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Exercise Calories?

JustCierra123
JustCierra123 Posts: 6
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Okay so say I eat 1200 calories a day, and I burn off 600 at the gym.
Am I supposed to eat those calories back?

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  • Jo2926
    Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member
    Assuming you have not included the exercise when assessing your activity level then yes. MFP has assumed your calorie deficit will be created entirely from food so you should eat them back if you want to follow MFP.

    That said - be sure you calorie burn is as accurate as possible, or else you'll eat too many back.
  • rxj22
    rxj22 Posts: 23
    Okay so say I eat 1200 calories a day, and I burn off 600 at the gym.
    Am I supposed to eat those calories back?

    It depends on what your basal metabolic rate is and how much non-exercise activity you are doing. There are many calculators online to find out this information.
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