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Dang that's a bummer. Anyway I can be close to accurate even though it won't be fully?

Well I would eat back the calories I burn plus more to be in a surplus

What exactly is all this? Looks amazing!

Last snack is at 4am! Haha sorry that was a typo

Sorry that was a typo! My last meal/snack is at 4am

I guess it's just a exercise calorie burn question..but another reason why I initially thought of asking this is because I have heard others on here talk about how they eat preworkout snacks before their workouts to use that quick energy as a source for their workouts so that got me thinking whether the meal i just had is…

Well wouldnt that be nice to do lol but no i realize it doesnt do that but i want to know whether the source of energy is coming from that meal as well as my overall calories. Make sense?

Im just curious thats all

Well I'm asking more so if I'm atleast burn SOME calories from that meal. Im a long distance runner and I usually run for more than the hour sometimes two on most days but I don't think I burn off those 300 calories from lunch in just one run

Well i wouldnt say its calorir dense because its only about 290-300 calories but its pretty voluminous. I understand my body is burning calories 24/7 but I'm still confused as to whether the calories I ate from lunch is burned off when I run after eating it?

Thanks :) this was helpful but since I like adding eggwhites, when would I add them? While the oats are still cooking or close to when the oats are done and to my liking?

I want it sorta thick and voluminous If you know what I mean?

Do you bring it to a boil first? Can you tell me step by step please? It's my first time trying these out so i don't want to mess up

Is there a step by step process you could describe for me? I don't want to mess up my oats so it would be helpful comong from someone whos acrually done IT before

Well I was going to be using quick cooking oats for the stovetop, not the instant packets I normally use which is why I ask about how to make it on the stovetop.

Ehh I really like my oatmeal in the morning though and I know there's nothing with the yolk eggwhites just give me alot more volume without giving it an "eggy" sort of taste

I don't track macros, well other than getting enough protein but I just track calories. So what would be more accurate to use then.. 170?

Oh my so much info but still so confused! Haha thank you for the info though

Were those 35 lbs all water? And that's exactly what I'm experiencing right now! My feet stomach, hands pretty much my whole body is swollen to the point where it even hurts to run (which I do alot since I'm a runner) how long did it take for your swelling to go down?

Exactly but then that would mean the calories in the questbar I ate is 231 calories rather than 170 like it says on the package. I only count calories so that's why I'm confused as to which one is correct to log on my diary for accurate calories

Oh okay so since they are ultimately lab tested then the calories listed on the package (for example the questbar i ate is 170) are correct right?

Well when it comes to counting calories doesn't each macronutrient have calories in them? I've always heard that fat is 9 calories, carbs are 4 calories and protein is 4 calories and multiplying them together give you the calorie amount a food contains. I don't know that's what I've always seen and heard so I'm not sure…

Well no not exactly but I didn't think someone could actually put on 18 pounds of water

I sent yout a message cause I have a few more questions if that's okay with you

Oh well I don't eat the same amount each day. My running day calories and rest day calories vary so I usually have 1570 on running days and have less on rest days with 1470 calories.

Are those maintenance calories for a rest day or a running day?

I was thinking the same thing Lol

I think I lean towards 1970 calories since most of my running days consists of running 1.5 hours but you're right, it is a bit too much food for me especially since Im always busy and running around I don't get the time to eat all of that and usually fall short on 1570 on those days. But I also don't want to have to make…

Wow thank you for all the info! This is really helpful and I assume I'm not growing much anymore but I'm 19 years old if it makes a difference. So I'm guessing now I should start by adding 100 calories to 1470 (rest days) and 1570 (running days)? I'm trying to take it slow but still need to up my weight

To be honest I think my maintenance is somewhere around 1400 calories because I'm not a very tall girl and I have a low weight or atleast that's what I'm assuming which is why my rest day calories are 1470 or so. Should I just automatically add 100 to that to start? As well as my running day calories?