pounds logging my food and exercise, eating my exercise calories and making friends here that support me.

    When I questioned the process in the beginning, my thoughts were that if I went to Weight Watchers, I would not question the points method.

    My research showed a few things over the year I lost weight. One, other web sites included the exercise I promised, which did not always happen:blushing: So if I recieved 1550 calories a day, because I said I walked 2 miles each day, then didn't walk.........well you can see how that worked out.

    WIth MFP I used to say WILL WORK FOR FOOD!! It was a great psych out for me to get my booty moving!! (I remember once I wanted a roll with dinner. At 5 pm I realized I didn't have the 50 calories so I hit the Elliptical machine for 20 minutes:laugh: )

    Good luck! I hope I see you at the other end of 20 pounds I need to lose!!:drinker:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    Calories, Calories.
    I've lost 145 pounds in the past 21 months, and not once have I worried about or counted calories. You can't overeat on good food. Find the right food, and don't worry about calories. I talk about it on my blog.

    I guess I just wonder why MFP then, as this is a calorie counting site?

    :flowerforyou: GREAT JOB on the loss! I read your profile and an so sorry for your loss. She must be so proud of you!:flowerforyou:
  • raindropwishes
    raindropwishes Posts: 182
    My standard answer is "You have chosen MFP as your dieting choice, so follow the program and see what happens!"

    I lost 36 pounds logging my food and exercise, eating my exercise calories and making friends here that support me.

    When I questioned the process in the beginning, my thoughts were that if I went to Weight Watchers, I would not question the points method.

    My research showed a few things over the year I lost weight. One, other web sites included the exercise I promised, which did not always happen:blushing: So if I recieved 1550 calories a day, because I said I walked 2 miles each day, then didn't walk.........well you can see how that worked out.

    WIth MFP I used to say WILL WORK FOR FOOD!! It was a great psych out for me to get my booty moving!! (I remember once I wanted a roll with dinner. At 5 pm I realized I didn't have the 50 calories so I hit the Elliptical machine for 20 minutes:laugh: )

    Good luck! I hope I see you at the other end of 20 pounds I need to lose!!:drinker:

    I totally agree, I also found myself questioning it when I joined the first time, but after seeing the results I realised that following the program actually works :smile:

    Lol, I do that too! work out for food hehe :smile:
  • Nicola0000
    Nicola0000 Posts: 531 Member
    I make sure my net is 1200, as I was finding I didnt lose weight when my net was too small.
  • 226Muriel
    226Muriel Posts: 138 Member
    I personally try not to eat back my exercise calories...This site does work..

    After reading your profile, may I say that this JOURNEY IS 3 FOLD...PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL and it seems that the JOURNEY is just what you need to REINVENT yourself...

    Calories = Exercise = Water

    Good Luck:flowerforyou:
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