Do you eat your workout calories? If you do are you still lo
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I only eat some back if I happen to still be hungry, but I plan my days to be at or under my calorie goal. I have steadily lost since last May...with the exception of the Holidays lol0
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That's the only reason I work out. Just kidding, sorta.
Lol, no kidding, but sometimes I just workout to deserve a laaarge dinner!, like the one I'm planning today!!0 -
I eat my exercise calories back everyday... I need to fuel my workouts and keep from having a huge caloric deficit. I gauge my calories burned off my FT60 Polar HRM and make sure I eat back what I burn to keep myself around my MFP setting of losing 1 pound a week... Working for me......0
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MFP already builds in your daily intake requirement. Its all about the Net atthe end of the day! I am currently at 1200 a day and I always go into my workout with a negitive balance of a couple hundered calories b/c I like to eat! I call the gym "singing for my supper" How hard I work at the gym dictates my dinner..if I wanna eat, Ill work out hard!0
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MFP already builds in your daily intake requirement. Its all about the Net atthe end of the day! I am currently at 1200 a day and I always go into my workout with a negitive balance of a couple hundered calories b/c I like to eat! I call the gym "singing for my supper" How hard I work at the gym dictates my dinner..if I wanna eat, Ill work out hard!
My new matra. "singing for my supper". "if I wanna eat, I'll work out hard."
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I try to eat back at least enough to net 1200 calories. You really don't want to fall below that on a consistent basis. On days that I have something special going on I may eat all of them but most days I don't.0
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I am trying to decide if I am doing the right thing by not eating my workout calories. Right now I eat just under 1200 and have just started Jillian Micheal's 30 day shred which burns approximately 246 calories for my body....what are your thoughts?
Thanks!
Be efficient. Exercise hard and eat back the calories. The hard exercise will RAISE your metabolic rate and burn more fat at rest.
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Always net at least 1200-1300. Typically eat back most of my exercise calories...those are the hard-earned ones and I enjoy every single bite.0
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I lost 25lbs. I am now working on building lean muscle and I never ever eat back my exercise calories. I wouldnt want to sit there after all that work eating to then go to sleep on a full stomach. After my workouts I always drink a protein shake for recovery and Im good. In my opinon I feel like it defeats the purpose of working out. But then again thats what works for me and itsmy opinion. To each their own. Do what works for u.
Based on the fact you're not eating them back, it sounds like you're eating at a deficit. You may find that you'll have a hard time gaining any real muscle mass if that's the case. You need to have a calorie surplus in order to build muscle. I've tried various supposed approaches to building muscle while on a calorie deficit and it just doesn't happen. So from that perspective alone you may want to adjust your approach. Just trying to offer up a helpful suggestion, not meant to be a criticism.0 -
I had the same question. I am trying to lose weight and build muscle and I'm not sure what is the right approach. Help!0
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As many as I possibly can!
Train like a beast so you can eat like a beast!0 -
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I work out every day and most times 2X per day. I wear a heart rate monitor and when I run I burn about 500 calories per session (4 days per week) in addition to the 200 or so that I burn doing DVD's like P90X. I don't ever "eat back" the calories, but I may eat 100 or so more. I try to listen to my body and see if I am really hungry or not. On the days that I do strength training I try to eat more protein but not more calories.0
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Do we not receive workout calories for strength training? Just cardiovascular?0
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I eat my exercise calories and I have consistently lost weight at the rate I request MFP to help me lose. The site is set up to credit you those exercise calories for a reason.0
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I NEVER eat my workout calories - EVER!0
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Eat your calories back, but be careful that you are not over-estimating your calorie burn. I like to leave about 100 calories as a buffer, for errors in calculating both calories eaten and burned.0
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In Reply to Blondefox30---Yes, you definitely do! However, it is listed under cardiovascular, not strength training (i know, weird). So basically search "Strength Training" under cardio instead of strength training. Thats what i do, and i usually get about 180 calories out of it for an hour's work. Hope this helps0
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To blondefox30
There's actually a strength training option in your cardio database, but I'm not sure how accurate it is.0 -
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