Weight Loss
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Suppose that I burned off a total of 1000 calories on the ellipticals and stairmaster (1.5 hours). First and foremost, is that an accurate measure of the calories burned off? Secondly, did I burn 1000 calories in ADDITION to the calories I burned off from my basal metabolic rate? I recall reading a magazine article regarding this question, and it said something about taking the number of calories one burns off through exercise, and subtracting from it the number of calories burned off at rest (ie - sitting at a dest for an hour = 90 cals, so 1000-75), and that would be the number of calories you can eat back. What the heck does that mean in terms of my energy expenditure from exercising??
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Oops! I meant to say 1000-90, not 1000-75. :)
I've read recently that if you put in your weight, cardio machines have gotten pretty accurate when measuring calorie expenditure. However, I know that besides our weight, our frame and the amount of muscle we have has a lot to do with the number of calories that we burn, and machines are not able to account for that. Yes, I know these are conflicting answers. Just not to complicate my life, I take the machines at face value.
If you burned 1000 calories, you burned that in addition to your normal calorie expenditure (these are the calories you burn during your normal day and is based on your body weight, height, age, gender, and your average level of activity.)
The way in which you are calculating the calories you need is kinda of complicated to me. Just add what you burn to your normal calorie expenditure (you can find out what it is in the account options) and substract a set number of calories. That will give you the amount of calories you should eat for the day to lose weight (in fact, you will be creating a calorie deficit.)
For instance, I burn 1700 calories during a typical day. If I exercise and burn 500 calories, then I'm burning 2200 total during the day. But I need to create a calorie deficit. I don't like to starve myself much (and I don't have a lot of weight to lose) so I usually eat around 1800 a day. That gives me a calorie deficit of 400 calories. At that pace, I'll lose around 1/2 lb. a week (exercising only 5 days.) If you want to increase the weight you lose, you should create a higher calorie deficit, either by exercising more or eating less.
If you burned 1000 calories, you burned that in addition to your normal calorie expenditure (these are the calories you burn during your normal day and is based on your body weight, height, age, gender, and your average level of activity.)
The way in which you are calculating the calories you need is kinda of complicated to me. Just add what you burn to your normal calorie expenditure (you can find out what it is in the account options) and substract a set number of calories. That will give you the amount of calories you should eat for the day to lose weight (in fact, you will be creating a calorie deficit.)
For instance, I burn 1700 calories during a typical day. If I exercise and burn 500 calories, then I'm burning 2200 total during the day. But I need to create a calorie deficit. I don't like to starve myself much (and I don't have a lot of weight to lose) so I usually eat around 1800 a day. That gives me a calorie deficit of 400 calories. At that pace, I'll lose around 1/2 lb. a week (exercising only 5 days.) If you want to increase the weight you lose, you should create a higher calorie deficit, either by exercising more or eating less.
Thank you so much for responding! Believe me, you've cleared up a LOT of confusion. :)
You're welcome! :)
include your calories from living (you can find these on your account home page and it does include sleeping and it is based on the info you put in on your account, age, gender, and activity level & # of hours you sleep). You can find that here. It is called the normal calorie activity expenditure # (lower right).
plus then add in the extra over & above calories from your activities. When you log your calories, the system will auto adjust (reduce) your calories for living. Because? Because you would have lived those minutes anyway.
For example: If you did 200 cals of swimming but would have lived and burned 50 cals anyway, then your increase will really be 150... So... after you log your extra exercise for the day, you will see the system has reduced your Normal Calorie Expenditure (for living)
plus then add in the extra over & above calories from your activities. When you log your calories, the system will auto adjust (reduce) your calories for living. Because? Because you would have lived those minutes anyway.
For example: If you did 200 cals of swimming but would have lived and burned 50 cals anyway, then your increase will really be 150... So... after you log your extra exercise for the day, you will see the system has reduced your Normal Calorie Expenditure (for living)
look down at the bottom right of your account home page to get your total for the day. (life cals plus what you logged in as exercise).... because it will automatically adjust your life cals when you log in the exercise.
Again, if you burn 500 at the gym? You would have normally burned about 50 living anyway, so they system will show your exercise cals of 500 but it will also reduce your daily living calories... does that make sense?
Hey... on your account home page, you'll see how the normal calorie activity expenditure # changes if you take your activity out of your activity log. Look at your expenditure # and then put your activity back in and look again.
That # is only available for today. The #'s for prior days aren't available, but you can keep a history manually on paper or in your journal.
cheers, :)
Again, if you burn 500 at the gym? You would have normally burned about 50 living anyway, so they system will show your exercise cals of 500 but it will also reduce your daily living calories... does that make sense?
Hey... on your account home page, you'll see how the normal calorie activity expenditure # changes if you take your activity out of your activity log. Look at your expenditure # and then put your activity back in and look again.
That # is only available for today. The #'s for prior days aren't available, but you can keep a history manually on paper or in your journal.
cheers, :)
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