Excercise calories?

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jesp1216
jesp1216 Posts: 100
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sooo i have about 100 calories left for a normal day but then over 1,000 for extra excercise calories, for some reason i worked out ALOT today, i was wondering how many of those i actually NEED to eat ims oo confused lol i need help!

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  • 9726172000
    9726172000 Posts: 428
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    You should eat some of them back atleast. Try eatting half of them and later you'll be able to have a snack if you feel like it
  • strawberry25shortcake
    strawberry25shortcake Posts: 183 Member
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    I would suggest eating if you feel hungry and not eating just to replace calories...
  • ljkelly
    ljkelly Posts: 5 Member
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    You should make sure you do not have too many calories left over at the end of the day. When I first started to lose weight I did not count any of my exercise calories. After about three weeks, I was beginning to feel run down all the time and my exercise routine was getting harder to complete. After I began using those calories, I felt much better and continued to lose at a rate of 1 to 2 pounds a week.

    If your calorie deficit is too great, you metabolism can also slow down to compensate.
  • kellygirl5538
    kellygirl5538 Posts: 597 Member
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    I just started two weeks ago with 1200 calories and lost 8 pounds. I have not been eating my exercise calories and this is mistake. Today I tried to work out and ran out of steam.......which never happens to me.
  • hdawg
    hdawg Posts: 28
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    I too started off not eating my exercise calories, and it caught up with me. At about 5 pm each day I could barely get off the couch I was so tired and fatigued. I have been feeling much better since I started eating them. :)
  • parrotlover
    parrotlover Posts: 143 Member
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    what did you do today to burn 1000 cals? Good for you !
  • MaryinBflo
    MaryinBflo Posts: 437 Member
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    Eat at LEAST half of them. There is some good posts on these boards about why you should eat them.


    Check out this post if you haven't already

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo
  • SaraWo24
    SaraWo24 Posts: 192 Member
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    I, too, would like to know what you did to burn 1000! Good for you!
  • jesp1216
    jesp1216 Posts: 100
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    I, too, would like to know what you did to burn 1000! Good for you!

    lol i ran for like 2 hours str8, at my weight it burns a good amoutn of calories :D i also went for really long walks, but yup thats about it i just run alot and it all adds up hahah
  • mjkon
    mjkon Posts: 17 Member
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    Like several of the other posters, I also had to bump up my calories, and I've found it really helpful to eat something with carbs and protein an hour before my workout. I almost never eat my workout calories though--is there a minimum you need to avoid starvation mode? How do they lose so fast on 'The Biggest Loser'? Not that I'm trying for that type of rapid weight loss, but I would like to hit a healthy balance.

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