I've been doing the dailyplate thing at livestrong.com and trying to stay around 1400 calories per day.....So, today after eating it said I had 100-something more calories left. Then when I put in my exercise info (swimming, walking) for today, it said I had 300-something calories left.
Am I supposed to do 1400 period.....or eat those extras that it gives me when I add the exercise info too?
I was kind of wondering the same thing myself. The way that I understand it is that the calorie recommendation that they give you puts you at a deficit so you would be losing by eating what they tell you. I think then if you burn more, you can either eat more, or it's even more of a deficit for you. I think it's up to you.
I do not "eat back" my exercise calories. Some people begin to do that when on maintenance, which is still a LONG way off for me!! The more calorie deficit I can create and still be healthy and nourished and satisfied, the better for my weight loss.
That being said, the more I do this, the more I realize that it's so very individual--you have to find a plan that works for you and stick with that. It's your body and your weight and your "deal," so you get to do it your way. Best wishes to you!!
I've been doing the dailyplate thing at livestrong.com and trying to stay around 1400 calories per day.....So, today after eating it said I had 100-something more calories left. Then when I put in my exercise info (swimming, walking) for today, it said I had 300-something calories left.
Am I supposed to do 1400 period.....or eat those extras that it gives me when I add the exercise info too?
Here's what I do. If I've reached my daily calorie limit for the day and my stomach is growling (really growling) and i know i had a 'sweating-buckets' workout earlier.... i will eat something nutritious, I just try to listen to my body
Thanks, I was just confused when I noticed that the calorie counter was changing after I put in my exercise for the day.....I will just stick to 1400-ish every day no matter what then.
Coming off the low-carb diet kind of stinks, I switched from that to this last Thursday and had gained 5 pounds back by yesterday morning!! But today I was finally down about 1/2 a pound so hopefully my body is back on track!
I think people have varying opinions on this. I tend to try to stick within my calorie range regardless of the exercise. But some days (especially after running) I'm extra hungry, and I'll go ahead and allow myself an extra snack. Just be careful not to ruin all the hard work you did by eating back too many calories (or even more calories than you burned).
I did not "eat back" my exercise when I was losing, but I do now that I'm in maintenance. It's a huge incentive to work out!
But I agree it makes sense if you're really hungry, that a few nutritious calories extra won't kill your loss. But for me, eating them all back every day would have slowed my loss quite a bit.
I'm not quite sure why myplate automatically does that (I think LoseIt does, too). It seems like it would be a good thing to customize -- you could choose to add them all back in, or just half, or none, kwim?
I generally try not to eat back my exercise calories just because it helps me loose more weight if I dont. It takes a deficit of 3500 calories to loose 1 pound of fat, so Since my calories and reduced to help me loose 2 pounds a week without exercise, If I workout and am down even more more calories that I normally would be that I can loose even more than my average 2 pounds a week. But if you do eat them back you shouldnt gain weight because you were already allotted those calories.
I totally eat more. If I am supposed to lose at X rate, and my calorie negative is supposed to be Y rate, then that's what it should be. If your limit is 1400 and you burn 300 in half an hour exercising, you only really got 1100 that day.
What helped you pick your calorie limit number? Is it the lowest number you can go and not be starving, or is it the number that you burn the best at? Some combination of both? Looking at it as "Well, it's a bigger negative! I lose faster!" is dangerous thinking. Well then why not eat 100 less everyday? Or 300 less? That's a bigger negative! So it all depends on where you are coming from, why your limit is what it is, what kind of mentality you have on the process. For me, it's not a race. It's about long term sustainability, and in long term sustainability, planning on those extra calories from exercising helps me to "treat" myself to things I wouldn't normally be able to have in my given calorie range. But, it's very important to me that I don't feel like I have absolute no-no's in my diet. Because I could never live like that.
So, again, it's all up to you. But you definitely won't gain or set yourself back by "eating back" the exercise.
Here's what I do. If I've reached my daily calorie limit for the day and my stomach is growling (really growling) and i know i had a 'sweating-buckets' workout earlier.... i will eat something nutritious, I just try to listen to my body
Amelia- wow your are so such an inspiration!!! You and I had similar starting weights and you are at what I ultimately want to be, just WOWOWOW Congrats!!!!!!!!!
Amelia- wow your are so such an inspiration!!! You and I had similar starting weights and you are at what I ultimately want to be, just WOWOWOW Congrats!!!!!!!!!
What a nice compliment..you just made my day Jackie. Thank you so much! Good Luck and take care!!!
So, if I exercise, do I eat MORE that day?
Best wishes to you!!
