Calorie Expenditure

lamron

Hi All... thought I might share something "interesting" with you - I have been watching my weight for just about forever, and havent got very far at all. My trainer and I spoke about how many calories my body expends in a 24 hours period (I've seen discussions about this on these forums).
I have a heart rate monitor, so from 630am Wednesday to 630am Thursday I wore my monitor.... so a normal day for me - worked at a desk job for around 9 hours, drove to and from work, work out for 45 mins at the gym, then home for a restful evening. Total number of calories my body burned in that period - 3552!!!
Very very scary that I have been keeping to a 1200 calorie or so diet for yonks now - no wonder my poor body isnt letting any of my fat go - its starving.
We're going to monitor for another 2 days to get an average (so Friday will be a non-exercise day).
Just worth some thought for those confused or curious about the number of calories your body expends.

yarwell

your HRM won't be accurate at low heart rates, and generally unless it's set up to match your personal fitness.