Losing too many calories?

jaymikhail69

So my calorie intake goal is 2300, but my new workout plan has me losing 1100-1500 calories which includes weight training, Is that too much? or do i need to eat more? or am I ok at just eating 2000-2300?

SLLRunner

So my calorie intake goal is 2300, but my new workout plan has me losing 1100-1500 calories which includes weight training, Is that too much? or do i need to eat more? or am I ok at just eating 2000-2300?

Jay

Where do you get those calorie burn estimates from? What are you doing and how much are you exercising to render such burns?

If you are using the MFP method, eat a portion of your exercise calories back.

jaymikhail69

From the machines I work on, most of them calculate your calories, 30 mins of stairs, bicycling, and sprint intervals so 90 minutes of cardio and then weightlifting. 4 days a week

SLLRunner

From the machines I work on, most of them calculate your calories, 30 mins of stairs, bicycling, and sprint intervals so 90 minutes of cardio and then weightlifting. 4 days a week

I want to say to be careful of using the machine calorie burns estimates, as they are way overestimated. For example, when I run on the treadmill for 40 minutes, it will render me about 500 and some odd calories. However, my heart rate monitor renders 100 calorie or less than the gym machines. I discovered this through trial and error.

My advice regarding calories is to perhaps eat about half back. If you find you are either not losing according to your goals you set for yourself, then makes small adjustments to your calorie intake accordingly. However, for me, the most reliable method of getting the correct calorie burn is my heart rate monitor with a chest strap.