Those of you who have lost weight using MFP...?

BrendaLee
BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm just kind of curious if those of you who have had losses using MFP eat your exercise calories? Always, sometimes, never? I'm also wondering about carbs- do you keep a close eye on your carbs?

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  • faithjobes
    faithjobes Posts: 104 Member
    i only eat 1200-1500 regardless of how much I exercise
  • naugustyniak
    naugustyniak Posts: 836 Member
    I haven't lost a lot but I do notice the inches coming off. I do eat at least half of my exercise calories depending on how hard I work out and what I eat. I try not to go under 1400 calories for a day including exercise calories.
  • mnichol
    mnichol Posts: 642
    I haven't lost a lot but I do notice the inches coming off. I do eat at least half of my exercise calories depending on how hard I work out and what I eat. I try not to go under 1400 calories for a day including exercise calories.


    I second this. I've pretty much lost 1/2 to 1 lb a week, outside of a week here and there with no loss. What's helped me lose is upped the INTENSITY of my exercise.

    good luck
  • vrdz3215
    vrdz3215 Posts: 493
    I usually eat my exercise calories and have lost 3 lbs since starting MFP.
  • swtally80
    swtally80 Posts: 278 Member
    eat them. it seems like it has worked for me.
  • jeffwyeg
    jeffwyeg Posts: 105
    I generally always eat my exercise calories and that seems to be working alright for me.
  • gemiwing
    gemiwing Posts: 1,525 Member
    I always eat them. If I can't eat them then I get really close (around 40 cals either way). I do take a day off once a week and just eat whatever I want to. It helps me stay the course and gives me something to look forward to.

    Funny thing is even on my days 'off' I end up around 200 calories over my weight loss amount. Not too shabby.

    Weight is just kindof falling off me right now. I have a lot to lose though, so that might have something to do with it.
  • hiddensecant
    hiddensecant Posts: 2,446 Member
    I eat them.
  • megbar1979
    megbar1979 Posts: 150 Member
    I usually don't eat my exercise calories, but I eat between 1300 and 1500 calories most days.
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    MFP builds in a 500-1000 calorie deficit for you, so you're not actually eating back ALL of the calories you've burned for the day when you eat 'exercise' calories. You're just maintaining that deficit. I eat my BMR+exercise calories. I had my BMR tested about 1.5 years ago so it's probably higher now that I have more muscle mass, so if I am ludicrously hungry on a given day I'll eat more than what I've allotted myself. I also go through long-term cycles of higher and lower calories, so sometimes I'll eat maintenance or a little more, and sometimes I'll go back into a deficit. I just came off a 3 week rest where I exercised just every two days and ate maintenance+, so now I am in a deficit. I have lost about 20 lbs since August (but I'm more concerned with body composition than weight).
  • Chenoachem
    Chenoachem Posts: 1,758 Member
    I eat them. I find that I gain weight if I don't.
  • Poison5119
    Poison5119 Posts: 1,460 Member
    I have been using MFP for about a year, I have eaten most of my exercise calories. The more often I'm willing to eat fewer of them, the more weight I seem to have dropped. These last 10 lbs are gonna be tough, though.
  • ivykivy
    ivykivy Posts: 2,970 Member
    Yes. I don't use a heart rate monitor absolutely refuse to get one. I eat about 60-75% of what MFP tells me except for walking/jogging I use my treadmill numbers. If I set my deficit at 700 cals per day I'll lose anywhere for 1-1.25 pounds per week avg.
  • ilike2moveit
    ilike2moveit Posts: 776 Member
    I've been eating my exercise calories and I have lost weight and most importantly- I'm not starving!
  • ilike2moveit
    ilike2moveit Posts: 776 Member
    Russia1513-I feel your pain honey. The last ten pounds are so hard for me.
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    I just bumped the thread I wrote "Tami's Secret to Skinny" which explains what I did and what worked for me. :flowerforyou:
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    Thanks a lot, guys. It seems that it works if you eat them or don't...or eat somewhere in between. It's encouraging to know I can eat them on the days I feel extra hungry, and maybe not eat all of them on days I don't need to. :smile:
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    I just bumped the thread I wrote "Tami's Secret to Skinny" which explains what I did and what worked for me. :flowerforyou:

    Thanks Tami, I'll check it out.
  • msh0530
    msh0530 Posts: 1,675 Member
    I don't eat them and it seems to work for me.
  • j4nash
    j4nash Posts: 1,719 Member
    I don't eat them. That said I eat if I'm hungry after I have eaten all my alloted calories for the day. I am not in this to starve myself and figure if I'm hungry I might as well eat something small. :)
  • hiddensecant
    hiddensecant Posts: 2,446 Member
    With 180 lbs to lose, you're going to have a lot of breathing room when it comes to eating because your calorie allowance will be pretty high to begin with. As your weight drops, the allowance will also go down. So if you're eating consistently 300 or so calories below your target, that amount might end up being your allowance in a few months. Just be sure you're not eating too far below your current BMI.
  • pannellkat
    pannellkat Posts: 709 Member
    Have lost 10 lbs with MFP. If I am still hungry I will eat my exercise calories, some maybe all but rare. If I am not hungry then I wont eat them at all. Its like an added bonus for me.
  • RELLISON
    RELLISON Posts: 5
    I eat mine or come really close to it- I always just try to stay at or under my calories. I have only been doing this for a little over a week but have already seen results. I have people tell me all the time to eat more or my body will hold on to the weight because its in starvation moad and thats why I have a hard time losing weight. I try to starv it off and it does not work!
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