I began really working out today and want to know if I should be counting regular calories or net calories after exercise is considered? I was just looking at total calories but was talking to someone and they said I need to look at net to make sure I am taking in enough so I am not burning everything I put in my body. I am confused on what I should do and welcome any advice.

I cannot answer your question directly but my dietitian told that it is important to get all your protein in, so you are building muscle and burning fat.

Thanks momw

You just started working out, so I wouldn't think you need to up your calories to offset your workouts yet. If it turns out that you are consuming negative calories for days and weeks in a row, it might be something to become concerned about, but right now you need to see what happens when you add exercise before you make any changes to your diet.

Keep in mind, I am sharing what I do. I urge you to talk about these issues with a nutritionist and/or physical trainer. My concern is that you just started exercising, and your calorie burn may vary quite a bit as you lose weight. This means your figures for how many calories you burn can change quickly as you drop pounds. It becomes too easy to overestimate how many calories you are burning and then you end up overeating.

Personally, I don't consider calories when exercising. There are so many factors that determine how many calories your burn that it is extremely difficult to get an accurate number. It is too easy to think I am burning more calories than I really am, so I don't figure exercise calories into my goals. For instance, I felt I had a pretty accurate calorie burn for a certain exercise but three months later, my weight had changed so much that the calorie burn wasn't accurate any more.

I eat normally -- aim for 70 grams of Protein -- and exercise for at least a half hour a day.

I don't have a calorie burn goal. I pay more attention to time goals. I realize that I burn more calories doing some exercises than others.

I don't eat my exercise calories.

I do take my Vitamins and my blood tests have all came back within normal ranges.

I think it would help more to pay attention to your body. If you are getting light-headed after exercising, you might need to do something different.

Neither actually.

I keep my eating separated from my exercise. And most machines are not that accurate about calories burned. I eat as well as I can and exercise as well as I can without tracking calories. For example I try and exercise for 45 minutes and switch between fat burning zone and cardio zone every other interval. I just track Protein and Water amounts. Additionally, I try and limit carbs as much as possible but do not tend to stress too much about counting either because my food choices tend to be low carb. I tend to live by the KISS rule and pick strategies that I can maintain without much fuss while losing weight.

Thanks you so much both of you. I thought it was a little cooky when I just started. I start with a trainer tomorrow and see nutritionist on Friday. I

Neither actually.

I keep my eating separated from my exercise. And most machines are not that accurate about calories burned. I eat as well as I can and exercise as well as I can without tracking calories. For example I try and exercise for 45 minutes and switch between fat burning zone and cardio zone every other interval. I just track Protein and Water amounts. Additionally' date=' I try and limit carbs as much as possible but do not tend to stress too much about counting either because my food choices tend to be low carb. I tend to live by the KISS rule and pick strategies that I can maintain without much fuss while losing weight.[/quote']

What is the KISS rule??

It means:

Keep

It

Simple

Stupid

Not in anyway meant to be offensive just a way of say simple plans are usually the best and most successful.

Lol...just never heard of it. I like it!

Lol...just never heard of it. I like it!

A lady who goes by banded wendy uses it. She's pretty big in the wls community on YouTube and Facebook i guess.