emcloughlin

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  • Not sure I totally understand what a spike day is... but it sounds like if you want to lose 5 lbs per week, your weekly NET total calories should still be 1530 x 7. So if you've earned extra calories from working out or eating less during the week, you eat those on your spike day. I could be wrong, just a guess. Hope that…
    in Tdee x 2 or BMR x 2 for spike day or calorie restriction x 2 Comment by emcloughlin February 2012
  • Hi! From my understanding, it is good to go ahead and eat the calories you burned from your exercise. If you eat too few calories, your body might go into "starvation mode" and start conserving, causing you to plateau. This probably all depends on your weight, your goal (1 lb. a week, 1.5 lb. a week...) and how much you…
    in Is it best to eat your calories burned or not? Comment by emcloughlin January 2012
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