Burning 1000 calories at the gym?
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Maybe it's too early (I've been doing this consistently for only 2.5 weeks now, and maybe it's just water weight so far but I've been losing 1kg per week... And I don't even workout for more than 600 calories (as per elliptical machine)... My usual deficit per day is around 400 calories and I don't log on Saturday and Sunday. These are my cheat days.. :P0
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bethany_h_xx wrote: »
Not all sicknesses involve your physical health. Don't be so rude.heathbilly wrote: »So question; a 20 minute elliptical workout at a fast pace, avg 136 bpm does not burn 250 calories?
That would be a high burn for me ...I mentioned before at 5'8, 160lbs and HR over 150 I get 100 cals for 14 mins intense effort at high resistance
For me that would be an impossible burn
I still want to know how the OP can do a 1000 calorie workout when signed off sick?
And I am 5 foot 2 not 3 I wrote 3 by mistake.
Ok so if your all saying 1000 calories is too much to burn but the gym equipment is wrong anyway and I burn half that then if I still burn 1000 going off the gym equipment then that should equal 500 calories burned. Done.
It's not rude, it's a perfectly obvious question based on part information you put out therebethany_h_xx wrote: »
Not all sicknesses involve your physical health.heathbilly wrote: »So question; a 20 minute elliptical workout at a fast pace, avg 136 bpm does not burn 250 calories?
That would be a high burn for me ...I mentioned before at 5'8, 160lbs and HR over 150 I get 100 cals for 14 mins intense effort at high resistance
For me that would be an impossible burn
I still want to know how the OP can do a 1000 calorie workout when signed off sick?
I believe we've found the crux of the issue. It sounds like you may need to not worry about exercise and losing weight right now, and focus on getting whatever help you need.
And absolutely ..although exercise can be intensely beneficial it probably shouldn't include the pressure of a calorie count for weight loss
But it does all the time in these forums.
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bethany_h_xx wrote: »hi
If I was to burn 1000 calories every day at the gym do you think I would be on track for losing 2lbs per week?
How accurate are the gym machines?
I weigh 11 stone 12 at 5 foot 2
Thanks
Uh, what?0 -
heathbilly wrote: »Ok.. so I went on the runners world calorie burn calculator and got this:
Nice work! You burned 1,622 calories.. Check out the table below for your calorie burn rates at this pace too.
Distance:
13 miles
Duration:
02:00:00
Pace:
9:14 / mile
Calories Burned:
1,622
Calorie Burn Rates:
124.78 / mile
811.1 / hour
13.52/ minute
same distance, but calculated by my HR monitor with endomondo is 1944. I can see the extra 300 calories burned from going up hills and terrain.
Using an elliptical machine =/= running0 -
You can't out-work a bad diet.
And there are no shortcuts.0 -
yopeeps025 wrote: »bethany_h_xx wrote: »
Not all sicknesses involve your physical health. Don't be so rude.heathbilly wrote: »So question; a 20 minute elliptical workout at a fast pace, avg 136 bpm does not burn 250 calories?
That would be a high burn for me ...I mentioned before at 5'8, 160lbs and HR over 150 I get 100 cals for 14 mins intense effort at high resistance
For me that would be an impossible burn
I still want to know how the OP can do a 1000 calorie workout when signed off sick?
And I am 5 foot 2 not 3 I wrote 3 by mistake.
Ok so if your all saying 1000 calories is too much to burn but the gym equipment is wrong anyway and I burn half that then if I still burn 1000 going off the gym equipment then that should equal 500 calories burned. Done.
It's not rude, it's a perfectly obvious question based on part information you put out therebethany_h_xx wrote: »
Not all sicknesses involve your physical health.heathbilly wrote: »So question; a 20 minute elliptical workout at a fast pace, avg 136 bpm does not burn 250 calories?
That would be a high burn for me ...I mentioned before at 5'8, 160lbs and HR over 150 I get 100 cals for 14 mins intense effort at high resistance
For me that would be an impossible burn
I still want to know how the OP can do a 1000 calorie workout when signed off sick?
I believe we've found the crux of the issue. It sounds like you may need to not worry about exercise and losing weight right now, and focus on getting whatever help you need.
And absolutely ..although exercise can be intensely beneficial it probably shouldn't include the pressure of a calorie count for weight loss
But it does all the time in these forums.
So, if everyone in the forums started to eat dog poop for the weight loss properties, it's perfectly justifiable? That's how we legitimize things, right?0 -
ceoverturf wrote: »heathbilly wrote: »Ok.. so I went on the runners world calorie burn calculator and got this:
Nice work! You burned 1,622 calories.. Check out the table below for your calorie burn rates at this pace too.
Distance:
13 miles
Duration:
02:00:00
Pace:
9:14 / mile
Calories Burned:
1,622
Calorie Burn Rates:
124.78 / mile
811.1 / hour
13.52/ minute
same distance, but calculated by my HR monitor with endomondo is 1944. I can see the extra 300 calories burned from going up hills and terrain.
Using an elliptical machine =/= running
this is a different day. This is running outside0 -
losing 2# a week is achievable actually, but it comes with reducing calorie intake. I've done it, I ate 1200 calories a day and worked out every day for an hour and on average would burn 500-800 calories depending on what I did, and my calorie counter was with a Polar Heart Rate Monitor calibrated to my exact age. Meaning, I had a fitness test to learn my true heart age, how fast I can get my heart rate up and how fast I can recover. I worked with a trainer and he said that 2# is an average weight loss goal per week. But running on a treadmill or working on an elliptical to me seems impossible to truly burn 1000 calories.0
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chivalryder wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »bethany_h_xx wrote: »
Not all sicknesses involve your physical health. Don't be so rude.heathbilly wrote: »So question; a 20 minute elliptical workout at a fast pace, avg 136 bpm does not burn 250 calories?
That would be a high burn for me ...I mentioned before at 5'8, 160lbs and HR over 150 I get 100 cals for 14 mins intense effort at high resistance
For me that would be an impossible burn
I still want to know how the OP can do a 1000 calorie workout when signed off sick?
And I am 5 foot 2 not 3 I wrote 3 by mistake.
Ok so if your all saying 1000 calories is too much to burn but the gym equipment is wrong anyway and I burn half that then if I still burn 1000 going off the gym equipment then that should equal 500 calories burned. Done.
It's not rude, it's a perfectly obvious question based on part information you put out therebethany_h_xx wrote: »
Not all sicknesses involve your physical health.heathbilly wrote: »So question; a 20 minute elliptical workout at a fast pace, avg 136 bpm does not burn 250 calories?
That would be a high burn for me ...I mentioned before at 5'8, 160lbs and HR over 150 I get 100 cals for 14 mins intense effort at high resistance
For me that would be an impossible burn
I still want to know how the OP can do a 1000 calorie workout when signed off sick?
I believe we've found the crux of the issue. It sounds like you may need to not worry about exercise and losing weight right now, and focus on getting whatever help you need.
And absolutely ..although exercise can be intensely beneficial it probably shouldn't include the pressure of a calorie count for weight loss
But it does all the time in these forums.
So, if everyone in the forums started to eat dog poop for the weight loss properties, it's perfectly justifiable? That's how we legitimize things, right?
Ironic.
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If I boogie a hard workout, I can run a 10-miler in just over an hour. That's running 6:20/mile for 10 of 'em in a row. Without stopping. And that barely puts me at 1100 for the hour.
No.
You ain't gonna hit 1,000 a day consistently for more than a week. Maybe two. Then you'll be so burnt, you'll never go back.
Aint.
Gonna.
Happen.0 -
OP, you're the same person who started a thread about wanting to net only 500 calories/day because you absolutely wanted to lose 2lbs/week, right?
Try resetting your expectations to something more realistic. You're in this for the long haul. There's no finish date or deadline. You're not dieting, you're developing healthy eating habits for life. Go with that. Best of luck!0 -
losing 2# a week is achievable actually, but it comes with reducing calorie intake. I've done it, I ate 1200 calories a day and worked out every day for an hour and on average would burn 500-800 calories depending on what I did, and my calorie counter was with a Polar Heart Rate Monitor calibrated to my exact age. Meaning, I had a fitness test to learn my true heart age, how fast I can get my heart rate up and how fast I can recover. I worked with a trainer and he said that 2# is an average weight loss goal per week. But running on a treadmill or working on an elliptical to me seems impossible to truly burn 1000 calories.
No, it is not. You have to be obese to lose at that rate. The OP is not obese.
But hey, let's not care about lean body mass, as long as the weight comes off! What's lost muscle as long as the scale says what you want it to say?
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It's achievable for sure. I go over 1k burned per day at least 5 times per week through exercise (probably over 2K on 2 or 3 of those 5 days), but as others have mentioned, if you are worried about burning 1K calories, you aren't in shape enough to be trying to burn 1K daily.0
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It's achievable for sure. I go over 1k burned per day at least 5 times per week through exercise (probably over 2K on 2 or 3 of those 5 days), but as others have mentioned, if you are worried about burning 1K calories, you aren't in shape enough to be trying to burn 1K daily.
I don't think the issue is whether it is possible to burn that much in a day. The issue is whether the tools used to calculate the burn are giving accurate figures and whether someone should be burning that much while only eating 1200 calories.0 -
Net 200 calories a day is starving yourself. Not like the catch phrase "starvation mode" -- that is a level of calorie intake that will cause you serious problems. Since most of the energy you use in a day will come from your body breaking down body mass, you will be exhausted pretty shortly, so no hopes of burning 500 daily in the gym at that point. If you persist, since your body isn't able to break down fat quickly enough to supply deficit calories, it will start breaking down muscle even when you still have significant fat stores. As a 5'2" woman, you probably don't have much muscle to spare. Your proposed diet/exercise plan is likely to land you in the hospital before it gets you out of the overweight range, and make it much more difficult for you to stay fit in the future.0
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Your question is unanswerable if we don't know the calories-eaten part of your energy equation. A 1000-calorie workout is certainly a heroic burn, but it will not result in weight loss unless you finish your days in calorie deficit.
Shedding pounds and adding strength and stamina call for our best and smartest effort. As someone said, "All it takes is all you've got!"
You might benefit by reading the excellent introduction to weight loss at
http://fit101.org/the-step-by-step-guide-to-losing-weight-with-myfitnesspal0 -
OP, you're the same person who started a thread about wanting to net only 500 calories/day because you absolutely wanted to lose 2lbs/week, right?
Try resetting your expectations to something more realistic. You're in this for the long haul. There's no finish date or deadline. You're not dieting, you're developing healthy eating habits for life. Go with that. Best of luck!
This.
OP you seem incredibly fixated on quick weight loss and burning an unnecessary amount of calories. You don't have that much to lose and there's no need for you to keep looking for ways to burn that much and eat so little.0
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