Subtracting calories burnt from calories consumed - question
But, I also have a question - if you eat a certain amount of calories and then burn loads off, would you say you'd eaten the amount of calories you'd actually eaten or would you subtract the calories you burnt, and say that was the actual amount.
I know that makes no sense, so I'll give an example:
Today I woke up and binged on about 700 calories. Then, I went to the gym and burnt 750. Throughout the day and this evening, I've had a further 530. So does that count as 1230 or 480 for the day? I'm not really too sure how it works and wondered if anyone here knows...
Thanks :]
What are your stats? Because that is going to give the answer.
Say you normally burn 1800, just by living - sedentary.
Then you add in the 530 you burned at the gym- that's 2330.
You ate 1230 in the day.
You have a deficit of 1100, which by the way is too high - you probably shouldn't have a deficit greater than 1000. So you actually should eat more. (Based on my completely groundless assumption of 1800 sedentary - stats will fill in that blank.)
The bottom line is your body doesn't care if you burn the calories by living or by exercising - they all are calories burned. Likewise, it doesn't care if you eat them all at once or spread out - but you'll be happier if you spread them out, and don't binge. Calories burned minus calories consumed should be equal or less than 1000.
And before people tell me what I'm doing is unhealthy, I already know. Please try not to judge, I just want advice.
No judgments here. What is your goal - to lose or maintain? I'm 5'7, and when I weighed 115 lbs. last year I was not happy with the way I looked. I definitely needed to rearrange some things. I did that by changing what I ate, not necessarily how much. Now that I eat really clean, I look a lot better. I also exercise diligently, which makes a huge difference in the way you look.
You need to eat at least 1200 calories per day - trust me, I know this from experience. Just make them quality calories.
Ok... well, I'm not sure what advice I can give you that isn't judging. I can only give you the math:
You are normally burning 1600 without exercise. Today you added 750, so that's 2350 (I think I used the wrong number in my earlier post).
If you eat 1230, you have a 1120 deficit, which is way too high, especially given your bmi.
I'm sure you know this, but if you are eating 400-800 a day, your body is in starvation, and so it is going to hold onto every last bit of fat it can. Will this day make you gain? No. But you aren't going to be able to lose (not that I believe you should lose) if you keep eating this little. Sorry if that sounds judgemental, but my advice is to eat more.
Original Post by amethystgirl:
The bottom line is your body doesn't care if you burn the calories by living or by exercising - they all are calories burned. Likewise, it doesn't care if you eat them all at once or spread out - but you'll be happier if you spread them out, and don't binge. Calories burned minus calories consumed should be equal or less than 1000.
the amount of calories you eat at one time, in fact, has a great impact on your overall weight and digestive system.
we burn more of the calories we consume about an hour after we wake up, as well as, after excercize(spelling?). we also burn more calories when eating less than 200 calories every few hours, rather than, eating 650 of them all at once.
you're body can only break down a certain amount of food at a time.
i hope my advice is helpful.
this has proven true for me.
