I sometimes weigh/measure and sometimes don't. And I eat ALL my exercise calories! They are mostly strength training calories, though.
I feel like I am pretty close to my maximum commitment level, but these would be easy steps to take once or twice to get a better idea instead of just guessing
I'd be extra careful with strength training calories as actual calorie burn is rather minimal during strength training. Right now I don't eat my strength training calories at all. I just record my cardio. My strength training right now is via my aquafit classes so if we get an instructor who makes us do more cardio, I add a small amount to my cardio minutes.
It really depends on the strength training program. Without a heart rate monitor it’s impossible to guess.
For example, my strength training workout last Sunday was 1 hr 17 minutes. I did heavy squats, hamstrings, calves, abs, and biceps. I burned an extra 613 active calories during my workout.
In turn, on Tuesday my 5 mile run in 46 minutes burned 594 active calories.
I see a lot of people here mentioning “eating” their exercise calories. Unless someone is on a 100% perfectly measured, balanced, and strict diet, exercise shouldn’t be viewed as a “now I can eat extra calories” type of reward. It should be viewed as an added benefit to speed up weight loss or maybe compensate for those little “accidental” cheats throughout the week.
A lot of good discussion on calories. Unless people are actually weighing and measuring every single ingredient, people tend to grossly underestimate the amount of calories in what they eat. If they’re going based off wrappers/labels.. well, the “right” foods are natural and typically shouldn’t have labels!
I’ve been weighing, measuring, recording, and balancing my meals for the majority of the last 8-10 years. My wife and I measure probably 90% or more of our meals. On a weekly basis we cook mostly the same (but diverse and delicious) meals. We balance all the protein, carbs, calories, etc.
I’ve found that the numbers for calories, exercise, and weight loss are eerily accurate if you are 100% accurate in your measuring. A deficit of 3500 calories is really pretty dang accurate in losing a pound.