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how many calories do you burn in a day?

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  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,513 Member
    According to fitbit 2300 on a day i managed just 813 steps (really sick) and 3600 on a 15, 000 step based day

    I dont really trust it but i like the stats and challages from it so ill keep wearing it
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Somewhere over 3,000 and I don't understand this "normal" stuff. A normal day for me includes a bicycle ride. When I have time for a long ride, I may burn more than 4,000 calories.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    I run daily, and as a 32 yo 5'1" 104 lbs female I think my TDEE is around 2100 or so.
  • khorshidnaz16
    khorshidnaz16 Posts: 144 Member
    I walk 4-5 hours every day and 15 minutes sport bike, but I have no idea how many calories I burn.
  • Silentpadna
    Silentpadna Posts: 1,306 Member
    About 2700-2800 on a non-workout day (usually still moving some)...3300-4100 on a normally busy day with a workout - about 6 days/week. 54yo male, 5'11", currently 213.
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    Male, 39, 5'9", 188 lbs, just over 3000 on average
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    It changes so much from one day to the next. (That's why the TDEE method makes no sense to me.)

    Yesterday I burned 1,265 on a long bike ride (hilly 40 mile loop) and got 2,500 steps. Saturday I got about 700 on a hike. Today I'm working and the forecast calls for rain. I'll exercise after work but the numbers will be a lot smaller.
  • 2wise4u
    2wise4u Posts: 229 Member
    Usually about 600-700 at the gym and another few hundred during the day with steps and working around the house. Wish I could burn 2000/2500.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    From 1600 to 3000 depending on how active I am. I'd say 2400 in average (20k steps).

    Female, 39yo, 5'5", 140 lbs.
  • stacief82
    stacief82 Posts: 109 Member
    If I do nothing other than my normal day to day stuff, I burn around 1,700ish, if I go for a longer walk I can burn up to 2,200. But I am on the shorter side, I have an office job, and I am within a normal weight range for my height.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    2wise4u wrote: »
    Usually about 600-700 at the gym and another few hundred during the day with steps and working around the house. Wish I could burn 2000/2500.

    I think they're talking about total burn for the day - so, your exercise PLUS your activity, PLUS the general calories you burn just being alive. At least that's how I interpreted the question. Most people here aren't really burning 2000-3000 calories on exercise every day. :)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,129 Member
    2600-3200 calories.

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  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    my observed TDEE is about 2200 if I'm getting 10K+ steps (closer to 12K maybe)
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    2300-2400 on average (averaging out workout days and rest days)

  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
    2600 average, found from tracking intake/body weight, not Fitbit numbers. Fitbit doesn't know me.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    lumenosis wrote: »
    How many calories do you burn on a normal day and on a workout day?

    My non exercise maintenance is around 2400...exercise is variable, but my maintenance overall tends to be anywhere from about 2800-3000. My calorie burns from exercise can vary quite a bit depending on what I'm doing, but everything just averages out in the end...I don't train for a specific calorie burn, so they are just dependent on whatever the protocol is on that particular day.
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,905 Member
    edited April 2017
    I just got a Fitbit Charge 2 a few weeks ago so I'm working on figuring that out. Apparently I'm more active than I realized on non-workout days. So far acc. to Fitbit I've been burning 2100-2300 on non-workout days and usually 2200-2500 on workout days. (I'm a 40y/o female, 5'7" and 131 lbs, and now in maintenance.)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,930 Member
    how many calories do you burn in a day?

    Depends on the day.
  • FoxyMars25
    FoxyMars25 Posts: 112 Member
    It really depends for me. I normally do some sort of exercise every day but if I do not, I am lucky to hit around 1700-1800 calories burned. I am 5'6 1/2" and weigh 159.5 currently. With exercise, my average daily burn is anywhere from 2100-2300. I do burn more on weekends because I am moving around a lot more (work a desk job during week). I rarely see a burn over 2500 calories and when I do, I get excited lol. I have to move literally all day and exercise for an hour or two to see that number though. This is all according to my fitbit as well....
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    Don't know how many I burn as I have never tried to track that number. But I could work backward to get it, from what I eat and my rate or weight loss. Just not worth the trouble for me.
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