Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Eating back calories burned while exercising?

Hi! First time poster, long time lurker.

I am 18F, 5'7 and 156 pounds. Therefore, my TDEE is about 1800-1850. My goal on MFP is 1400, though I give myself a little leeway and aim for between 1300-1600. Most days I do a C25K run (currently on Week 4), a 3-4 mile bike ride, and a Sydney Cummings workout (I'm following her Summertime Fine program). On Monday, my Apple Watch said I burned 2,650 calories. I know that it definitely overestimates my calorie burning from my workouts, but if I ate 1400 calories, then that would be over a 1000 calorie deficit, which definitely isn't good.

I know fitness trackers are notorious for overestimating calories during workouts (though mine seems to be accurate for my TDEE when I don't do any exercise), so how many calories should I be eating back, if any?

Little more info: In January, I was 175. Dropped 25 pounds and was around 150 at Spring Break, and a combination of spring break and quarantine got me off track so I gained about 8 pounds. I'm getting back on track to reach my goal of 130, but just want to make sure I am sustainable in my weight loss!

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