2360 calories really????

Aaron_K123

700 calories burned in a 2 mile walk sounds a bit high. If you search in the cardio exercises for "Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace" and enter in 40 minutes it gives you 403 calories. I assume that the number is not based on my weight or my numbers, I assume that if the person is 125lbs/200lbs/300lbs it would give the same number. I am not sure it is all THAT accurate, but gives you a rough estimate.

Also, heartrate monitors are the way to go... and you can pick up a decent one for ~$80, of course if you spend more money for one that tracks elevation change with a GPS it might be more accurate, but I would start with a decent standard HRM.

Actually weight very much matters in calculating calories burned. Think of it this way...If during that walk you put on a 150 pound backpack do you think you would burn the exact same number of calories had you gone without it?

At 387 pounds this woman is wearing a 220 pound backpac know 24/7...that is definitely going to increase her calories burned and not just during intentional exercise.

257_Lag

700 calories burned in a 2 mile walk sounds a bit high. If you search in the cardio exercises for "Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace" and enter in 40 minutes it gives you 403 calories. I assume that the number is not based on my weight or my numbers, I assume that if the person is 125lbs/200lbs/300lbs it would give the same number. I am not sure it is all THAT accurate, but gives you a rough estimate.

Also, heartrate monitors are the way to go... and you can pick up a decent one for ~$80, of course if you spend more money for one that tracks elevation change with a GPS it might be more accurate, but I would start with a decent standard HRM.

Actually weight very much matters in calculating calories burned. Think of it this way...If during that walk you put on a 150 pound backpack do you think you would burn the exact same number of calories had you gone without it?

At 387 pounds this woman is wearing a 220 pound backpac know 24/7...that is definitely going to increase her calories burned and not just during intentional exercise.

Agreed! The treadmill calculator that I have used since day one (right or wrong, but I've done ok) shows a burn of 688 for 387, 2 miles, 40 minutes

Keep it up OP! And welcome!

Magdaloonie

Yeah what Alice said (and the others)!

I really just wanted to butt in and say your are awesome! Good luck to you and all the best on your journey! :flowerforyou:

^^^ What she said, too!

JenniferIsLosingIt

Thanks you guys!! I appreciateit!

JenniferIsLosingIt

700 calories burned in a 2 mile walk sounds a bit high. If you search in the cardio exercises for "Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace" and enter in 40 minutes it gives you 403 calories. I assume that the number is not based on my weight or my numbers, I assume that if the person is 125lbs/200lbs/300lbs it would give the same number. I am not sure it is all THAT accurate, but gives you a rough estimate.

Also, heartrate monitors are the way to go... and you can pick up a decent one for ~$80, of course if you spend more money for one that tracks elevation change with a GPS it might be more accurate, but I would start with a decent standard HRM.

Actually weight very much matters in calculating calories burned. Think of it this way...If during that walk you put on a 150 pound backpack do you think you would burn the exact same number of calories had you gone without it?

At 387 pounds this woman is wearing a 220 pound backpac know 24/7...that is definitely going to increase her calories burned and not just during intentional exercise.

Thank you! I was dang do you mean I have been eating too much now! Because everyone was saying my burn was too high!

JenniferIsLosingIt

Honestly OP to get to be 387 pounds you were eating more than 3000 calories a day for quite some time. You can definitely lose weight on 2300 calories at your size. 2300 may sound like a lot but if you doubt then I suggest that you eat like you used to eat for a week and log that and see how many calories you have been eating, my guess is that that number will make 2300 look not so large anymore.

I'm not sure if it is necessary for you to eat back 700 calories for a 2 mile walk though that seems excessive to me.

^ This

I second the suggestion of the person who said you should list yourself as sedentary (since your activity level seems to vary so much) and then log the exercise you get.

I also agree your burn is probably too high. I would multiply the MFP suggestion by either .50 or .66 and then manually enter THAT number as your calorie burn to avoid overestimation.

And I would also say you should eat your 2360 most days until MFP asks if you want to readjust. It's definitely easier to "stick with the program" if you aren't perpetually starving and the calories will help keep your body consuming fat (YAY!) instead of lean muscle (BOO!)

Ok true. Thank you everyone for your imput! It has been so enlightening and helpful!

Aaron_K123

700 calories burned in a 2 mile walk sounds a bit high. If you search in the cardio exercises for "Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace" and enter in 40 minutes it gives you 403 calories. I assume that the number is not based on my weight or my numbers, I assume that if the person is 125lbs/200lbs/300lbs it would give the same number. I am not sure it is all THAT accurate, but gives you a rough estimate.

Also, heartrate monitors are the way to go... and you can pick up a decent one for ~$80, of course if you spend more money for one that tracks elevation change with a GPS it might be more accurate, but I would start with a decent standard HRM.

Actually weight very much matters in calculating calories burned. Think of it this way...If during that walk you put on a 150 pound backpack do you think you would burn the exact same number of calories had you gone without it?

At 387 pounds this woman is wearing a 220 pound backpac know 24/7...that is definitely going to increase her calories burned and not just during intentional exercise.

Thank you! I was dang do you mean I have been eating too much now! Because everyone was saying my burn was too high!

No I don't think you are eating to much and I think 2300 sounds reasonable actually. Also sounds like you are seeing results so no need to rock the boat there.

shrinkingshreya

Awesome! 2 miles in 40 minutes is a wonderful start! Don't be worried to eat more like the other's said for now-- try to fill those calories with healthy foods it will give you more endurance to work out longer and harder! Best of luck on your journey! :flowerforyou:

Awesomers

Welcome! I keep my settings on sedentary. When I first started at 289 pounds, it said to eat more than 1600 calories, which I thought was crazy! When I exercise, I add it to my activity log and eat some of those calories back. For about every 5 pounds I have lost, my base calorie goal dropped by 10-20 calories. Make sure you're updating your goals so that you don't accidentally creep up to eating at a maintenance level. Feel free to send me a friend request. I've still got 100 pounds to go!

Nedra19455

If your activity level varies from day to day depending on your job and your exercise is mostly step-based, it might be worth it to you to get a Fitbit and sync it with MFP. It takes the guesswork out of logging exercise and the fitbit itself is really motivating. Some days I get to 10,000 steps before lunch and other times I need to put more effort into it to reach my goal. Last night at the end of an active day, I realized I was at 45 flights of stairs -- you better believe I "forgot" things on the main floor of the house until I reached 50 flights.