How much do you aim to burn every day?

I try for 400 calories burned a day, 2800 a week. i am going through a cutting phase right now and do a lot of lifting in the gym and cardio everyday. I feel great so far on this schedule so i will continue to push it. My intake for what this site is saying is supposed to be about 1900 a day for a 1lb a week loss.

1300 extra per day five days per week
700 extra per day on weekends
Been doing for the past 80 days

I aim for at least 600 every day.

Sjoe, you guys burn a lot!!

Previously my aim was to burn 300 calories, about 4 times a week.
Obviously this is the reason why I'm not losing the weight the way i'm hoping to!!!

Think going to try aim for 500 calories, 5 times a week.

Will keep an eye on this thread!
xx

1000-1200 calories a day per my Polar FT60 HRM............. I work in a rest day every 3 days or so....

What other's are 'burning' isnt relevant to you. They will be bigger/smaller/older/younger have different goals and lifestyles etc.

If you want to lose 40kg (on your ticker) then focussing on what you eat rather than what you burn will get you there quicker. Of course burning more cals will help too - but harder than just not eating them in the first place!

Good advice!

I am not trying to be rude but I see some calorie burns on MFP that make me almost chuckle. You do not burn 1200 calories doing an hour long Zumba class at the gym! Ya know? Or I seem some people count stuff as a calorie burn that is normal activities of daily living...not exercise.

I think aiming for a TRUE 300 calorie burn (I believe that was OP goal) is a good one! Getting calories under control and burning 300 calories a day is great. I tend to do more because I have turned into a cardio junkie but it is NOT REQUIRED to lose fat.

edit:and I think a lot of heart rate monitors are crap. Good for doing just that...monitoring your heart rate. The calorie burn is often silly high!

What other's are 'burning' isnt relevant to you. They will be bigger/smaller/older/younger have different goals and lifestyles etc.

If you want to lose 40kg (on your ticker) then focussing on what you eat rather than what you burn will get you there quicker. Of course burning more cals will help too - but harder than just not eating them in the first place!

Good advice!

I am not trying to be rude but I see some calorie burns on MFP that make me almost chuckle. You do not burn 1200 calories doing an hour long Zumba class at the gym! Ya know? Or I seem some people count stuff as a calorie burn that is normal activities of daily living...not exercise.

I think aiming for a TRUE 300 calorie burn (I believe that was OP goal) is a good one! Getting calories under control and burning 300 calories a day is great. I tend to do more because I have turned into a cardio junkie but it is NOT REQUIRED to lose fat.

edit:and I think a lot of heart rate monitors are crap. Good for doing just that...monitoring your heart rate. The calorie burn is often silly high!

agreed. I only log / track my strength training workouts for the most part and on a good day that's like 83-100 calories for me. My am workouts consist of either cardio or some time of plyometric routine or p90x bonus video & i am loosing inches and gaining muscle. I've been stuck at 122-123 on the scales for the past month but i am liking my figure more & more every day i get up & look in the mirror...

I agree with all the above!, and my own lil quirk is seeing ppl track house work or something they'd be doing anyway. I mean good for you but, house cleaning hasn't helped you thus far, why track it now...? lol

I agree with all the above!, and my own lil quirk is seeing ppl track house work or something they'd be doing anyway. I mean good for you but, house cleaning hasn't helped you thus far, why track it now...? lol

Working out twice a day hasn't helped you thus far, why track it now...? lol

lol, i don't... not sure if the implacation above was serious or humorous but it's the ppl tracking things they do and have done everyday that get to me - although not too much, b/c i'm too focused on myself to let it. but if you've been taking the stairs all ur life & think tracking it now will help it won't - doing something outside of what you usually do is what's gunna make a difference.

that's why i go to the gym 2x a day - not b/c i always have - but b/c it's something that challenges my body - heck just getting out of bed an hr early challenges my body... :drinker:

Anywhere between 300 and 500. I don't like to set ridiculous calorie burn goals....it's just sets me up to think I can eat a lot of extra crap. I LOVE working out but I have learned for weight loss and/or maintenance it truly is 80% 20% workout. I keep my diet in check and exercise sensibly.

300, 2-4 days a week. I'm really lazy and hate exercise. Me going at all is a miracle.

500-1000 4-5 days a wk

I try and burn 3500 a week through exercise, although at the moment its been over 5000 a week, I have been known to spend 10 hours exercising though.

Hi - I aim to burn 300 per day, 7 days a week. I manage this easily by cycling to work and back so not such a challenge. I've just bought a pedometer so I'm trying to keep to at least 10,000 a day by making lots of little increases. But reading other responses I feel like such a slug! And I just ate a chocolate muffin