I need some opinions on calorie intake and exercise!!

sarahfitness1995
sarahfitness1995 Posts: 2
edited January 12 in Health and Weight Loss
I need to know if it would be healthy to eat 1200-1400 calories a day while exercising 4.5-5.5 hours a day???
No I'm not just jumping into it, I'm doing this over a period of 12 weeks.
I was just wondering what you guys thought!!
Should I eat more or stay the same?
Should I work out less or stay the same?
I'm 17, and I'm trying to lose some weight.. In a healthy way.



Also thank you guys for your all of your help!!!!!!

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  • BiscuitsNDavy
    BiscuitsNDavy Posts: 212 Member
    Short answer, no. If you're morbidly obese and in risk of heart disease, possibly.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Not really. And, unless you really know what you are doing, you are likely to be risking injury by suddenly increasing your exercise that much.
  • Arwaxx
    Arwaxx Posts: 113 Member
    eat more
  • tachyon_master
    tachyon_master Posts: 226 Member
    4.5-5.5 hours a day? Unless you're a professional athlete, that's extreme overkill. You're more likely to injure yourself from over-exercise if you go that long.

    I do 1.5-2 hours a day and that's already at the upper limit of what most trainers would recommend. And that's only because I do competitive sport training and have other work related fitness targets.

    I would stick to doing less exercise and keeping your calories lower. I know what it's like to want to lose the weight quickly, but you're not going to do yourself any favours if you injure yourself in the process.
  • invisibubble
    invisibubble Posts: 662 Member
    I'm curious as to why you're exercising 4.5-5.5 hours daily... Do you mean a week??
  • sarahfitness1995
    sarahfitness1995 Posts: 2
    I mean daily and I mean that I'm working up to it and it is a rough estimate of different exercises.
    I'm not starting out with 4.5 hrs, I am staring out with 30 minutes or so. Which is what I'm use to doing.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    As you have a decent amount of weight to lose, a lower amount of calories may be ok for a short while but after a few weeks, set yourself at a goal of losing 2lb a week. Build up to exercise and there is no need to do 4 hours - it is counterproductive. If you lose weigh too quickly you run the risk of loss of LBM and of loose skin, plus there is more chance of 'falling off the wagon' if your restrict too much.
  • sarahmonsta
    sarahmonsta Posts: 185 Member
    As you have a decent amount of weight to lose, a lower amount of calories may be ok for a short while but after a few weeks, set yourself at a goal of losing 2lb a week. Build up to exercise and there is no need to do 4 hours - it is counterproductive. If you lose weigh too quickly you run the risk of loss of LBM and of loose skin, plus there is more chance of 'falling off the wagon' if your restrict too much.

    This^^^
  • invisibubble
    invisibubble Posts: 662 Member
    As you have a decent amount of weight to lose, a lower amount of calories may be ok for a short while but after a few weeks, set yourself at a goal of losing 2lb a week. Build up to exercise and there is no need to do 4 hours - it is counterproductive. If you lose weigh too quickly you run the risk of loss of LBM and of loose skin, plus there is more chance of 'falling off the wagon' if your restrict too much.

    Quite.
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