Replacing Exercise Calories

Hello all,

I was wondering if any of you have been told to replace calories that you burn while exercising.  I had my band 1/10/11 and am down 33.5 lb(including preop liquid diet).  I am hesitant to start working out because I don't want the weight loss to stop with me burnign so many calories and not replacing them.  What do you think?

My dietician recommended about 1200 calories daily but didn't tell me what to do if I burn 500 of them!

I can tell u one  thing if you dont exercise then you wont lose hardly weight so you are going to have to exercise. Lapband has the slowest weight loss anyways and if you dont exercise its going to be even slower

And no I dont replace them calories what is the point in exercising then if you are just going to eat what you just worked off ?

Calories in Calories out equals weight loss

I exercise in the mornings eat my meals and then I eat my cheese and milk at night for my snack  that is it.

I average anywhere from 800 on days I dont exercise 1200 on days I do .

I was told to stay under 1200 calories and exercise.  I'm pretty sure they take this into account when they tell us to exercise.  Plus you don't burn as many calories as you think you will.  Of course it varies by weight but an example is I jog at 4 mph for 50 minutes and I burn about 400 calories.  So if you walk for about 30 minutes you won't burn much you will burn maybe 200...depending on speed and weight.  Also you don't want to add calories...you want your body to use the fat we have stored.  I would make sure you are well hydrated.     

You should also strength training. 

 

This has always been a great debate.. .whether or not to "eat back".

The ONLY time I ever eat back, is if my NET intake is negative, or super low.

I eat 1000-1300 calories a day  (on a good day of course)   :)  

I burn at least 600 each day at the gym, other days I burn up to 850-900 depending on how long I stay and how hard I work out.   

My NET (calories after exercise) is usually between 500-700.   That works for me so I stick with it.

The best way to know what youre burning is to invest in a HR monitor so that you can be sure, and you dont have to estimate.

 
Why in the world would you want to bust your butt burning calories just to increase food intake to replace them?  I don't know about you but when I was losing I wanted to burn fat, not replace it with new fat.

I'm going to be really blunt here, don't fall into a trap of coming up with excuses not to exercise.  You know as well as we do that you exercise to firm and tone muscle and to burn calories.

Get out there and move!!!

I used a Heart Rate monitor to calculate the calories burned through exercise --- and then on some days, I ate back 1/3 - 1/2 of them.

Heart Rate monitors, exercise machines --- all tend to register more calories than we really burn and can be off by 40% or more.


Also, research has shown repeatedly that we 1) underestimate how many calories we eat and 2) overestimate how many calories we burn -----

Your weight loss is going to slow down no matter what you do --- it just happens.
You cannot really be healthy without some good aerobic exercise.
Focus on your health, instead of  just the number of pounds lost -- and it will all even out.
You may see an initial stall or bump in your weight, as your muscles get used to exercise -- but in the long run, exercise will increase your health and add to your weight loss.