Long term success and exercise calories
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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.0 -
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? Yes0 -
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 was0 -
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.0
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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
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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 BMR0 -
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!0 -
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!0 -
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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 goal0 -
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? No0 -
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: 1700 -
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? Yes0 -
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!0 -
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? No0 -
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 ;-)0 -
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When your eating back. Those calories, does it matter what your eating! Should I be eating certain things0
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Love his post. I always eat back my exercise calories.
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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? Yes0 -
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.0 -
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.0 -
How long on MFP 100 days
1500-1800 cal per day
No I don't eat them back.0 -
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 0 -
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't0 -
Been on MFP for 12 months. Was on ww for 13 months 1st.How long have you been on MFP?
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.
On days I dont exercise It depends on what my body needs or is asking for!How many calories a day do you eat without exercise calories?
Anywhere between 1700-2000.
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.Do you eat your exercise calories?0 -
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.0 -
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! 0 -
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.0 -
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:0
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