Asked my Trainer re eating back calories

this is perfect!

Many thanks!

Nice to see a trainer that knows what she is talking about and is quite eloquent in explaining it!
Stick to that trainer
I totally agree with the OP and her trainer but let me expand on things a little

The important thing with successful weight loss is to create a calorie deficit in a SAFE and SUSTAINABLE manner. If your calorie goal is at 1200 you are already at a deficit and not eating your exercise calories back would be counter productive (Muscle loss aka slower metabolism, starvation mode...) This was one of the point of the OP trainer.
I am 6ft4 weighing about 240 lbs. I need to eat about 3000 calories a day to maintain my weight. I could embark on a successful weight loss journey eating that exact 3000 calories each day while burning 500 calories through exercise (per day).
In this scenario I would end up with a deficit of 500 calories a day and I WOULD NOT eat the calories back.

Both scenarios are not opposed at all. The idea is to create that SAFE and SUSTAINABLE calorie deficit. If you are consuming at the lower range (1200-1800) it is very hard (close to impossible) to sustain the weight loss while exercising without eating back the calories. If you are eating at a much higher range (3000+ calories) as long as we are talking training sessions burning about 500 calories you can get away without eating back those workout calories as you are most likely still eating enough calories for that safe and sustainable fat loss.

Hope this was clear enough If it wasn't ignore the post and listen to the OP. That was a magnificent post!

I know some people are horrified people can eat 3000 calories to maintain their weight sorry about that When I was into body building I used to eat 4500 calories/day

Crap, crap, crap. Great article I think I've been guilty of NOT re_eating my calories (it does seem pointless) but I refuse to lose then gain again or have problems maintaining. Thanks a bunch for posting this.

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Very very helpful and healthful information. You're lucky to have a great trainer. Thanks for sharing this, because honestly I was up in the air about eating the extras back. Keep up the good work!

Thank you! That was soooo helpful to me. I think I have not been eating enough because my body isn't losing a thing!!

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Great post!
I know there are always debates on this topic.

As someone who's goal is 1200 per day and having underactive thyroid i'm prone to getting very drowsy/tired and find if I do eat back the calories I burn each day I still lose 0.5 to 2lbs per week and have the energy I need to go on with my day to day life not feeling worn out and depressed.

It's encouraging to see this because I used to think if I didn't eat back my burnt off calories this would mean I'd lose weight for sure! Turns out I was just miserable....tired and didn't shift any extra weight!

I definitely feel so much healthier eating back my cals and having extra energy! :-D

Thanks for sharing this, i have really uped my excercise level and its good to know that its ok to eat some of this back, Youre trainer explained this in such a great way too. : ))

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bump- I need to read this again when I am a little more awake!!! :yawn:

Thanks for sharing! This should help a lot of people who where on the fence about eating calories back. You have an excellent trainer!

If 1200 Cals is or might be even to little. How can one work out exactly how much. I feel tired and icky with 1200 being my limit but I am not really losing like I want to. Also if you eat healthy then its sometimes hard to even consume 1200cals

HELP