Do you have to eat back the calories you exercise?

Question

So my calorie goal is 1550. I've connected my fitbit to my fitness pal, and my calorie goal keeps going higher 😂.  I didnt even exercise yet, I'm just at work, lol (my job requires a lot of walking). I've only taken 2800 steps today and my calorie goal has gone up by 227 calories. Thanks!

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To an extent, yes. If your trying to lose weight you need to stay in a calorie deficit but you still need enough to be healthy. So if MFP is set for you to lose weight you should be consuming close to the amount it tells you to because not eating enough can have negative effects. Hunger will attack muscle before fat.

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Don’t listen to your fitbit when it tells you to eat extra calories from normal walking around at work. Those things are notorious for overestimating calorie burn. Unless you’re moving non-stop for at least 30 minutes without stopping AND increasing your heart-rate and working up some sweat, it’s not exercise. If you are very active (20,000+ steps a day), you can add 100-200 calories per day.  If you aren’t losing weight, eat a little less. There’s a lot of guessing and checking in the process. I added a salad to my dinners every day and that made me eat less of my meal. As a result, I lost five pounds last month (actually 8 but some of it is water weight so I’m not counting that).

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Stick to the original calorie goal - don’t let your Fitbit changes affect it. It’s not always accurate. Stick with 1550 calories per day

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My fitness pal does this but I try not to eat back the calories if that makes sense. So if you’re allowed 1200kcals and you’ve taken 1000 steps, my fitness pal converts those steps to calories so let’s say 1000 steps is 100kcals, you’d then have 1300kcals for the day. If I’m
Super hungry, I’ll take it, but if not, I still stick to 1200kcals so at least I know I’ve burnt 100kcals for that day.

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No you don’t, that’s a myth. If your goal is to lose weight you will stick with your calories. Working out is to supplement your weight loss

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Hello! You do need to eat food to lose or gain weight, whatever might be your goal! Eating is the most thing when it comes to your fitness journey. I would say you should be eating more than 1550 calories a day, that seems really low! But if you need any help you can follow my fitness page on insta ( @stefjxfitness) and dm me for some help and tips! I work with about four people right now, so I def can help you out to make your goals!

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You should be eating slightly more. The 1550 is probably what you do on the daily without excuse. Basically what keeps your body running and moving. I wouldn’t eat more than 1700-1800. It depends on your height, weight, and activity level.

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Yes, try to hit your calorie goal.

Do you have to eat back the calories you exercise?

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