Do you guys eat back your exercise calories?

No.

You can just make it a whole lot easier by not tracking the caloric expenditure of exercise. Given that most people overestimate this anyway, why make it more complicated than it needs to be?

Exactly!!! The cardio machines are not accurate...neither is MFP. I fill up and then I'm done. If I have a craving I dont belive in depriving myself but I have enough willpower and self control to satisfy my hunger THATS IT. I know I'm starving after cardio so I plan my daily menu accordingly. Same for my heavy lifting days. This works for me

Typically, no. If it's a special occasion or a holiday, I might dip into my workout calories, but even when I do, I never eat them all back.

No.

You can just make it a whole lot easier by not tracking the caloric expenditure of exercise. Given that most people overestimate this anyway, why make it more complicated than it needs to be?

Exactly!!! The cardio machines are not accurate...neither is MFP. I fill up and then I'm done. If I have a craving I dont belive in depriving myself but I have enough willpower and self control to satisfy my hunger THATS IT. I know I'm starving after cardio so I plan my daily menu accordingly. Same for my heavy lifting days. This works for me

Finally. I have not lost all hope for this thread after all

If your trying to lose weight, no you dont eat them back, the bigger defict the more you will loose, i have over a 2000 calorie defict every day im loosing 5 pounds a week by doing this

this. doesn't sound healthy. like that 500 calorie diet that a lot of people were doing last year. as soon as you start eating a normal maitnence calorie goal you gain weight back.

I always eat back all my exercise calories. exercise is for fitness and firming and toning. not to create a deficit.

Ugh! Here we go again. Yes and No. That ought to clear it up. Well, maybe it doesn't. Ok, try this. It depends. There...nope still kinda iff. Ahh, here we go. If your deficit is low and your calories is high then you ought to be able to balance them off by adding it back it. Nope, that doesn't work either. I guess there is no 100% of the time a correct answer. Everybody is different and our goals are different too. So there really is no clean cut yes or no answer on this. I would suggest you do some research along the lines of what your goals are.

Personally? I prefer to go by the way my clothes fit. That tells me what I've accomplished.

Then say that in the first place. There's no need to spread unhealthy hubris which doesn't apply to many people, let alone most people.

Personally? I prefer to go by the way my clothes fit. That tells me what I've accomplished.

Then say that in the first place. There's no need to spread unhealthy hubris which doesn't apply to many people, let alone most people.

Reading is Fundamental. I said " THIS WORKS FOR ME" in my first post.

Do you want to lose weight or fat? If you want to cut fat instead of muscle then you should eat a bit more on workout days. If mfp estimates it then i would eat 50-75% of them or include it into my tdee calculation. The second is the method i use with myself and the 100 + people on this site with 98% sucess rate. Most people dont truly understand what caloric deficits mean andhow it effects the body and lean muscle mass.

Just search large caloric deficits and body recomposition.com for a good article on why this dont work.

Personally? I prefer to go by the way my clothes fit. That tells me what I've accomplished.

Then say that in the first place. There's no need to spread unhealthy hubris which doesn't apply to many people, let alone most people.

Reading is Fundamental. I said " THIS WORKS FOR ME" in my first post.

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You quoted me....Hence my response.

That's because there's no reason at all to assume that since cardio machines aren't 100% accurate, you should assume zero calories. That's just stupid by any given metric.

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That's right. Treat me like exercise.

Personally? I prefer to go by the way my clothes fit. That tells me what I've accomplished.

Then say that in the first place. There's no need to spread unhealthy hubris which doesn't apply to many people, let alone most people.

Judging by some of your previous posts, you could do with following your own advice.

Personally? I prefer to go by the way my clothes fit. That tells me what I've accomplished.

Then say that in the first place. There's no need to spread unhealthy hubris which doesn't apply to many people, let alone most people.

Judging by some of your previous posts, you could do with following your own advice.

LoL...ever wonder why trolls dont have friends?

Reading is Fundamental. I said " THIS WORKS FOR ME" in my first post.

And I said there's no reason for ignorance when the year is 2012 and heart rate monitors are cheap. If you have evidence to the contrary, please post it. Otherwise, I'm not sure why you're talking to me.

Should someone point out that if you go strictly by HRM cals and eat them all back, you should pay particular attention to your BMR. The HRM does not subtract this for you and niether do the machines. Provided that you have correctly "estimated" your activity level across the very broad categories, which many studies have pointed out that the majority of people do not, then you have to do it yourself. Did you get it right? In your words, it's 2012; stop stressing. Oh yea, and some people can't pay for gas to get to work because the supply and demand market has driven wages into the toilet. If they can barely make it to work, they damn sure aren't going to buy a HRM. Maybe you should buy them one with your comfortable nestegg. Then, you can teach them how to use it since you are obviously better than them. If this doesn't sound apealling to you, please refrain from being a douche. Thank you.

Give me one good reason why it is necessary to calculate the caloric expenditure of exercise.

Necessary in general? Not at all. You can ignore your caloric expenditure at all your entire life. Most of the people on this website have, in fact.

As far as the benefits, you're making it too easy by asking for just one. Study after study shows that if your net caloric intake falls below your BMR, you begin to burn substantial muscle mass in addition to fat. Meeting your BMR is dependent upon your net expenditure, and your net expenditure is dependent upon your calories burned. Thus, your exercise calories are directly related to whether or not you reach your BMR in terms of net calories consumed. By assuming you have burned "0 calories" exercising, you are thus burning substantial muscle mass.

If we're talking about weight loss, no. By all means, ignore your exercise. If you're talking about healthy weight loss and fat burning, it's absolutely vital.

But you knew that, right? There's no way you couldn't know something so absolutely fundamental.

Edit: Tell ya what, there's a sticky on top called "Newbies, please read." As a newbie, you could stand to learn a lot from it. Here is the link:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10665-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition

In the meantime, I'm still waiting for you to cite a specific post where I recommended something unhealthy for someone. If you can't do so, please refrain from suggesting otherwise. If you have a specific beef with me, send me a message so we can rectify it. If you're just making wild and unfounded claims out of some sort of weird emotional need, let's not let it affect helping others.

Yeah most of them but I aim to have a calorie deficit until I reach my desired weight or body shape which ever is first.
Sometimes I put me planned meal in the food table, just to see how much training I should be aiming for as a minimum that evening.