Are my numbers right?

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  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Yeah to start that would be fine. I burn anywhere from 1000 to 2000 calories a day and I eat back about 50% of my exercise calories. It is enough to keep me out of starvation mode (aka Plateau's) and I adjust as needed.
  • veganbaum
    veganbaum Posts: 1,865 Member
    I agree. If you burn like 1000, it might be difficult for some people to eat ALL of those back. If it was that high, I would probably try at least 500 and then try to work up closer to 1000 over time, if I exercised like that every day. I personally typically only burn around 300 because I do short workouts, so I eat most of them back. Some people only eat half, others eat 2/3, others eat them all. As long as you are eating a good number back to fuel your body and don't let your NET drop too low you should be fine. It's more important to be more precise the closer you get to goal.
  • BT1988
    BT1988 Posts: 48 Member
    Yea because right now I am training for a 5k so I do the couch to 5k 3 times a week. I am on week 4 and for 30 mins my HRM says I burn roughly 350-400 calories. Then I do strength 4 times a week and that usually lasts 30 mins. And to burn a little extra, I go on the elliptical for another 20minutes to burn at least 300calories more. Once a week I finish the 5k and I time myself every week. I even do a 20 mins HIIT on the treadmill (saturdays). So I feel myself getting stronger. losing inches but no pounds.
  • veganbaum
    veganbaum Posts: 1,865 Member
    Wow! You should be proud of yourself for all that exercise, and happy to be losing inches even if no weight. Good luck, hopefully you will start to see weight loss, but losing inches is an important indicator of progress as well.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    I agree, great job on all that you've been doing for exercise and for your inches lost too! :)
  • BT1988
    BT1988 Posts: 48 Member
    still no weight loss =( its a huge bummer right now. I really feel like giving up.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    Lower your cals and lower your exercise too. Give your body a break. You don't need to be burning 800 cals through exercise every day.
  • BT1988
    BT1988 Posts: 48 Member
    ive actually went down on my exercise too lol. I wonder if I am gluten intolerant because I have added more bread actually. I just don't know. think I am going to give my body a 2 week break. =(
  • BT1988
    BT1988 Posts: 48 Member
    I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. I mean, I was taught that I should burn more than I take cause I have so many excess calories of fat that I need to burn. I don't know what to do. =( I simply can't eat more even for my size. It's too hard to eat so much. i am so obsessed with food that sometimes I just don't even want to eat. =( i was told that with all of my exercise I should eat about 2300 calories a day. I still don't understand this calorie crap and its driving my crazy. I put in a lot of effort at the gym. this is just too much. can it be that I am just meant to be this size? What else can I do? Should I just change my goals to maintain my level and just exercise and log that in? Someone help me, this is really breaking me.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    hon no, I wouldn't think you're meant to be that size. I looked at your profile and it says you're just below 260lbs right.. well it's not great for your health as you already know - I'm only repeating that to emphasize that no, you're not meant to be that size so don't give up. Honestly, people who are more overweight can make do with a bigger deficit than those who are close to their goals. So I would lower your exercise and at the same time lower your calories. Who told you you need to eat 2300 calories? That sounds like a lot especially if you lower your exercise as you mentioned. I would cut down on starchy carbs as well, such as bread, pasta, potatos, etc. A lot of people have found that helps. Good luck!
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