Not logging my exercise calories

Sid1988
Sid1988 Posts: 170 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I was originally on a 1200 deficit, logging my exercise calories and either eating half of them back or all of them.

I have now decided to up my calories to 1400 and not log my exercise calories, 1) because i realised it doesn't log the exact figure of how many calories burnt and is an estimate and was suprised and how lower the actual burn was after using a heart rate monitor and 2) because i had the extra calories to play around with, i thought it was an excuse to eat something extra like a massive bowl of cereal which was full of carbs and sugar.

So i thought i'd give just sticking to 1400 calories per day a go, not logging exercise calories and seeing where that gets me.

Has anyone done this and had any success?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    what sort of exercise do you normally do?

    have you worked out your TDEE? using that method doesnt include logging exercise cals and will probably be a more accurate measure of how many calories you need rather than just choosing 1400.
  • Sid1988
    Sid1988 Posts: 170 Member
    25 year old female, 5'6

    SW: 157
    CW: 135
    GW: 125

    Exercise:
    Monday - 1 hour body pump
    Tuesday - 1 hour spinning
    Wednesday - 1 hour Body step
    Friday - 1 hour spinning
    Saturday - 1 hour body pump

    and will be encorporating weight training x2 mornings per week as of next week for 30-45 mins
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    25 year old female, 5'6

    SW: 157
    CW: 135
    GW: 125

    Exercise:
    Monday - 1 hour body pump
    Tuesday - 1 hour spinning
    Wednesday - 1 hour Body step
    Friday - 1 hour spinning
    Saturday - 1 hour body pump

    and will be encorporating weight training x2 mornings per week as of next week for 30-45 mins

    you definitely should be eating more than 1400 cals! as you are only 10lbs from goal you should only have a deficit of TDEE -10% (200-300 cals)
  • staceypunk
    staceypunk Posts: 924 Member
    Yep, I agree with Tavis.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

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