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To eat your earned calories or to NOT eat your earned calori

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  • babygurl48
    babygurl48 Posts: 1,237 Member

    Exercise must be fed if you want the body to get stronger, which is usually the reason for exercise.

    This is a great quote and bears repeating... so I will!

    Love this!!!I So true!
  • celmore10
    celmore10 Posts: 1
    I am eating calories earned on the days I do Zumba or Yoga (2 days/week usually). On the days I do Crossfit (3 days/week) I am not eating the calories earned there. The reason is that I couldn't decide between losing 1 lb/week or 2 lb/week. the calorie limit for 2/week was too limiting for me and I feel like the 1/week is a little too many. So.. this is my happy medium. Make sense ?
  • GeorgiaDaughter
    GeorgiaDaughter Posts: 30 Member
    I eat mine if I'm hungry or want a extra treat. If I'm not really hungry I don't. I just go with the flow. I just started and already seeing results:)
  • StacieM72
    StacieM72 Posts: 5 Member
    Depends on what I have eaten that day if I eat them back or not. I had stirfry veggies tonight with a fruit and yogurt smoothie and my belly is so bloated. I still have calories to eat tonight but seriously doubt if it happens!
  • mjn18
    mjn18 Posts: 74 Member
    bump
  • watboy
    watboy Posts: 380 Member
    Sounds good to me. I naturally did this cus i knew nothing about eating calories back.
    I never eat my calories back unless I know I'm going to be in a situation where I will definitely be going over my calories. Normally I consider my exercise calories, bonus calories for my body and I'm never hungry at the end of the day so I never feel the need to eat them. I just make sure whatever I'm eating is low in calories so I can eat more of it and not tap into my "savings" of calories. So far I have had amazing results and I have lost over 70 lbs so I'm going to just keep doing what I'm doing :)
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