Anyone else not eating their exercise calories

I agree. So ppl have success eating back calories, but I didn't. I lost inches, clothes fit better, but didn't lose any weight. I now either don't eat back my exercise calories or just eat back some of them and I can still lose.

I used to NEVER eat back my exercise calories. I would burn between 700-1000 calories a day and maybe eat back 100-200 of them. My net calories would be between 300 and 700 calories. And then I just stopped losing weight and was exhausted ALL THE TIME. My body literally couldn't function. So, now I try to net at least 1000-1200 a day, which means I eat back most of my exercise calories when I exercise.

I say whatever works, do it. Not eating them back worked for me for a while (50lbs), but I had to adapt as my body adapted. Good luck!

I agree. So ppl have success eating back calories, but I didn't. I lost inches, clothes fit better, but didn't lose any weight. I now either don't eat back my exercise calories or just eat back some of them and I can still lose.

So your scale weight is more important than being healthy and fit? You said you were losing inches and clothes fit better.

Who cares what the scale says, you're becoming more fit and losing body fat% and that's what it's all about.

People put WAY TOO MUCH stock in the scale number.

When I started eating them back, I started losing. If I'm hungry, I eat, but if I have a lot left over and I'm not hungry, I won't eat.

The key to figuring how much to eat is not just your exercise calories but also knowing your BMR, so eating your exercise calories is not necessarily counterproductive but I definitely would not eat more than 50% of them, but if you're hungry, eat just be reasonable. I a portion of my exercise calories back and I've lost 25lbs since early december, I also use a "fitbit" so I have a more accurate count of my daily calories burned and my activity level, not just exercise.

Yes and No depends on if I am hungry or not I try to limt myself before going to bed. Some say you should others say you shouldn't. I do what I feel is right for my body

A couple of days a week maybe, but not often.

I exercise to look good, feel good and to cause a deficit, not so that I can eat more!
I eat MAYBE 50-100 cal more on exercise days. And normally that really isn't too much over my regular allocated calories anyways

I have a personal trainer and because I'm always reading about people eating their excersice calories back I asked her about that and she told me if I wanted to maintain my weight then to eat the calories but if I'm trying to lose (which I am) then not to eat them. I don't eat them and I usually lose 1 pound a week. I've recently cut out potatoes, bread and pasta and I've actually lost 4 pounds in 5 days. I've been eating brown rice, gluten free pasta and just last night I baked a loaf of gluten free bread, I find it hard to have choices in meals by cutting out the bread or pasta so I decided to eat gluten free.

Also I understand that if you are trying to build muscle then you would eat back your excersice calories. With my personal trainer I have been building muscle, toning and losing.....1 pound at a time mind you, but they say it's better for it to come off slowly. So I have finally gotten my mind to focus on the overall weight that I've lost (which I am a 1/2 pound away from my half way point) rather than a substantial amount in a short peroid of time. Now that I'm almost half way there I'm excited to lose the second half and reach my goal.

Did you explain to your trainer that your calorie allotment does not include any exercise activity in its calculation. Thus it would have you losing weight without exercising at all? If you are obese, this is not a big deal, if not, you may run into problems. I used to think this way, no longer. I eat my exercise calories most days and lose consistently.

The other option is set your calories including your expected extra calories, then take off the amount you need to lose your 1 pound or so a week and eat that every day, which is what I think the OP is saying he does, 2000 calories no matter what exercise he does. The multipliers are:

To determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:

If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9

Using this will give you a good estimate of your maintenance calories (BMR can be calculated here on the site) Basically if you exercise daily, or even 3-4 times a week, you would never be considered sedentary, you would be at the very least lightly active, but most here would be moderately active. Then you subtract some calories from that for your deficit maybe 15-20% and don't eat exercise calories, but shoot for that amount daily. For me that would put me about 2173 which is about what I eat once exercise is factored in.

The final option is set your calories on maintenance and exercise yourself into a deficit. That actually is supposed to be the best way to lose weight, although when I read that the people saying it don't cite studies, they simply state it as fact which make me suspicious.

I never eat back my calories I burn
I find I flat-line with no weight loss or I gain weight
as a guy min you should be eating is 1800 a day
you might wanna open your diary so we can see what your eating
I done a full write up on weight loss plateau's I did here

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/387166-questions-about-weight-loss-plateau-s-why-do-they-happen-w