Is it possible to burn this many calories? Cuz I'm not losing

motolady11
motolady11 Posts: 24 Member
edited November 15 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey yall so I just got a Garmin watch and it says I burned 1000 calories as active and 1300 as resting, is that even possible?? I go on the treadmill for about an hour every morning walking 3 miles with 12% incline and that burns 300, but I don't do much the rest of the day only errands and chores so do I really burn 1000 calories throughout the day?

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  • Barbs2222
    Barbs2222 Posts: 433 Member
    I doubt it, I mean if your not losing. So are you eating 2300 calories? Cause I would walk 3 miles to increase my calories to 2300 but I have to stay in the 1400 range to lose. But then I'm old so...
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    edited February 2017
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  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    That depends on a number of factors, but it is possible to burn a total of 2300 per day, yes. The more important question is how much are you eating?
  • motolady11
    motolady11 Posts: 24 Member
    Barbs2222 wrote: »
    I doubt it, I mean if your not losing. So are you eating 2300 calories? Cause I would walk 3 miles to increase my calories to 2300 but I have to stay in the 1400 range to lose. But then I'm old so...

    I eat 1200 :/
  • motolady11
    motolady11 Posts: 24 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    That depends on a number of factors, but it is possible to burn a total of 2300 per day, yes. The more important question is how much are you eating?

    1200 cals
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    motolady11 wrote: »
    Hey yall so I just got a Garmin watch and it says I burned 1000 calories as active and 1300 as resting, is that even possible?? I go on the treadmill for about an hour every morning walking 3 miles with 12% incline and that burns 300, but I don't do much the rest of the day only errands and chores so do I really burn 1000 calories throughout the day?

    Switch off the HR monitoring and see what it comes up with. The HR aspect is likely to be causing the overestimation.
  • dbrinkman0921
    dbrinkman0921 Posts: 1 Member
    What type of Garmin are you using? If it is a wrist HR monitor it is probably somewhat inaccurate. I have played with numerous HR monitors and have found that the chest strap/watch combo is the most accurate. I do very similar treadmill work as you and I am not burning that many calories. My guess is you are burning about half that amount of calories.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    motolady11 wrote: »
    Hey yall so I just got a Garmin watch and it says I burned 1000 calories as active and 1300 as resting, is that even possible?? I go on the treadmill for about an hour every morning walking 3 miles with 12% incline and that burns 300, but I don't do much the rest of the day only errands and chores so do I really burn 1000 calories throughout the day?

    What activity level did you choose in your MFP profile? The various levels represent the calories you normally burn in your regular routine. Additional exercise generate more calories burnt, and that's what we have to add to the chart just as we add the calories consumed from food.

    It is the combination of present weight, goal weight, and activity level, that determines how much you should eat, and how much you should exercise in order to lose (or gain) weight.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    dbrinkman0921 wrote: »
    What type of Garmin are you using? If it is a wrist HR monitor it is probably somewhat inaccurate. I have played with numerous HR monitors and have found that the chest strap/watch combo is the most accurate.

    Wrist vs strap sensing of HR isn't relevant, the point is that HR isn't a good indicator of calorie expenditure at low intensities.
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    mitch16 wrote: »
    Your other post says that you are 5'9" and 123 lbs. You're already below the normal BMI range so you probably shouldn't be trying to lose anyways.

    This bears repeating.
  • WhitneyDurham777
    WhitneyDurham777 Posts: 71 Member
    1200 calories I feel is about right for that weight. I am roughly 5'10" 140. Trying to get back to 135, and I shoot for 1200 calories a day.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    WhitneyDurham777 wrote: »
    1200 calories I feel is about right for that weight. I am roughly 5'10" 140. Trying to get back to 135, and I shoot for 1200 calories a day.

    1200 calories a day is pretty low for someone who's normal weight trying to lose 5 vanity pounds.
  • WhitneyDurham777
    WhitneyDurham777 Posts: 71 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    WhitneyDurham777 wrote: »
    1200 calories I feel is about right for that weight. I am roughly 5'10" 140. Trying to get back to 135, and I shoot for 1200 calories a day.

    1200 calories a day is pretty low for someone who's normal weight trying to lose 5 vanity pounds.

    I know, and your comment is justified. I really love to run and I consider 135 my fighting weight. I have had knee problems in the past and I just feel like this is the weight where I perform the best. I feel like my joints don't give me problems at this weight and I perform the best at this weight.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    WhitneyDurham777 wrote: »
    1200 calories I feel is about right for that weight. I am roughly 5'10" 140. Trying to get back to 135, and I shoot for 1200 calories a day.

    The OP is underweight and has a BMR of around 1400, so she should be eating even more than that
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