eating back cal?
XoSaraoX
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so im new to this website, iv lost 46.2 pounds as of last weigh in, MFP has my cal as 1200 in a day, i usually eat that, but then i go to the gym 4 days a week, and dont leave untill iv burned 1000 or more cal. should i be eating my burned cal back? seems silly because i go to the gym at 8pm so eating another 1000 cal at that time of night isnt good for you, or should i eat them back before when i plan on going to the gym...
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Id probably try to include at least 300- 400 cals extra on workout days, or else your net cals will be too low. To what Ive heard, if youre eating too little (especially too little protein) you'll be wasting away your muscles.
I try eat about half- 3 quarters of my ex cals and it helps keep muscle, lose weight slow and steady
Maybe try spreading the 300- 400 throughout the day.0 -
And great job on the progress so far! 0
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this is a concept i've been struggling with too. i work out afternoon time also. I hope to hear a lot of feedback on this.0
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thanks for your input, i might try eating some back and see what happens. anyone else have anything to add that could help us out? 0
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Yes you should, and don't wait until you've already burned the calories. If you know you're going to exercise heavy, eat more all day to compensate. It's hard to eat an extra 1000 calories at the end of the day. It's not so hard to add a couple hundred extra to each meal and snack.
1200 calories is the minimum ANYONE should eat, ever. Your body would burn more calories than that if you were in a coma. Add an extra 1000 calorie burn on top of that, and you're asking your car to drive cross country with only fumes in your gas tank.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/LorinaLynn/view/exercise-calories-explained-2068760 -
Yes - eat your exercise calories back!
The calorie deficit is already built in WITHOUT any exercise. When you exercise you make the deficit bigger. When the calorie deficit is TOO BIG, you will burn muscle during your workouts and not fat. The extra calories (added throughout the day) will FUEL your workout.0 -
As others said, yes you should eat them back. But also keep in mind the machines at gyms generally over estimate calories burned from 25%-40%. Also, hope you are doing some weight training to help preserve muscle mass.0
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Yes you should, and don't wait until you've already burned the calories. If you know you're going to exercise heavy, eat more all day to compensate. It's hard to eat an extra 1000 calories at the end of the day. It's not so hard to add a couple hundred extra to each meal and snack.
1200 calories is the minimum ANYONE should eat, ever. Your body would burn more calories than that if you were in a coma. Add an extra 1000 calorie burn on top of that, and you're asking your car to drive cross country with only fumes in your gas tank.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/LorinaLynn/view/exercise-calories-explained-206876
thank you that blog helped clear everything up, i guess i need to eat about 900 more cal a day then when i work out....
yes the gym machines do over estimate the cal burned, i always lower that number by 30%. i do weights for my upper body arm ect everytime im at the gym aswell. doctor has cut me off of doing weights that involve my legs because i have torn all my ligaments in both knees doing sports.
thank you everyone for your help 0 -
Whatever you have ALREADY been doing is working pretty well. I eat back about 25%, and bur 1000+ every day, with one or two rest days a month... Whatever works for you (except starvation of course) is okay...0
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I'm so glad that I saw this post! I've been on track for about 5 weeks now and didn't know if I should eat back the calories worked off or not. I'll start today and maybe more weight will come off quicket. Thanks again!0
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I'm so glad that I saw this post! I've been on track for about 5 weeks now and didn't know if I should eat back the calories worked off or not. I'll start today and maybe more weight will come off quicket. Thanks again!
IF MFP is calculating them, eat back 50-75%. MFP tends to be high for many people.0 -
I have been at this for about a month and recently invested in a personal trainer. What he told me is that as long as you're eating SMALL meals often (every few hours), your body won't go into starvation mode because it's constantly getting food. I try to keep my meals between 100-200 calories of nutrient-rich foods (beans, lean proteins, green veggies)- not things like the 100 calorie "snack packs" which will end up giving your body nothing and it will keep storing fat. With that said, his advice was that if I'm hungry - EAT. If I have burned 400 cals in a day and still have 600 left and I'm hungry, I should eat. He is a nutritionist and also informed me that MANY of the diets he's put himself on include eating up to an hour before bed. I always thought you had to give yourself at least 3 hours before bed, but he says that's a myth. If you're burning 1000 calories though and not consuming at least 1000 in a day, your body has nothing left. While that might be awesome now (and by the way you are doing GREAT), in the long run, if you ever stop working out so much your body might pack on calories because it's "scared" you're going to use them all up again! My trainer told me that burning more than a few 100 calories a day will get you there and loosing 1-2 lbs per week is the healthiest. He also said that it is MUCH more important what you are putting into your body than what you are doing to work out. The foods you eat will determine whether or not your body builds muscle or stores fat. So for some, they may be loosing weight - but it might be muscle instead of fat if you aren't getting the right nutrition. All this advice is with a grain of salt though - if what you are doing is working for you - keep doing it!!!!
Lol sorry this post is so long - but hope it helps!0 -
I have been at this for about a month and recently invested in a personal trainer. What he told me is that as long as you're eating SMALL meals often (every few hours), your body won't go into starvation mode because it's constantly getting food. I try to keep my meals between 100-200 calories of nutrient-rich foods (beans, lean proteins, green veggies)- not things like the 100 calorie "snack packs" which will end up giving your body nothing and it will keep storing fat. With that said, his advice was that if I'm hungry - EAT. If I have burned 400 cals in a day and still have 600 left and I'm hungry, I should eat. He is a nutritionist and also informed me that MANY of the diets he's put himself on include eating up to an hour before bed. I always thought you had to give yourself at least 3 hours before bed, but he says that's a myth. If you're burning 1000 calories though and not consuming at least 1000 in a day, your body has nothing left. While that might be awesome now (and by the way you are doing GREAT), in the long run, if you ever stop working out so much your body might pack on calories because it's "scared" you're going to use them all up again! My trainer told me that burning more than a few 100 calories a day will get you there and loosing 1-2 lbs per week is the healthiest. He also said that it is MUCH more important what you are putting into your body than what you are doing to work out. The foods you eat will determine whether or not your body builds muscle or stores fat. So for some, they may be loosing weight - but it might be muscle instead of fat if you aren't getting the right nutrition. All this advice is with a grain of salt though - if what you are doing is working for you - keep doing it!!!!
Lol sorry this post is so long - but hope it helps!
The only thing I wouldn't believe is the thing about small meals. There are have been several studies from the NIH that indicate there is no benefit if you eat 5 meals or 1 meal. Your body still burns the same amount of calories metabolism and breaking down the food. The only benefit from multiple meals is reduce cravings.0 -
If you're burning 1000 calories though and not consuming at least 1000 in a day, your body has nothing left.
And you have to keep in mind that your body is constantly burning calories. You'd burn more than 1000 calories even if you stayed in bed all day, and another couple hundred by just living your normal life. Add 1000 calories of exercise on top of that, and you've got a colossal deficit.0 -
eat a portion of them back or you are going to hit a plateau that will feel like it goes on forever!0
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I agree0
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I decided to do an experiment the last 2 weeks to see if it was helpful, i had 14 lbs left to lose and i raised my goal to .5lbs/week started eating even more and at first i gained 2-3 lbs and this week it slowly started going down, today i weighed and i have lost all the gain plus 2 lbs, so my experiment is more = better also been trying to eat a little cleaner this month and i feel AWESOME!
feel free to add me the more the merrier!!0 -
I'm skeptical that you're actually burning 1000 calories. Are you running for 2 hours straight or something? How do you come up with that estimate?0
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eat.. eat my child.
Indulge in something, give yourself a reward. 1000 a day is awesome.
Oh if only i had the time to burn 1000 in day the things i would eat. Id probably reward my self once a week. OOORRRR id tweak my daily meals to add a little bit more of what i like. dressing, cheese, butter, strawberry cream cheese (all low fat of course) lol or maybe just eat more of the healthy stuff.
arroz con frijoles, tostones, platanito madurooooo yum. lol0
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