re: Rapid fatloss diet support thread

This is a general diet question, and something I've been debating now that I've been actually tracking my calories.

If my maintenance caloric intake is 2,500, and I eat 2,000 calories a day for weight loss. Do I need to eat more than 2,000 calories on days I work out and burn say 500 calories?

I feel like when I try and eat extra calories to account for what I burned, that it is counter-productive. However, I recognize that it may actually be better long term to do this.