Long term success and exercise calories

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  • mrshoneybear1014
    mrshoneybear1014 Posts: 275 Member
    I've been on for 5 weeks.

    My goal is 1750 calories

    On days I have more than just a light workout, I usually end up eating around 2000 calories (so I eat back a little)

    I think I'm more of a person that eats back a % but not all. I'd say I eat back on average 50% of the exercise calories.

    I've lost 11lbs.
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? 455 days
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? I've been up and down with this, but I'll say 1400.
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes
  • rgoodearl
    rgoodearl Posts: 360 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? 330 days
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 2600
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Sometimes, depends on how big the burn was
  • Chunter80
    Chunter80 Posts: 2
    Eat when you have a headache. I get them really bad too and those cals are not worth it. If you have worked out and earned those extras and have a headache you need to eat. It might be part of the reason for the headache. The extra cals might help get rid of the headache. You earned them eat them. When my headaches get really bad I eat even if I haven't earned them. No way am I suffering through a headache for a pound and may or may not gain or lose.
  • cheddle
    cheddle Posts: 102 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? around 250+
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? initally 2,100 - due to weight loss 1,650
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes - all of them!!

    why??

    Because I train at high intensity, damage my muscles, and want to grow them =)
  • cressievargo
    cressievargo Posts: 392 Member
    I'm so glad I found this topic.
    I joined MFP 2 months ago but I am really just starting it this week.
    I aim for 1200 cals
    I do eat my exercise cals.

    In the last 3 months I was averaging 1200 cals a day working out 6 days a week burning an average of 300-400 cals per workout. I was not eating exercise cals - i really wasn't tracking calories but just eating clean. From Jan 1 til now I've lost 13 lbs. Ive really toned up but the pounds are dropping extremely slow. I'm really hoping that this works because I really want to reach my goal.
    I'm not sure if my calorie goal is correct though. My BMR is around 1500. Does anyone know if that is the number of cals I should be aiming for? I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week.

    You should eat at least your BMR
  • Colbyandsage
    Colbyandsage Posts: 751 Member
    Love this thread!

    I eat around 1500-1600 calories
    Yes, I eat them, I need them.

    I am 5'3 and can't do 1300 calories for one lb loss a week. I have lost 12. 10 more to go! This site is awesome!
  • msgingerc
    msgingerc Posts: 38
    How long have you been on MFP? 75 days.
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1200 for 1.0kg per week loss.
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Often I eat most of them, sometimes all - I try to eat to within 50 calories of my daily total. Sometimes I go over, of course!
  • lokin4deer
    lokin4deer Posts: 44 Member
    bump for later
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    Joined mfp - weeks ago.
    Calories a day without exercise calories - about 1450
    Do I eat my exercise calories back - usually yes, sometimes a bit under. I work hard to gain an extra 900-1000 leeway.
    Just seeing if I will maintain at this, as I am at my goal
  • Amy_Lee_2012
    Amy_Lee_2012 Posts: 156 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? I joined November 2011, but didn't log on everyday and ended up deleting my account. I've been back for about two months- I've logged on every day accept for when our internet was down.

    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1100-1220 a day (occasionally I will have a 'cheat' day- but never exceed 1500 calories)


    Do you eat your exercise calories? No
  • ShellyMacchi
    ShellyMacchi Posts: 975 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? 435 days
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1480
    Do you eat your exercise calories? darn right I do! all of them *LOL*

    Age: 55
    Height: 5' 7.25"
    Weight: 170
  • significance
    significance Posts: 436 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? 15 months, though I've had a couple of one-month breaks within that.
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1000-1200
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes
  • moongreentea
    moongreentea Posts: 7
    How long have you been on MFP? 50 days...I keep losing and gaining the same 5 pounds!
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1300...just increased from 1200 2 weeks ago.
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes...but considering stopping this for more success...very interested in this post!
  • Primm
    Primm Posts: 15 Member
    I might be a spanner in the works here!

    How long have you been on MFP? Using it consistently? 328 days.

    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1200

    Do you eat your exercise calories? No
  • IslandDer
    IslandDer Posts: 27
    Been on MFP since mid-January - about 10 weeks now.

    MFP assigned 1580 calories based on goal of 1lb per week.

    I usually eat most of my exercise calories back and usually work out every day (cardio every day, strength 3 days/week). Usually end up about around 1800-2000 calories per day.

    Lost about 4-5 lb before starting MFP with exercise only (3x per week) over about 3 months and no change in eating. Too slow! Since tracking calories have lost 1 lb per week average (but also bumped up exercise to daily cardio) and have dropped about 11 lb since mid-January.

    I'm fairly committed to making this a lifestyle change, so I don't take "time-off." That said, I'm not militant and on special occasions I don't fall off the wagon, I get off the wagon. I try to make sure I have enough calories left for a glass of wine after dinner. I think of my calories as currency. Exercise earns me some extra "income" and while I enjoy "spending" it, I do try to spend wisely and not waste my calories on anything I don't really enjoy.

    My motto: I exercise to support my eating habit ;-)
  • mischa_12
    mischa_12 Posts: 126 Member
    bump
  • tanyaleblanc
    tanyaleblanc Posts: 39
    When your eating back. Those calories, does it matter what your eating! Should I be eating certain things
  • Jules_1111
    Jules_1111 Posts: 79
    Love his post. I always eat back my exercise calories. :)
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? 447
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1590 currently, it has varied from 1400 (too little) to 1800+ (maintenance).
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    When your eating back. Those calories, does it matter what your eating! Should I be eating certain things

    It depends what you are trying to acheive. If your only focus is to see a smaller number on the scales, eat anything you like just keep your cals in check.
    If you are aiming for long term health then I thn it does matter what you eat. While there are lots of different threories on what makes a healthy diet the common factors are usually a varied diet including lots of fruit and veggies, lean proteins, healthy fats, less processed carbs.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Start Weight Loss journey- May 2009 @ 560 lbs.

    How long have you been on MFP? 169 days

    Current weight: 255 lbs.

    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 2300 calories

    How many calories a day do you eat With exercise calories? 3200 calories

    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes

    I wear a Polar FT60 Heart rate monitor to track calories burned... I eat back 85-90% of my exercise calories leaving 10-15% for error in logging and/or calories burned.
  • skinnydemko
    skinnydemko Posts: 22 Member
    How long on MFP 100 days

    1500-1800 cal per day

    No I don't eat them back.
  • moongreentea
    moongreentea Posts: 7
    90 days now
    eat 1300 to 1400, up from 1200 (which wasn't working)
    eat most of my exercise calories on most days
    When I upped my calories, I started losing again :)
  • iwantahealthierme13
    iwantahealthierme13 Posts: 337 Member
    33 days
    6.4 pounds so far, I was at about 8 pounds loss but that didn't stick around long
    Depends what the exercise is... if I swim an hour I'll eat a lot more than if I use the treadmill for 45-hour
    I have 1620 alotted per day and I typically eat around 1400-1500
    Sometimes I do eat them back sometimes I don't
  • Kim55555
    Kim55555 Posts: 987 Member
    How long have you been on MFP?
    Been on MFP for 12 months. Was on ww for 13 months 1st.

    So I've been losing for 25 months now. (Since April 2010)
    31 kg lost. I'm 5 foot 2, 60 kg, 26.5% body fat and getting closer to goal now. Aiming to lose more body fat %. My next goal is to get to 25% body fat and then will reassess from there. I want to tone up my tummy area. The rest of my body i'm happy with.
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories?
    On days I dont exercise It depends on what my body needs or is asking for!

    Anywhere between 1700-2000.
    Do you eat your exercise calories?
    Yes. I'm on a slight defecit. The scale is barely moving now yet I'm still losing body fat! On days I exercise I eat anywhere between 2000 - 2300. It just depends on the amount and intensity level. I try to net around 1700 but sometimes I net more than 1700.
  • Emv79
    Emv79 Posts: 245 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? For a little over a month

    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? Did 1200 for 3 weeks, then read some threads and NRLFW and got some sense kicked into me and bumped it up to 1750.

    Do you eat your exercise calories? Most of the time. I exercise late in the day, and sometimes I'm on a roll and end up burning more than I had planned to (I use a HRM) and just can't ingest enough to catch up. I'm learning to plan more so that I do eat enough before my workouts.

    Age: 33
    Height: 5' 9 3/4"
    Weight: 154

    Pounds lost: Since on MFP (so 1.5months) 6lbs. However, even better than that is that I lost 1.4%BF in that time frame.
  • Kim55555
    Kim55555 Posts: 987 Member
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? Did 1200 for 3 weeks, then read some threads and NRLFW and got some sense kicked into me and bumped it up to 1750.

    Good on you! :)
  • boggsmeister
    boggsmeister Posts: 292 Member
    How long have you been on MFP? About 90 days
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 2500
    Do you eat your exercise calories? Yes

    My goals are set at 1.5 pounds a week and I am losing about 1.7. Lost 23 pounds so far. Loving life, I'm never hungry, and I have tons of energy.
  • peaceinside
    peaceinside Posts: 272
    How long have you been on MFP? 238
    How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories? 1500
    Do you eat your exercise calories? If I'm hungry
    Peace! :flowerforyou:
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