Eating calories burned?

Hi there -

My 500 calorie deficit is between 1400-1500 calories daily.  My question is, when I workout and burn 300+ calories, should I be eating those calories so my deficit stays around the 500 mark?  I haven't been doing that and am wondering if that could be contributing to the plateau I've encountered?

Thanks!

Original Post by nlb235:

Thanks ash 3141!!  I love her!  And Colleen1954, I saw my doc about 3 weeks ago.... but that  doesn't matter.  He knows I am underweight... it happens when you are anorexec!  haha, well, I AM working on recovery, but it takes time!!  I am actually only 10 lbs underweight which is a lot better than what I have been in the past.  I have to start with mainenance before I start to go for gaining weight in order not to fall backwards.  But I am still just so surprised at how little everyone here seems to eat and how much excercise they are doing and yet say they are having trouble loosing weight.  The calculator on this site said I should be eating 1200 to maintain my current weight at my curent low activity level, yet I am eating around 1400 and not gaining at all!  My friend who is the same height as me was eating 1700 when she was 95 lbs and that wasn't enough even to make her gain!!  Fore Nikole2108, you should be able to eat at least 2300 cal for maintenance if not more, and so a little less for loosing!  You sound very busy and so you must burn lots of energy!!  And adding excercise to that you would probably be able to increase by 100/200 a day when you excercise!  Just remember the importance of WHAT it is you eat, and watch for those "hidden calories" like the sugar and cream that you may put in your coffee/tea, butter/oil used in cooking, etc.  Stay positive though!

Well... WHEW!!!  Now that I have that cleared up.....

Guess that happens when one 'jumps in' without knowing the backgrounds of the regular posters.  Forgive my lack of insight (I just really cared) and I am glad that my first impression that you were attempting to lose weight was proven wrong. *extends the olive leaf*

Aww, thanks for caring.  But yeah, I am NOT trying to lose any weight right now.  Just taking little tiny baby steps working toward recovery!! Mind if I ask what the "olive leaf" is??