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  • in Exercise vs Calories Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • The MFP ups daily allowed calorie intake with exercise to meet your original non exercise goal. If you exercise and don't consume your exercise calories you will have a big deficit. Some days my deficit (net calories) is -300 1800 allowed + 2500 calories = 4200 calories. I consume only 2100 calories leaving a balance of…
    in Exercise vs Calories Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • The MFP ups daily allowed calorie intake with exercise to meet your original non exercise goal. If you exercise and don't consume your exercise calories you will have a big deficit. Some days my deficit (net calories) is -300 1800 allowed + 2500 calories = 4200 calories. I consume only 2100 calories leaving a balance of…
    in Exercise vs Calories Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • Keep your protein intake high to avoid muscle loss (35% of the normal calorie load)
    in calories burned vs calorie intake Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • I lose approx 20% of my energy when I am consistently on a lower calorie diet. What does help me is timing the exercising inconjunction with high and low calorie days. Have a high calorie day (normal) before and the day of exercise. Then have a low calorie day and repeat. So you exercising every third day. Do not expect to…
    in Exercise vs Calories Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • in eating back your exercise calories. Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • Excellent points - You are 100% correct.
    in eating back your exercise calories. Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • Look at your calorie deficit from a weekly basis and not a daily. you will find thing levels out as you will over eat on some days. ensure you eat 80gm of protein per 100lbs body weight to avoid muscle loss Your body will tell you if you are starving if you you become quickly tired when you exercise. When I lose 20% of my…
    in eating back your exercise calories. Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • You need to look at things on a weekly basis and the weekly trend. One day blimps up and down will not hurt you.
    in Am I burning off to many calories? I do not want to go into Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • Buy a new bike - 2300 cals for 23 miles is insane. I did a 44 mile ride on a old road bike and burned 3500, my buddy on a good road bike burned 2200. I bought a new bike :) simple answer - eat 35% of your calories in protein (lots of whey powder or cottage cheese) to avoid muscle loss especially after the ride. Eat during…
    in Calorie intake vs 23 mile bike ride Comment by rgalisky August 2011
  • Eat healthy and use exercise to bring balance. Buy a fitness watch with calorie counter. when you eat to much you walk, run, bike, dance (yes go dancing), jumping jacks, what ever floats your boat exercise. It works well and is healthy. This web site does the math for you, just enter in the data. My sister who is quite…
    in Recovering, wanting to do things right Comment by rgalisky July 2011
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