Say my daily caloric intake goal is 1800 calories... but I go and run at the gym and burn off 500 calories...Do I eat 2300 calories to "reach my goal," or do I eat 1800 and just burn those 500 off as excess?I.e., Do I eat to make up for the calories I burn off at the gym?
>>462174bump?
I've wondered the same thing actually.
>>462174To clarify: the goal is to eat 1800 to LOSE weight, not to maintain.
Well, if your goal was to come out at +1800 calories, then yes.Otherwise, no
>>462174it's pretty obvious.
>>462190Not quite true.If he's working out, he will be burning more calories just doing whatever he does during the day. You'll still lose weight at 2300/day. Maybe go for a middle ground at 2000?
>>462203What?He wants to eat 1800 calories per day. Why would working out affect how many calories he wants to eat in a day?
OP here:So I should eat 1800 calories per day, regardless, then just count the calories burned off from exercising as "bonus," but not factored into the daily calculation?