Do you eat your exercise calories?
spinningmango
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If so, are you still losing weight? much weight? 
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You bet I do ! :drinker:
... and I'm frequently over by 100-200 calories :blushing:
I enjoy food too much to live on a 1200 diet...
I'm not losing a lot, but I'm on week 4 of this "let's try to lose these last few pounds by watching and cutting calories" and I went from 120 to 117.5. I have an average daily deficit of 300 so I'm happy with that. I'm not craving and can have that glass of wine with a good dinner
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No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.0
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Eat em. I did, every single one every single day....0
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No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.0 -
You do realize that MPF puts you in a deficit (1200 a day is not normal-2000-2500 is normal). You need to eat at least 1/2 of the calories you burn or you'll put your body into starvation mode and will not loose any more weight. Your body will hold onto everything you put into it because you're starving it.0
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I eat most of them and it works for me0
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I eat most of mine, for sure. Heck, that's why I started exercising - to "earn" more food! I was starving (which is the point I guess). And yes, I still lost weight while eating my exercise calories, and I'm still losing bodyfat to this day.
So what's the tally here,,,
Nitz has lost 80 pounds, eating his exercise calories
Vicky has lost 79 pounds, eating her exercise calories
Casper has lost 60 pounds, eating his exercise calories
So... what'cha think?
Of course, this will depend on ton o'stuff. How accurate was MFP's calculation of your BMR? How accurate is your eating? How accurate is MFP's calculation of your exercise? How "hard" are you working?
This is going to be different for every person, so we have to pay attention to our programs and our bodies and see what works for us. And it'll change... So try it for a month and see what happens. If it doesn't work for you, try something else.
Me - I exercise like a demon and eat most of my exercise calories and bias the intake toward more protein and less white carbs. I'm maintaining weight but losing bodyfat and gaining muscle mass and definition.0 -
I did, but gained 13 pounds!:noway: :grumble:
So now, no way.0 -
i think being honest with yourself is important.
-how hard are you working out? walking at 2mph and 4mph are a big defference in calories burned
-did you really eat 3oz of chicken or was it more like 4-6oz?
i eat most of my exercise calories and i lost 40+ pounds, when i went off the healthy lifestyle for about 4 months i gained 10 back. so i think casper said it correctly
eat right, exercise hard and love life!! you will see results0 -
I'm going to stop eating mine. Hopefully... I usually end up working out to break even. lol0
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I always eat mine. I've only lost 7 pounds but it has been in 4 weeks.
I'm going out for an extra walk right now so I can have a sugar cookie.
If I didn't eat them I would feel deprived and I know where that sends me. Better to eat them than to get so hungry that I raid the cupboard for whatever I can find.0 -
i think being honest with yourself is important.
-how hard are you working out? walking at 2mph and 4mph are a big defference in calories burned
-did you really eat 3oz of chicken or was it more like 4-6oz?
i eat most of my exercise calories and i lost 40+ pounds, when i went off the healthy lifestyle for about 4 months i gained 10 back. so i think casper said it correctly
eat right, exercise hard and love life!! you will see results
I have a PT and I work out between 75-90% of my hearts capacity, 5 days a week, between 30-60 minutes.
I had blood work done to rule out thyroid disorder/diabetes
I went to a nutritionist and they felt I needed to jolt my metabolism and recommended I eat 1500 cals instead of 1200.
I weigh all my food using a digital scale
I tried to eat my 'exercise calories' - even half of them.
July I weighed 190 when I visited my physician
Today I weigh 202
I gained back 13 of my 25 pounds lost.
I'm beyond frustrated. So much so I slipped back into my "ana/mia" thinking from 20 years ago.0 -
Last summer I was eating my exercise calories (& drinking them!) :drinker:
And my weight loss stalled for a couple of months. :huh:
When I took an honest look at my food diary & read all the posts here about exercise calories, I found that I was adding junk for those extra calories. I was adding margarine & sour cream to my potato for instance & it really slowed me down.
Now I'm being much more careful about exactly what those calories are & it's working much better for me. I'm also staying under by 200-400 calories several days a week to account for any discrepancies in recipes.0 -
Add me to the eating them list! I always do. Maybe not all of them but most!0
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I have a PT and I work out between 75-90% of my hearts capacity, 5 days a week, between 30-60 minutes.
I had blood work done to rule out thyroid disorder/diabetes
I went to a nutritionist and they felt I needed to jolt my metabolism and recommended I eat 1500 cals instead of 1200.
I weigh all my food using a digital scale
I tried to eat my 'exercise calories' - even half of them.
July I weighed 190 when I visited my physician
Today I weigh 202
I gained back 13 of my 25 pounds lost.
I'm beyond frustrated. So much so I slipped back into my "ana/mia" thinking from 20 years ago.
Okay... so you're working hard and not seeing the results -- get it! I have done that myself... a couple of times. Have you done your tape measurements because you're probably losing fat but not really seeing a change. Also, if you were terribly under your calorie intake you're going to gain for a bit before your body realizes you're not starving it -- you should prob listen to your trainer and expect to gain for the first couple months, then you're body will switch gears.
So -- were you eating very little just a bit ago say... 1100/1200 or less? Do a little research on this on the web and you should find an article about this issue you're having. (or many). So sorry you're frustrated but you have to fuel your body for it to function properly. You'll get there.. stay positive and on track.
Oh and I eat my calories -- yum!0 -
I eat most of mine - if I do not I'm way too tired the next day. Gotta fuel the machine!0
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If so, are you still losing weight? much weight?
I'm on 1200 cals per day and eat 50-100% of my exercise cals depending on how hungry I am since I workout in the evenings. I use a HRM so I'm pretty confident in eating all of them if I'm hungry. I've been consistently losing 2 lbs per week since June0 -
No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.
I disagree with this. It is proven that the only way you will lose weight is if you burn more calories than you eat so it will ultimately slow down your weight loss. You will still lose but I don't believe it aids your weight loss.0 -
I try to burn my calories when I over eat but if I can help it I definitely DO NOT eat them back. For instance today I ate 1450 so I went to the gym and did the elliptical until I burned 250.0
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No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.
I disagree with this. It is proven that the only way you will lose weight is if you burn more calories than you eat so it will ultimately slow down your weight loss. You will still lose but I don't believe it aids your weight loss.
Did you see the amount of weight lost by the people above who do eat their exercise calories?0 -
No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.
I disagree with this. It is proven that the only way you will lose weight is if you burn more calories than you eat so it will ultimately slow down your weight loss. You will still lose but I don't believe it aids your weight loss.
There is nothing to disagree with. MFP puts you at a calorie deficit if you choose any goal except maintenance. That deficit does not assume any exercise. Eating your exercise calories on MFP is MAINTAINING that calorie deficit, not decreasing it.
I.E.
if I go on MFP and choose a 1 pound per week weight loss goal, MFP puts me at a 500 calorie a day deficit.
If I then go exercise for 400 calories, for that day I now have a 900 calorie deficit.
so in order to maintain the goal MFP puts me at, I need to eat back 400 calories over and above my normal calories.
This would keep me at that 500 calorie deficit and on track.
If I don't, there is the strong possibility (depending on where my health, body fat, metabolic rate...etc. all are) that I'll push my body past what it considers normal calorie intake, and it will start the process commonly referred to as "starvation mode" where the metabolism slows down, and you actually require less calories to maintain, thus stalling or at least slowing down any weight loss efforts.
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I eat most of mine, for sure. Heck, that's why I started exercising - to "earn" more food! I was starving (which is the point I guess). And yes, I still lost weight while eating my exercise calories, and I'm still losing bodyfat to this day.
So what's the tally here,,,
Nitz has lost 80 pounds, eating his exercise calories
Vicky has lost 79 pounds, eating her exercise calories
Casper has lost 60 pounds, eating his exercise calories
So... what'cha think?
add me, add me!!
34 pounds and counting.............and eating every last one of my exercise cals!!
( I am on maintance right now and eat my full cals + exercise cals and LOST 1/2 pound...go figure!)
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I was just looking at the exercise database - surprised to see stuff like cooking, housecleaning, and playing piano listed. I'm going to be doing all that today but it seems like cheating to add those as exercise calories.
:ohwell: Does anybody count those calories?0 -
I was just looking at the exercise database - surprised to see stuff like cooking, housecleaning, and playing piano listed. I'm going to be doing all that today but it seems like cheating to add those as exercise calories.
:ohwell: Does anybody count those calories?
I sometimes do.
Beside my daily exercice routine, I am pretty sedentary (no kids to chase around, working from home on a computer) so when I spend 3 hours vigourously cleaning the windows, or gardening, I do add those activities. Cooking and piano... do they also have taking a bath and watching TV ?!
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No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.
I disagree with this. It is proven that the only way you will lose weight is if you burn more calories than you eat so it will ultimately slow down your weight loss. You will still lose but I don't believe it aids your weight loss.
Did you see the amount of weight lost by the people above who do eat their exercise calories?
Imagine what their weight loss would be if the hadn't eaten back their calories. I'm not arguing it doesn't work. I just think it slows down the process.0 -
No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.
I disagree with this. It is proven that the only way you will lose weight is if you burn more calories than you eat so it will ultimately slow down your weight loss. You will still lose but I don't believe it aids your weight loss.
Did you see the amount of weight lost by the people above who do eat their exercise calories?
Imagine what their weight loss would be if the hadn't eaten back their calories. I'm not arguing it doesn't work. I just think it slows down the process.
...and maintains a safe, healthy sustainable weight loss? If they hadn't eaten their exercise calories, they probably wouldn't still be on their plans.0 -
No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.
I disagree with this. It is proven that the only way you will lose weight is if you burn more calories than you eat so it will ultimately slow down your weight loss. You will still lose but I don't believe it aids your weight loss.
Did you see the amount of weight lost by the people above who do eat their exercise calories?
Imagine what their weight loss would be if the hadn't eaten back their calories. I'm not arguing it doesn't work. I just think it slows down the process.
...and maintains a safe, healthy sustainable weight loss? If they hadn't eaten their exercise calories, they probably wouldn't still be on their plans.
Like I said earlier. When I do go over my calories I try to work off the extra calories by exercising; however, I do believe it will slow down the weight loss if you eat back your exercise calories everyday. Finish logging your calories without eating back your exercise calories and on your home page there will be a greater weight loss in 5 weeks if you do. Someone asked for input and I gave mine. I didn't mean to start a MFP argument, but if I wanted input I would want to hear what everyone's thoughts were. I would also seriously consider the people's input that aren't 150 lbs overweight.0 -
No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.
I disagree with this. It is proven that the only way you will lose weight is if you burn more calories than you eat so it will ultimately slow down your weight loss. You will still lose but I don't believe it aids your weight loss.
Did you see the amount of weight lost by the people above who do eat their exercise calories?
Imagine what their weight loss would be if the hadn't eaten back their calories. I'm not arguing it doesn't work. I just think it slows down the process.
...and maintains a safe, healthy sustainable weight loss? If they hadn't eaten their exercise calories, they probably wouldn't still be on their plans.
Like I said earlier. When I do go over my calories I try to work off the extra calories by exercising; however, I do believe it will slow down the weight loss if you eat back your exercise calories everyday. Finish logging your calories without eating back your exercise calories and on your home page there will be a greater weight loss in 5 weeks if you do. Someone asked for input and I gave mine. I didn't mean to start a MFP argument, but if I wanted input I would want to hear what everyone's thoughts were. I would also seriously consider the people's input that aren't 150 lbs overweight.
As far as I know, those people aren't 150 pounds overweight any longer, or are you just referring to me? I would want opinions of people who had lost large amounts of weight, and were successfully keeping it off over those who have lost 10 pounds or so in the last year +. Just sayin. 0 -
No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.
I disagree with this. It is proven that the only way you will lose weight is if you burn more calories than you eat so it will ultimately slow down your weight loss. You will still lose but I don't believe it aids your weight loss.
Did you see the amount of weight lost by the people above who do eat their exercise calories?
Imagine what their weight loss would be if the hadn't eaten back their calories. I'm not arguing it doesn't work. I just think it slows down the process.
...and maintains a safe, healthy sustainable weight loss? If they hadn't eaten their exercise calories, they probably wouldn't still be on their plans.
Like I said earlier. When I do go over my calories I try to work off the extra calories by exercising; however, I do believe it will slow down the weight loss if you eat back your exercise calories everyday. Finish logging your calories without eating back your exercise calories and on your home page there will be a greater weight loss in 5 weeks if you do. Someone asked for input and I gave mine. I didn't mean to start a MFP argument, but if I wanted input I would want to hear what everyone's thoughts were. I would also seriously consider the people's input that aren't 150 lbs overweight.
Healthy arguement is good for the soul.
For me, I have lost and gained the same 10 pounds over the past 10 yrs or so. Each time I went on 1200 calorie diet and exercised each day. Each time I was a raging beyotch or exhausted. My body needed more fuel........period.
This time I went by exactly what MFP stated. I started with 2 pound loss, which turned out to be a bad idea because if you are at 1200 at your highest weight, where will you go when you are 10 pounds from goal?
Turns out I really slowed my metabolism by doing that and it took about 4 months to get it back up and running.
I can say that I have lost almost 35 pounds, I feel like a million dollars, I am healthy and in better shape than the past 20 yrs of my life.
Most importantly this journey has been wonderful!! I have made some wonderful friends who have given me great advise (and the occasional azz kickin' ) and the weight is still GONE!!!
Good luck to you. You have your youth on your side and I hope you will be able to maintain after you drop the weight. You are a beautiful young lady and I wish you luck:flowerforyou:0 -
No way. That obviously will slow down your weight loss.
It will actually aid your weight loss. MFP puts you on a calorie deficit when you join. When you exercise you're creating more of a deficit. If you don't eat back at least most of your exercise calories your body could go into starvation mode,which could slow your weight loss or stop it all together.
I disagree with this. It is proven that the only way you will lose weight is if you burn more calories than you eat so it will ultimately slow down your weight loss. You will still lose but I don't believe it aids your weight loss.
Did you see the amount of weight lost by the people above who do eat their exercise calories?
Imagine what their weight loss would be if the hadn't eaten back their calories. I'm not arguing it doesn't work. I just think it slows down the process.
...and maintains a safe, healthy sustainable weight loss? If they hadn't eaten their exercise calories, they probably wouldn't still be on their plans.
Like I said earlier. When I do go over my calories I try to work off the extra calories by exercising; however, I do believe it will slow down the weight loss if you eat back your exercise calories everyday. Finish logging your calories without eating back your exercise calories and on your home page there will be a greater weight loss in 5 weeks if you do. Someone asked for input and I gave mine. I didn't mean to start a MFP argument, but if I wanted input I would want to hear what everyone's thoughts were. I would also seriously consider the people's input that aren't 150 lbs overweight.
Healthy arguement is good for the soul.
For me, I have lost and gained the same 10 pounds over the past 10 yrs or so. Each time I went on 1200 calorie diet and exercised each day. Each time I was a raging beyotch or exhausted. My body needed more fuel........period.
This time I went by exactly what MFP stated. I started with 2 pound loss, which turned out to be a bad idea because if you are at 1200 at your highest weight, where will you go when you are 10 pounds from goal?
Turns out I really slowed my metabolism by doing that and it took about 4 months to get it back up and running.
I can say that I have lost almost 35 pounds, I feel like a million dollars, I am healthy and in better shape than the past 20 yrs of my life.
Most importantly this journey has been wonderful!! I have made some wonderful friends who have given me great advise (and the occasional azz kickin' ) and the weight is still GONE!!!
Good luck to you. You have your youth on your side and I hope you will be able to maintain after you drop the weight. You are a beautiful young lady and I wish you luck:flowerforyou:
I just wanted to tell you that I was giving my opinion based on what I have experienced. That is wonderful that you have lost 35 lbs, and I'm sure that this person appreciates your advice along with mine. That was all I was saying in my previous post!0
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