Do you work out extra before you eat out?

GoMizzou99
GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
edited November 11 in Food and Nutrition
Going out with wife and friends tonight. I absolutely KNOW I am getting a Cajun Pasta dish...rich.creamy..loaded with calories. Yummmm. A treat! I think I will run an extra 30 minutes yet, before I go out, in addition to having done an Insanity earlier today.

Do you pre-burn calories too?

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  • NaomiWhite77
    NaomiWhite77 Posts: 238 Member
    Yes- If I can, I try to plan ahead and burn extra cals.
  • Kirkajuice
    Kirkajuice Posts: 311 Member
    Yes, but I generally work out to eat more daily and have little calorie burn goals that I set myself for when I do exercise.
  • melanielockard
    melanielockard Posts: 114 Member
    yes i do!! or after
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
    Going out with wife and friends tonight. I absolutely KNOW I am getting a Cajun Pasta dish...rich.creamy..loaded with calories. Yummmm. A treat! I think I will run an extra 30 minutes yet, before I go out, in addition to having done an Insanity earlier today.

    Do you pre-burn calories too?
    No, because this actually increases hunger. Activity raises your TEE. This is one of the worst things you can. If you plan on eating out later, save your calories for the event.

    READ THIS!

    http://www.leangains.com/2010/11/cheat-day-strategies-for-hedonist.html
  • BIGJIMMYU
    BIGJIMMYU Posts: 1,221 Member
    For some reason I must admit I do! If there is a get together at the end of the week I find myself pressing the exercise more than usual!
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    Nope.

    To me, having a day where I'm over because I thoroughly enjoyed a meal doesn't mean I have to work out harder or whatever. One day over isn't going to undo all my hard work, so it isn't that important to me. Perhaps I view it differently because I have injuries that still flare up when I workout too long or too hard. Perhaps it is because I'm in maintenance and have been for 18+ months. I don't know, but I don't go to the gym and kill myself simply to eat more. One day won't hurt me. :)
  • katkins3
    katkins3 Posts: 1,359 Member
    Most of the time, if I know I'll be eating out, I'll try to get in some extra calorie burn. For example, since I usually go to Jazzercise after work, I'll add a long walk at lunch if i know I'm dining out that evening.
    Weekends are easier to rack up the calories. I had Friday off so I did an hour of Jazzercise in the morning and after lunch I did weight training, Tai Chi and swimming, (then I took a Nap!).
    I also plan my entire day of meals in advance, if possible, when I know I'll be eating out. Parties are a wildcard, since I never know what will be offered. For parties I rack up some extra calories and just enjoy myself. If I go over, so what, it's just one day.
  • Sarahmeridith
    Sarahmeridith Posts: 298 Member
    I havnt really ran into this problem too much yet, but tomorrow I am going out and I am going to eat a big delicious meal! today I am trying to work out extra but nothing crazy though. I know one day isnt going to mess me up too much, but it just makes me feel less guilty by exercising a little more today!
  • Kirkajuice
    Kirkajuice Posts: 311 Member
    No, because this actually increases hunger. Activity raises your TEE. This is one of the worst things you can. If you plan on eating out later, save your calories for the event.

    READ THIS!

    http://www.leangains.com/2010/11/cheat-day-strategies-for-hedonist.html

    It doesn't increase hunger for everyone, I'm never hungry after exercising. And I always pre choose what I want to eat when I go out, so even if I was hungry, I already know what I'm eating anyway and I generally plan to eat the entire meal, so my hunger would be gone by the end.
  • NicoWoodruff
    NicoWoodruff Posts: 369 Member
    If I know there's a dinner out coming, I'll save a *few* calories up for it over the course of the day, and try to burn a few extra toward it as well.
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
    No, because this actually increases hunger. Activity raises your TEE. This is one of the worst things you can. If you plan on eating out later, save your calories for the event.

    READ THIS!

    http://www.leangains.com/2010/11/cheat-day-strategies-for-hedonist.html

    It doesn't increase hunger for everyone, I'm never hungry after exercising. And I always pre choose what I want to eat when I go out, so even if I was hungry, I already know what I'm eating anyway and I generally plan to eat the entire meal, so my hunger would be gone by the end.
    It raises your TEE. That's a scientific fact. So, you're inclined to eat more.
  • KatKatatrophic
    KatKatatrophic Posts: 448 Member
    I usually don't know how many calories I'm going to eat before I leave the house, so when I come home, I enter my food, then find out how long I need to workout.
  • Maureen1956
    Maureen1956 Posts: 2 Member
    I tend to work out beforehand as that way feel ive earnt the treat, otherwise can so easily put off the extra workout and have consumed the extra calories
  • missy_1975
    missy_1975 Posts: 244 Member
    Oh yes! Today I worked out like a crazy woman so I can enjoy my wine and chicken wings with friends :drinker:
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    Totally. I actually work out a lot harder when I know that I can pig out some later on, haha. Food is my motivation, I'm not gonna lie. :D
  • Kirkajuice
    Kirkajuice Posts: 311 Member
    It raises your TEE. That's a scientific fact

    I wasn't saying that wasn't true, I was saying that exercise doesn't have an impact on how much I eat. It might for some people, but not really for me. I sometimes have to force myself to eat more after exercise because I just don't want food. The only reason I workout before I go to a restaurant is that their meals have the same volume I'd eat normally, they've just crammed more calories into them.
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