stationary bike help...

Valtishia

I used my stationary bike which I haven't used in a long time since I have been running and doing other fun stuff but it was raining this morning so I did that since I couldn't go for my run instead of nothing.
Its got of those HRM that just look like pads on the handle bars (not sure how accurate they can be) where you hold on while riding. Based on that it said I only burnt 400 calories in 70 mins but it only takes into account my age... not my weight.
I know MFP takes my weight into account and it says almost double that so which one do I consider right?? I am now trying to eat all my exercise calories but I don't want to eat 800 if I really only burnt 400... on the other hand I don't want to undereat either.. so which one do you think I should use?

neenaleigh

this is exactly why i am buying an HRM....

gemiwing

I would go by MFP, simply due to the weight factor. However, I would eat up to 300 away from what MFP says, then see how hungry you are. If you're hungrier- then chow time!

FLMinx

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TCASMEY

I use my bike alot (I ride it during nap time but still be in the house in case they wake-up) I do not push myself too hard usually a heart rate of around 130 and I usually burn around 500 calories in an hour. I weigh 185. Hope that helps.

FLMinx

i'd do with what's on the stationary bike. why not? worst case scenario is that is 1/2 of what you're actually burning and you lose more weight than expected. not too bad a scenario in my opinion.

the other advantage of going by the stationery bike number is that its probably using "average weight" to calculate something like 180 for men and 130 for women (HA). But the advantage is that you will never have to adjust your calories burned DOWN as you lose weight. In other words, when you lose 10, 20, 30 pounds from where you are right now, you won't have to lower your total calories burned as you go. You are, in fact, burning calories AS IF you were already 130 pounds.

there are dieticians and personal trainers who actually use that method from the get go. they calculate how many calories you'd need to consume to MAINTAIN weight at your goal weight and how many calories you'd burn exercising at your GOAL weight and you just basically eat that much and exercise that much. The way it works is that a person would only need, say 1600 calories a day if they weight 130 pounds and they might only burn 400 calories after 70 minutes on a bike. If your weight 300, but act as though you only 130, your body will naturally shed the weight AND over the time you're losing weight, you become accustomed to how you will need to eat and exercise to maintain your goal weight.

Valtishia

I use my bike alot (I ride it during nap time but still be in the house in case they wake-up) I do not push myself too hard usually a heart rate of around 130 and I usually burn around 500 calories in an hour. I weigh 185. Hope that helps.

That helps a bunch actually cause I am over 200 and my heart rate according to the bike was between 125-155 depending on what part of the program I was on. I set it so that it goes from easy to hardest like going up a hill. Then at the end it drops down back to an easier mode for a cool down.

Valtishia

i'd do with what's on the stationary bike. why not? worst case scenario is that is 1/2 of what you're actually burning and you lose more weight than expected. not too bad a scenario in my opinion.

the other advantage of going by the stationery bike number is that its probably using "average weight" to calculate something like 180 for men and 130 for women (HA). But the advantage is that you will never have to adjust your calories burned DOWN as you lose weight. In other words, when you lose 10, 20, 30 pounds from where you are right now, you won't have to lower your total calories burned as you go. You are, in fact, burning calories AS IF you were already 130 pounds.

there are dieticians and personal trainers who actually use that method from the get go. they calculate how many calories you'd need to consume to MAINTAIN weight at your goal weight and how many calories you'd burn exercising at your GOAL weight and you just basically eat that much and exercise that much. The way it works is that a person would only need, say 1600 calories a day if they weight 130 pounds and they might only burn 400 calories after 70 minutes on a bike. If your weight 300, but act as though you only 130, your body will naturally shed the weight AND over the time you're losing weight, you become accustomed to how you will need to eat and exercise to maintain your goal weight.

I get what you are getting at and what I used to do is eat half of my exercise calories but its not allowing me to drop anything anymore so I thought I would try this instead just for a little while eating all the exercise calories. Its worth a shot to see if it will work since I tried it with eating none of my exercise calories.. to half... so now trying to do all to see if it makes a difference. I guess I am trying to learn my body at the same time to see what works for it cause in the end my body is the one thats going to make the decision to shed the pounds or not.