500 calories burned a day?? Really???

Ok so its ok if you lose 500 calories per day . I myself do that by jogging on the treadmill for like an hour. I only eat 800 calories per day and I feel really fine. Its recommended that i should eat like 1200 calories per day but I am not gonna cause i really need to lose 3 kgs fast. I dont eat sweets only dark chocolate but not too much. Trust me, its ok to lose 500 per day. You are gonna get in shape and remember to do some toning after you lose as much as you want to.

uses first post to bump and old thread with ridiculous unhealthy advice?

Nah, just a naive child.

High intensity circuit training workouts for me burn about 400-500 calories in 30 minutes working out with sandbags, kettlebells, and weighted speed rope.

I can burn 500 on the elliptical. I go 5 miles and it takes me an hour. I use the arms and go forward 1 mile, then backwards w/o using any hands just balancing, then foward, then back, then forward. By the time I get off I'm a sweaty mess. The weight has FALLEN OFF since I've started doing that.

I am looking for some feedback from people who are burning 500 calories working out everyday (or even used to but don't anymore)....is this realistic?

It depends what you're doing at the gym. When doing my weights burns about that much in about 45 minutes - 1 hour and running/walking on the treadmill would also get you up to that in an hour or so. So yes, it could be realistic if you do those type of things but everyone is different and burns different amounts for different things.

Do you eat more on days where you burn 500 calories?

No, if you go by the TDEE method you don't have to, if you do it by the MFP they want you to.

Actually seems pretty easy. I average 500-600 calories burned a day just in cardio. 45-60 minutes of stationary bike, 34km/h average speed (about 21 mph), resistance set to about 2/3 of maximum on our bike model. Note that I raced bikes for several years, so I don't have any issues doing it 5 days a week (sometimes 6, if I feel sluggish on a Saturday morning! Keeps you energized all day after a morning ride!). And to answer the original question, no I do not consume more calories because I work out, but try to keep a 100-175 calorie deficit from diet alone (my MFP daily goal amount is 1990 for 0.5kg a week loss) and then add a 500 calorie deficit in exercise. It gives me two days of rest a week and has been easy to maintain.

I've also been using an activity tracker for the last couple years (stated with a Jawbone UP and when it died, I replaced it with a Withings Pulse). I take public transport to work (I leave the car for my wife) and average ~8500-10000 steps a day, from walking in the morning, at lunch and coming back in the evening (although I don't count that in any of my activity, just as bonus exercise!)

Keep in mind that I believe that some people on calorie deficits forget that the quality of the calories they do consume is really important to properly fuel the body. More than enough people have commented on it so I won't list them here. And another factor about cardio that has eluded a lot of users here; general cardiac health. I may still be overweight (have 11 kg to go) but my average resting heart rate is 57bpm with an average blood pressure of 118/76!

I burn 500 or so for an hour of steady cycling...more if I do a hard ride or if I trail ride. On Wednesdays I usually do a good 60 minute steady ride at lunch and then hit the weight room in the evening...I'll burn between 700-800 on those days.

I use the TDEE method so an estimate of my exercise is already included in my activity level and I eat the same calories roughly day in and day out. Some days I'm a bit under maintenance and some days I'm in a surplus...but at the end of the week it all evens out.

If you're using the MFP method then your exercise is not accounted for in your calorie goals (which is already a big deficit from your theoretical maintenance) so you're supposed to eat back those calories....you just have to be sure you are not overestimating burn which is what a lot of people do.

Circuit training at a very high intensity makes it easy to burn 100-125 calories per 10 minutes. Circuit training is absolute nuts on calorie burns, at least ACTUAL circuit training is. Not what comes on DVDs labeled as circuit training.

It depends on your intensity and weight. Earing a heart rate monitor and being honest with yourself, were you at a moderate or high intensity helps. I know that if I run for 45 minutes I can burn 500 or hike for close to 90 minutes, I can burn 500. Or if I jump rope for 40-45 minutes, or if I swim for around 45-55 minutes with the front crawl or butterfly, or if I water jog for 55-60 minutes. Also, kickboxing for 45-50 minutes. Additionally, if I take a 1 hr spin class or go ride my bike on a train I could probably do it in 50-60 minutes. Likewise, if I went rollerblading for 45-60 minutes or did a circuit- run on treadmill with a slight incline for 20, do the rowing machine for 20, and play with the resistance on the bike or elliptical for 20 or did the elliptical for 20, I could make that goal or exceed i.e. heard doing kettle bells for 20 minutes, and then maybe jumping rope or doing the bike for 20, could easily make that mark.

When I run I tend to burn about 500 calories (5 miles).

Weight training burns less - about 300

I workout three days a week right now with weights and try to add that 4th day of running only...but do not always get there due to being so sore.

i eat based on TDEE so I only eat back caloreis if my net drops below my BMR

Rowing machine! I am usually a runner but have plantar fasciitis so I have been doing weights and rowing. I easily burn 500 or more a day. When I run I run at least 6 miles 4-5 days a week with at least one 10 plus miler and those workouts are 700-1200 calories burned. I honestly don't know what I burn when I am lifting weights but I make sure to hit the rowing machine for at least 30-60 minutes a day so I at least know some of the calories I am burning. If you put in a moderate effort on the rower you are looking at 600-800 calories per hour.

I would regularly do over 500 in the gym. The treadmill says so,and so does MFP. I would eat most of them. Only because its early days yet. Just want to get used to eating less first.

i can burn 1,000+ in an hour. But who cares? It all depends on your weight/height

On days I go to the gym, I can easily burn nearly 1000 calories with weight training and cardio. On those days, and all days, I keep my calories the same. I make sure to eat right after I leave though. Good carbs and lean protein, healthy fats.