Calorie intake vs calories burned.

bwalker1316

Hello all!

I see a lot of posts referencing 'burn more calories than you eat and you will lose weight.'

I work at a desk job and don't excersise often (yet). If I am eating ~1300-1500 calories a day average (sometimes more) when trying to lose weight and MFP says I am burning 150 a day from walking will I still be losing weight?

Thanks!

Brian

malibu927

You burn way more than 1500 calories just by living and going about your life. Exercise isn't necessary for weight loss.

bwalker1316

malibu927 wrote: »

You burn way more than 1500 calories just by living and going about your life. Exercise isn't necessary for weight loss.

Perfect, that clears it up! Thanks for your help :-)

MegaMooseEsq

I also have a sedentary job and my main form of exercise is 20 minutes of walking five times a week. I pretty much just ignore exercise calories at this point.