1959 calories a day! Yikes.

davert123

I agree with this ^ Your body is the best calorie burn estimator there is. You will lose weight if you are in calorie deficit, stay the same if you are balanced and gain weight if you eat more than your output. If you think you are eating 1200 calories a day and not losing weight it could well be your are not accurately determining the calories you are consuming. The only way to lose weight would be to burn more or eat less.

jenilla1

nowine4me wrote: »

What's is your height/weight? I'm 5-7, 150 and run 5 miles 5x per week plus lifting and Pilates. I maintain at 2000, so for me, that would be a really slow loss.

Same for me.

Rusty740

Sounds like your plan is a good one. I think the trainer has you on a total estimated calories (including exercise number, that is, you wouldn't increase the number he/she gave you by eating back your exercise calories) I'd honestly consider that inaccurate logging is happening. It's like 75% of us, seriously, even nutritionists do it. Grab a digital kitchen scale for $20 and weigh everything, including the oil you cook with. It all adds up fast.

Theo166

I'd ask your trainer to explain how he came up with your target.

fitmom4lifemfp

sinma wrote: »

I do 2 x a week / 45 mins / burn between 400-460 calories

How are you calculating that burn?

Colorscheme

dovnkels wrote: »

I am interested in what kind of cardio you are doing on a machine that burns 400 to 600 calories in 45 minutes!?? The best I can do is a sweat drenched 50 minute spin class that estimates a 350 burn.

I burn 600 cals on the bike but I average a 16.5 mph pace and I also am oveweight. Depends on the size of the person.