I have a "strange" goal.......

motown13
motown13 Posts: 688 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
but I am hoping that it helps me bust through plateaus.


So, soon, I have this goal I want to hit for ONE DAY a month.... I know that we are supposed to eat back our exercise calories, but here is my goal... I start the day with 1840 calories to eat. I want to do so much exercise that at the end of the day I will still have 1840 calories - or more - remaining when I close my day out..

I plan to start this in February.
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  • BranDiesel_27
    BranDiesel_27 Posts: 46
    Are you saying you need to consume 3680 calories a day but your gonna have a deficit of 1840 when you go to bed or are you saying your gonna eat 1840 calories for breakfast and expect that your body burns all of it throughout the day?
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Your plan seems more like a plateau causer than a plateau buster
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    no
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Why?
  • chubbygirl253
    chubbygirl253 Posts: 1,309 Member
    Your plan seems more like a plateau causer than a plateau buster

    Seconded.
    Lmao. Stop, Dave, my sides hurt from laughing.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    So one day you plan to burn 1840 in exercise. That's a heck of a burn - how are you planning to do that?
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    It's nice to have goals. However some goals are not achievable, nor should they be.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    That's a pretty easy goal to achieve.
    It's about 4 hours of cycling plus eating 1000 calories of exercise back on top of your full daily allowance.

    In the summer, I could do this 2-3 times a month. Of course, it requires a bit of recovery the next day. And it's a great way to reduce your muscle, if you are not careful - those long long burns with under feeding are going to result in the body needing to get energy from all metabolic energy systems - your body will suffer if you remain underfed.

    It's better to just maintain a reasonable deficit.
  • motown13
    motown13 Posts: 688 Member
    Well, I wasn't asking for approval, LOL
    .
    It can't cause a plateau if I am already in one, and I am. And when I get in plateaus they can easily last a month, so this is my plan.
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    Your plan seems more like a plateau causer than a plateau buster

    I third this...try as you might, I don't think you are going to sustain or meet your goal, but good luck anyway!
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    Well, I wasn't asking for approval, LOL
    .
    It can't cause a plateau if I am already in one, and I am. And when I get in plateaus they can easily last a month, so this is my plan.

    Then why did you bother posting? If you read the information posted here and elsewhere you would already know that this is not a good idea and you would not have gotten into a plateau in the first place..but whatever floats your boat. Enjoy your 'success'.
  • LottieLou13
    LottieLou13 Posts: 574 Member
    Well, I wasn't asking for approval, LOL
    .
    It can't cause a plateau if I am already in one, and I am. And when I get in plateaus they can easily last a month, so this is my plan.

    I really don't understand the meaning of this thread

    Also...how long have you been in this 'plateau'? A plateau generally is a month or more
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
    Do you think you're in a "plateau" because you're a male with 90-odd lb to lose and you've set your deficit too high? Typical male needs 2500 calories, this is a male of average weight, more calories are needed for overweight/obese men.
    Why not read http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 and see if you're set up right before you try and net too low?
  • SquidgySquidge
    SquidgySquidge Posts: 239 Member
    I'm interested to know how one day of intense excerise per month could cause a plateau?

    I'm not being snappy, I genuinally want to know - I'm pretty new to the site.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Terrible idea
  • alifer
    alifer Posts: 387 Member
    If your plateau's normally last about a month, have you tried taking measurements? For me when the scale isn't moving, the inches are normally coming off. I'd much rather see less inches, and not worry about what the scale tells me.
  • agggie550
    agggie550 Posts: 281 Member
    I think your goal is very much do-able. But if you really want to bust through a plateau, i think you are better off "changing your routine". I change my workouts every 3 months and make sure I have a very diverse diet. Though I still have alot of weight to loose I never seem to plateau more than a week or so.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I'm interested to know how one day of intense excerise per month could cause a plateau?

    Ditto !
    I'm guessing people haven't read the OP properly.
    Otherwise all those people that do a long distance cycle or half marathon are going to be hitting a plateau.....
  • SteveJWatson
    SteveJWatson Posts: 1,225 Member
    I'll see if I can get you a job shearing in the summer....
  • Rhozelyn
    Rhozelyn Posts: 201 Member
    This is not a "strange" goal but seems just good and proper strange. Each to their own.
  • DanTillson
    DanTillson Posts: 71 Member
    I'm interested to know how one day of intense excerise per month could cause a plateau?

    Ditto !
    I'm guessing people haven't read the OP properly.
    Otherwise all those people that do a long distance cycle or half marathon are going to be hitting a plateau.....

    Yup, pretty sure they quote (in capitals) ONE day a month. Apart from minimal muscle burn and maybe needing more fuel next day this is hardly unsimilar to fasting at a much lower frequency and doing it 12 days a year won't cause any damage unless I am missing something? :/
  • PQ4321
    PQ4321 Posts: 48 Member
    Twinsies! I have thought about this too. It is more a silly one time thing than a weight loss strategy. I plan on trying it this summer when I bike outside. For me it is simply a numbers game. I love statistics and numbers.

    Nice to know there are other with weird goals! :-)
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    I'm interested to know how one day of intense excerise per month could cause a plateau?

    Ditto !
    I'm guessing people haven't read the OP properly.
    Otherwise all those people that do a long distance cycle or half marathon are going to be hitting a plateau.....

    Yup, pretty sure they quote (in capitals) ONE day a month. Apart from minimal muscle burn and maybe needing more fuel next day this is hardly unsimilar to fasting at a much lower frequency and doing it 12 days a year won't cause any damage unless I am missing something? :/

    I thought about the one day per month thing, even then, if you have a lot of weight to lose and are just doing it that one day, that is a really big and long haul 1800 odd calories burnt. Yeah, it would take me three sessions of high rpms on the stationary cycle for 40 mins or so to get there, but would I want to put my body through that? If I was not fit enough, not sure of the preson's level of fitness either...

    It is an interesting challenge, but I think you have set the bar a bit high, what we are suggesting is sustainable in the long term stuff, manageable bites, smaller amounts more often. How are you planning to burn the full 1800 cals for example? That is a ****load of exercise...?
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    I'm interested to know how one day of intense excerise per month could cause a plateau?

    Ditto !
    I'm guessing people haven't read the OP properly.
    Otherwise all those people that do a long distance cycle or half marathon are going to be hitting a plateau.....

    What I am getting from the OP is that he is planning on burning as many calories in the day as he eats - basically netting 0 calories for the day. That is the issue, not that he has a high calorie burn, but that he doesn't plan to fuel it.
  • seena511
    seena511 Posts: 685 Member
    Well, I wasn't asking for approval, LOL
    .
    It can't cause a plateau if I am already in one, and I am. And when I get in plateaus they can easily last a month, so this is my plan.

    Then why did you bother posting? If you read the information posted here and elsewhere you would already know that this is not a good idea and you would not have gotten into a plateau in the first place..but whatever floats your boat. Enjoy your 'success'.

    bingo
  • seena511
    seena511 Posts: 685 Member
    I'm interested to know how one day of intense excerise per month could cause a plateau?

    Ditto !
    I'm guessing people haven't read the OP properly.
    Otherwise all those people that do a long distance cycle or half marathon are going to be hitting a plateau.....

    What I am getting from the OP is that he is planning on burning as many calories in the day as he eats - basically netting 0 calories for the day. That is the issue, not that he has a high calorie burn, but that he doesn't plan to fuel it.

    exactly. i remember reading awhile back that when michael phelps is in training, he'll eat upwards of 20,000 calories a day because he is burning so many calories while working out. if you're going to be doing an intense workout, you need to make absolutely sure that you are eating those back or else your body will not be able to recover from all the strain on it. think about when you try to tan - if you sit out in the sun for 6 hours with no sunscreen, and then fail to apply lotion to your burned body, you're not going to be a happy camper. you're going to get red, peel, possibly scar, and probably get sick. it's just not a smart move.

    not to mention that in order to get that large a calorie burn you will probably have to work out for several hours. you only have enough glycogen in your body to fuel you for about an hour. you literally will have to eat while you're working out, or else you're going to bonk, and you don't want to do that. futhermore, if you actually were able to manage to net 0 calories for that day, you will probably be so starved the next day that you'll binge.

    OP, if you didn't want approval, you wouldn't have posted. my guess is that you mentioned this plan to a couple individuals who told you it's a stupid idea, then came on here for affirmation, and are now in a huff that you're not getting it. A for effort, D for execution.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member

    What I am getting from the OP is that he is planning on burning as many calories in the day as he eats - basically netting 0 calories for the day. That is the issue, not that he has a high calorie burn, but that he doesn't plan to fuel it.

    That was my impression as well. Purposefully netting 0 - even for a day - while putting yourself under the enormous strain of a nearly 2,000 calorie burn is a fantastic way to make you sick and likely binge over the next few days.
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    Yeah. Good luck with that. :huh:
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    but I am hoping that it helps me bust through plateaus.


    So, soon, I have this goal I want to hit for ONE DAY a month.... I know that we are supposed to eat back our exercise calories, but here is my goal... I start the day with 1840 calories to eat. I want to do so much exercise that at the end of the day I will still have 1840 calories - or more - remaining when I close my day out..

    I plan to start this in February.

    You can achieve the same by doing no exercise, and eating no food - you would still have 1840 left to eat at the end of that day.

    Still sound sensible?
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Well, I wasn't asking for approval, LOL
    .
    It can't cause a plateau if I am already in one, and I am. And when I get in plateaus they can easily last a month, so this is my plan.

    I can't get pregnant because I'm on my period!

    Wait, sorry, wrong thread.

    OP: What is your usual calorie intake, calorie burn, and net? How long have you been at it to "make it a plateau"? And as I always ask people... are you taking measurements? Often you'll lose inches when the pounds are not budging, but a plateau is a complete lack of progress, not just one number failing to change.

    If all of these are sound for a plateau, one day a month of extreme exercise with a high calorie intake is not too different than staying at the same calorie/same exercise. Most successes in busting through a plateau are changing one or the other... scaling back exercise, keeping same calorie intake. Or keeping same exercise, and upping calorie intake (possibly lowering, if you're at a low deficit, but it seems that most people need to up their calories in a plateau). Hell, it'd make sense if you said, "One day a month, I want to do no exercise and eat at maintenance"... that makes sense.

    Upping tons of calories AND exercise is spinning your wheels like you have been... just spinning them faster.

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