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twinmomtwice4
twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
Are you all going by just your total calories eaten or your net calories?

For example, today I ate a total of 1336 calories but only netted 908 due to working out.

I know some people think you should eat back your workout calories so your net matches your goal but on Jillian's program she says not to eat the workout calories back, right?

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  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I usually just aim to eat about 1500-1600 per day and don't worry about net anymore. That's just me :)
  • mals422
    mals422 Posts: 41
    Today was day 1 for me, so I haven't quite decided yet. I'm going to try to follow the kick start plan this week, and then see how I'm feeling. In the past, I haven't found that I have enough energy to put full effort into my workouts if I'm only eating 1400 calories or so.

    Also, depending on how much (or little) you have to lose, Jillian's response to someone on Twitter this morning was interesting. She told someone who only has 5-10 lbs to lose that she should up the calories to 1700/day.

  • twinmomtwice4
    twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
    I usually just aim to eat about 1500-1600 per day and don't worry about net anymore. That's just me :)

    Thanks for the feedback! You're obviously successful having lost 66 pounds so it seems to work well!
  • twinmomtwice4
    twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
    Today was day 1 for me, so I haven't quite decided yet. I'm going to try to follow the kick start plan this week, and then see how I'm feeling. In the past, I haven't found that I have enough energy to put full effort into my workouts if I'm only eating 1400 calories or so.

    Also, depending on how much (or little) you have to lose, Jillian's response to someone on Twitter this morning was interesting. She told someone who only has 5-10 lbs to lose that she should up the calories to 1700/day.


    That is interesting about the Twitter feedback. I have about 40 pounds to lose so I wonder what she would recommend.
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I usually just aim to eat about 1500-1600 per day and don't worry about net anymore. That's just me :)

    Thanks for the feedback! You're obviously successful having lost 66 pounds so it seems to work well!

    Lol thanks. And actually when I started I was eating more like 1800 per day but it was easier to get a deficit when I weighed more....
  • theredcliche
    theredcliche Posts: 233 Member
    Today was day 1 for me, so I haven't quite decided yet. I'm going to try to follow the kick start plan this week, and then see how I'm feeling. In the past, I haven't found that I have enough energy to put full effort into my workouts if I'm only eating 1400 calories or so.

    Also, depending on how much (or little) you have to lose, Jillian's response to someone on Twitter this morning was interesting. She told someone who only has 5-10 lbs to lose that she should up the calories to 1700/day.


    That is interesting about the Twitter feedback. I have about 40 pounds to lose so I wonder what she would recommend.


    wow. i totally missed that on twitter. GRRRR. i've been going back and forth with upping my calories for WEEKS because i wanted to follow the program. HALLELUJAH. i'm bumping mine up to 10% above my bmr NET!!
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