Can you still lose weight if you eat more than you burn?

You gain weight when you eat more calories than you burn — or burn fewer calories than you eat. While it is true that some people seem to be able to lose weight more quickly and more easily than others, everyone loses weight when they burn up more calories than they eat.

What happens if you under eat and over exercise?

Overtraining and undereating can not only cause you to lose efficiency, but it can also cause you to lose muscle mass. If you have weight loss goals, eating less may sound like a good idea, but if it doesn’t align with your fitness goals, you won’t see the results you’re hoping for.

What happens if I go 100 calories over?

Eating an extra 100 calories a day can cause you to gain 10 pounds a year, whereas eating 100 calories less than usual may result in a loss of 10 pounds.

Is it OK to sometimes go over your calorie limit?

Bottom line? “As long are you are trying to keep your intake around some general average [appropriate to maintain weight] you shouldn’t worry about your weight going up or down too much because it is not going to,” he says.

How many calories do you burn when you exercise?

For the average exerciser trying to lose or maintain weight (i.e. someone who burns an additional 200-500 calories a few times per week), exercise calories don’t make up a significant portion of overall calorie burn, generally in the 1500-2200 per day range.

Should you eat all of your calories back when you exercise?

Unless you’re exercising at a moderate to high intensity for an hour or more, several times a week, or are actively trying to gain weight, you most likely don’t need to be worried about eating all of those calories back.

What happens when you eat back 500 calories?

For example, you might eat back 500 calories when you really only burned 300. And if this happens regularly, as it typically does, it can easily cancel out your entire caloric deficit and prevent fat loss from happening (details here: Why Am I Not Losing Weight?

Do you know how much cardio you really burn?

The same goes for the cardio equipment you’re using that tells you how much you’re burning, or the calorie calculator you found on some website, or the app you’re using to track your diet or workout. It’s all just giving you estimates, and research and real-world experience has shown us that these estimates are high.