I've been duped!!

lewandt

That is why i hate it when people complain that they are not losing any weight and ask for advice and someone tells them to eat more. Then i see they are burning 600 to 1000 calories. I work out a lot (at least an hour a day, most of the time more) and i rarely get to 600 calories.

c8linmarie

Thanks, everyone! I feel much better knowing now, what I know. I'm just glad I was only set back a few weeks, because I honestly would have considered quitting, thinking I'm doing everything right and getting absolutely no results!

pauljsolie

That is why i hate it when people complain that they are not losing any weight and ask for advice and someone tells them to eat more. Then i see they are burning 600 to 1000 calories. I work out a lot (at least an hour a day, most of the time more) and i rarely get to 600 calories.

True, but people don't burn calories at the same rate. I wish I still burned calories like when I first started but I burn a lot less now or have to work much harder to get the huge burns.

lambertj

I tested my HRM against numerous machines at the gym (i'm just geeky like that and found that the stairmaster in which you input your weight was the most reliable machine at the gym. Even though you put your weight into the treadmill it was way off. I get so nervous when I see people talking about eating all their exercise calories back - if you don't have an HRM you could be making a huge mistake so to err on the safe side (without an HRM) perhaps only eat 1/2 back.