Calories & Exercise

[dlfjr1 2]

Just curious. When I am told that I should have 1200 calories a day. If I am exercising, for example burn 300 calories, can I eat 300 additional calories(1500), to get me back to 1200 calories? I am 6.5 months out and now I eat 1200 calories and do not eat more if I exercise.

[Beach Lover 1,084]

I personally would not eat more but others do. If you are still losing and it isn't affecting you negatively then I would continue as you are.

[dlfjr1 2]

I am luck i am losing 1lb a week. My net calories after exercise most days are about 800.

[Beach Lover 1,084]

I am luck i am losing 1lb a week. My net calories after exercise most days are about 800.

Great then don't fix want isn't broken!

[LouiseC 1,029]

From the FAQ in MFP:

" Calories Consumed (Food) - Calories Burned (Exercise) = Net Calories This means that if you exercise, you will be able to eat more for that day. For example, if your Net Calorie goal is 2000 calories, one way to meet that goal is to eat 2,500 calories of food, but then burn 500 calories through exercise. Think of your Net Calories like a daily budget of calories to spend. You spend them by eating, and you earn more calories to eat by exercising. We do not recommend that any member consume fewer than 1200 net calories on any given day."

That said, I consumed fewer than 1200 net calories per day for the first year after surgery and I am just fine :-) I had enough fat to burn and see me through. Now that I am learning to maintain, I am trying to manage my net calories better.

Edited January 5, 2014 by LouiseC

[dlfjr1 2]

So if i burn 400 through exercising, I should then increase my calorie intake to 1600 for that day to get my minimum of 1200.

[LouiseC 1,029]

So if i burn 400 through exercising, I should then increase my calorie intake to 1600 for that day to get my minimum of 1200.

technically, yes.