What counts as "calories out"?

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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    sharonrtrantham wrote: »
    This questions probably been asked before, but as I'm having trouble pinpointing it I hope you don't mind my asking. I've read the posts that say weight loss is as simple as calories in, calories out, and that makes sense to me. My problem is the recommended calorie goal of, say, 2400 kcal I'm supposed to eat. On a good day, I'm burning 660 calories on a walk (I'm just starting out, so hopefully it'll get to be more the more I walk.) burning more than 2400 because that's walking over 4 times what I am now! I wish I could but right now I'm just trying to focus on getting 3 miles a day in in addition to college and spending time with my Grandma.
    So is there something I'm missing here? Because I'm willing to do what it takes but I know I'm 'not supposed to' eat little enough to have more calories out then in.
    Thanks for the help in advance.
    If you want to lose weight, you have to eat little enough to have more "calories out" than "calories in." Is there some reason you're no supposed to do that?

    Everything you do is calories out. Breathing, blinking, swimming, watching TV, having sex - everything uses energy. Some uses more than others, but all of it counts.

    600 calories sounds like a LOT for a 3 mile walk. I'm not sure where you got that number, but I'd double-check it if I were you.
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