1500 + extra calories from excercise ARE YOU KIDDING!!!

TexasAngelBeth

So I added all my running and my gym workouts that I have done or have planned for today and the calculator is telling me "you have earned 1523 calories from excercise" Ok now dont get me wrong I am normally an advocate for eating all if not most of your excercise calories but seriouslly... that is a bit much.... suggestions?

I ran 5 miles this morning... want to get ready for a 10K race
I am doing 50 minutes on the elliptical at lunch
and 45 minutes on the elliptical after work (this is my de stressor)
I didnt even add my pushups and crunches to the calculator I am afraid to!!!

TexasAngelBeth

So I added all my running and my gym workouts that I have done or have planned for today and the calculator is telling me "you have earned 1523 calories from excercise" Ok now dont get me wrong I am normally an advocate for eating all if not most of your excercise calories but seriouslly... that is a bit much.... suggestions?

I ran 5 miles this morning... want to get ready for a 10K race
I am doing 50 minutes on the elliptical at lunch
and 45 minutes on the elliptical after work (this is my de stressor)
I didnt even add my pushups and crunches to the calculator I am afraid to!!!

michlingle

I would eat 1000 of them

age1389

Well since you know how much you have extra now I would plan on adding a few snacks here and there and bigger size portion of a meal of your choice. Handful of nuts here and extra piece of fruit there and maybe a little more dressing for a salad. You get my point.
Happy eating:laugh:


-Adrienne

TexasAngelBeth

This could be a very face stuffing day

gabi_ele

Remember in the Olympics when they were talking about what Michael Phelps eats? I'm not shure exactly but it was an enormus sum. It would be great if you had a Heart rate monitor to make sure exactly how much your body burned, but if you do that much exercise all the time, you need to eat that much all the time or your metabolism will go into starvation mode. I don't know if you read the post about 700 calories and not loosing, but if you haven't it's very interesting. Have fun eating and only good stuff :drinker:

TexasAngelBeth

I am just trying to figure out what to add to my diet... I usually have a clue but I went from 500+ calories added a day to this carziness... but I figure maybe by working out 2 times a day I can jump start things and the running I do 4 times a week so not ever day.
Guess I will stock up on the fruit even more then usual when I go to the grocery store this week I bought some 100 calorie pack nuts maybe I should toss a couple of those in my lunch...

Anna_Banana

Protein shakes can add some calories and protein. Try taking the vanilla and then adding some peanut butter. Also nuts are a great high calorie snack that is loaded with good for you stuff. For snacks instead of eating snack bars you could eat meal bars, they usually have twice the calories.

Or you could have a Big mac.:bigsmile: That would take care of all the calories in one shot.

songbyrdsweet

If you don't want to eat so much, don't do so much. There's no point in starting out with such a large amount of cardio. What in the world will you add once you reach a plateau? Three hours of cardio a day? Your body becomes more efficient at cardiovascular activity fairly quickly, making adaptations within the first two weeks. This means you'll be burning fewer calories at the same level of intensity within a month. Leave yourself room to build, especially if you're preparing for a 10k. The elliptical trainer won't prepare you like running will, so when you're up to running 6 miles a day, an extra 90 minutes on the elliptical won't do anything but tire you out. Exercise shouldn't be used for fat loss--your caloric deficit should. If you can't eat enough to support a healthy deficit, don't exercise so much. You'll only be doing harm in the long run by releasing large amounts of cortisol from all that aerobic activity and not eating enough.

Thrust

Good points by 'songbyrdsweet.' You don't want elevated levels of cortisol. I'd drop all the cardio except your running (only because you enjoy running) and add a well-founded weight resistance routine 3 days per week. Focus on using heavy compound lifts that strengthen your core (squats and deadlifts, especially) and this will better prepare you for your run.

TexasAngelBeth

I will probably give up my after work workout then... but I run because I am traing for a race and workout because its mandated by my job so I am still getting at least 1.5 - 2 hours in a day at the very least.

I also do resistance training 3 times a week... I dont count that because it was part of my daily activities to begin with before I tried to loose weight. I have kept all the weight off I have lost so I am doing OK there ... the whole eating excercise calories is a pain but I also know I lost 20 lbs in 3 months by doing that before.

songbyrdsweet

I will probably give up my after work workout then... but I run because I am traing for a race and workout because its mandated by my job so I am still getting at least 1.5 - 2 hours in a day at the very least.

I also do resistance training 3 times a week... I dont count that because it was part of my daily activities to begin with before I tried to loose weight. I have kept all the weight off I have lost so I am doing OK there ... the whole eating excercise calories is a pain but I also know I lost 20 lbs in 3 months by doing that before.

Sounds like a good idea. There's no reason to do any extra unless you're SUPER hungry and just can't live with your allotted calories and are going to go over by several hundred (which doesn't seem possible LOL). I am also training for a race, I'm doing a 5k on Nov. 15 and a half-marathon in Jan or Feb. I follow a set schedule so that each of my runs contributes to improving my training (like adding circuit training, doing speedwork, quality runs, etc). I don't bother with the cardio machines anymore because that would just be using up calories, and I'm fine with what I eat now.

How come your job mandates that you work out? Or are you a fitness instructor?

TexasAngelBeth

I am military I am sorry I should have stated that.

zoepane

oh yeah!!!!!! you did alot, but eat about 1/2 of those earned calories.....I was on treadmill and earning 425 calories....just make sure your eating, otherwise that will throw off your body, and than you wont be losing...:drinker:

ninabonina

Just have a bigger portion for dinner Enjoy you worked it off!

kerrilucko

Sounds like a good night for pizza, wings and beer :flowerforyou: :laugh:

arewethereyet

Yeh I have a suggestion............give ME some of your energy!!

WOW!!:grumble: :laugh:

TexasAngelBeth

You can have all of the energy... the less I do the less I can sleep at night

shorerider

If you don't want to eat so much, don't do so much. There's no point in starting out with such a large amount of cardio. What in the world will you add once you reach a plateau? Three hours of cardio a day? Your body becomes more efficient at cardiovascular activity fairly quickly, making adaptations within the first two weeks. This means you'll be burning fewer calories at the same level of intensity within a month. Leave yourself room to build, especially if you're preparing for a 10k. The elliptical trainer won't prepare you like running will, so when you're up to running 6 miles a day, an extra 90 minutes on the elliptical won't do anything but tire you out. Exercise shouldn't be used for fat loss--your caloric deficit should. If you can't eat enough to support a healthy deficit, don't exercise so much. You'll only be doing harm in the long run by releasing large amounts of cortisol from all that aerobic activity and not eating enough.

SBS-- Another medical term?? Cortisol? What is that?? I googled but couldn't understand even 10% of what I read! i take it too much is a bad thing--so what is it, how to avoid too much, etc.???