People who are burning 1000+ calories a day

I see you got your information from a page that uses statistical information based on probably a limited amount of people. Not everyone's body type is the same, there's gender, muscle mass, body fat, height, age etc, etc....

Not everyone's heartbeat beats at the same pace either...if so my calorie burn and someone else's calorie burn based on the same workiout will always be different.

Based on my body's reaction to my workouts, I am losing at a great rate.

But then, I don't recall asking you to question the techinical device I use to assist me in my goals. So far, it's working well for ME. I've lost 17 lbs within 7-8 weeks, my body fat has dropped and so have my inches.

Thanks for your critical advise.

It's great that you are losing quickly - I'm just wondering, based on your calories burned calculations + your MFP deficit, what should your rate of loss be? Currently you are losing about 2 pounds per week...do you have MFP set at 2 pounds per week and are you then eating back your 1600 calories burned? If so, then I would say that your calorie burn estimates then do seem to be accurate and that's great for you!

Most people have been critical of your stated calorie burns because they want other people to recognize that it's not normal to burn 1600 calories from just over an hour of walking, even if you are carrying 2 pound dumb bells.

Not everyone's heartbeat beats at the same pace either...if so my calorie burn and someone else's calorie burn based on the same workiout will always be different.

This statement that you made helps illustrate why HRMs are not exact measurements. Like I pointed out before, if you have two people of the same weight, height and body composition doing the same workout (especially walking, running, etc), they should have almost identical calorie burns regardless off their heart rate because the energy required to move their identical masses is not going to change. Their level of cardiovascular fitness will affect how fast their heart rate is, but your heart is a very small muscle in relation to the rest of your body and does not burn a whole lot of calories on it's own.

Think of this - say you have two women that are 200 pounds each and 5'8" each. One woman is 45% body fat out of shape and the other is 25% body fat and a conditioned athlete. They go for a walk together. The out of shape woman's heart rate is 160 bpm on average and the in shape woman's heart rate is 120 bpm on average. Do you truly believe that a woman who has 40 pounds more fat on her body than the fit woman will really burn more calories? Not going to happen.

FWIW, I regularly record burns of 1000+ calories from walking and running (mostly walking). It usually takes me 75 to 90 minutes to burn this much. I do a lot of hill climbing >10% incline and I'm tall and weigh quite a bit. I'm not saying it can't be done, but believing you are burning 1600 calories in just over an hour is a bit of a stretch. My weight loss has actually been greater than projected based on my recorded calorie burns + lightly active TDEE. I saw this after 1 month of logging everything I consume accurately and logging my exercise, and I'm still seeing the same 8 weeks in.

Light cleaning mostly. Some dog walking.

for like 7 hours a day or something?

Light cleaning mostly. Some dog walking.

You guys do realize this is a dead thread from 2012 that got revived a couple of times? Nobody from back then is going to answer your questions no matter how many times it's quoted........just say'n.

Do you realize that the last two pages are posts from the last 24 hours .... or did you just look at page one then rush to the end to highlight when it started?

oh gosh...yes I do. I'm referring to the people who are replying to the folks that posted 2 years ago.

Light cleaning mostly. Some dog walking.

C'mon. It's gotta be vigorous cleaning. Nobody does light cleaning and admits it.

:laugh:

Random question, what does it mean when someone has "MFP Moderator" under their name? I mean obviously they have something to do with MFP, but what?

They moderate stuff

my question was to you...why do you feel the need to comment on your friend's calorie burn?

is this person losing weight? if so, then he's doing something right. If not, then he may need a little coaching.

I on the other hand am losing at a steady rate of 1.7-2.3 lbs a week so I know I'm doing something right.

yes you are speculating? I was asking a certain person, why does she care to comment on a person's page. (a friend of hers) "not" this thread.

My half marathon I ran Monday only had me burning 1200 calories. I am a fairly petite girl, but I had to work hard for that calorie burn! I use my heart rate monitor that was calibrated by an exercise physiologist using my measured resting metabolic rate, my measured VO2max and my lactate threshold. I just don't see how someone doing a few miles or an hours worth of working out has that kind of calorie burn unless you are humongous!

220 lb x running 6.0 mph = 1000 cal/hr

That's a constant effort. Which is why, even if someone is even heavier, it is virtually impossible to burn 1000 calories in an hour of Zumba or any other exercise class.

Yeah, but 220 lb x running 5 mph treadmill at 5% incline = 1050 cal/hr. While I don't disagree that it's hard to burn 1000+ calories in an hour of Zumba or some other exercise class, I do think that it's easier to burn 1000+ calories for larger people than most people think.

Most exercise days, I post 800-1000+ burns (most days of the week). I eat a lot of those calories back. Going by my MFP net stats for the last 8 weeks, I should have lost 10 pounds. I've lost more than that, but since I know all of that isn't fat, by using the same bioelectrical impedance device under the same conditions, I've lost enough body fat % to equal 9.7 pounds of fat. I know these fat calculating devices aren't accurate, either, but I do recognize that they can be fairly accurate in tracking changes in body fat % when used under the same conditions repeatedly.

Random question, what does it mean when someone has "MFP Moderator" under their name? I mean obviously they have something to do with MFP, but what?

MFP Moderators are selected by the MFP staff to assist on the forums, to help maintain a good experience for the users.

I see you got your information from a page that uses statistical information based on probably a limited amount of people. Not everyone's body type is the same, there's gender, muscle mass, body fat, height, age etc, etc....

Not everyone's heartbeat beats at the same pace either...if so my calorie burn and someone else's calorie burn based on the same workiout will always be different.

Based on my body's reaction to my workouts, I am losing at a great rate.

But then, I don't recall asking you to question the techinical device I use to assist me in my goals. So far, it's working well for ME. I've lost 17 lbs within 7-8 weeks, my body fat has dropped and so have my inches.

Thanks for your critical advise.

The only significant factors in determining calorie burn during exercise is absolute workload intensity and body mass. Everything else, including heart rate, is insignificant. Everyone wants to believe they are a special snowflake, but when it comes to exercise and calorie output, there is not that much meaningful variation.

The use of HRMs has seriously distorted this issue. The inherent inaccuracy of the HRM calorie-estimating model requires that HRMs include a number of mathematic tricks to try to improve the accuracy of their predictions--from god-awful to simply mediocre. So they require those arcane bits of data. But estimating calories for walking or running can be done with relatively simple, well-validated equations. All you need is speed, elevation, and weight.

one zumba class plus one 30 minute walk can give you 1k cals.

depending on how hilly and fast the walk is.

and depending on if you beleive the zumba cals.

my question was to you...why do you feel the need to comment on your friend's calorie burn?

is this person losing weight? if so, then he's doing something right. If not, then he may need a little coaching.

I on the other hand am losing at a steady rate of 1.7-2.3 lbs a week so I know I'm doing something right.

Just curious...are you eating all the calories MFP gives you (which is set for your desired weight loss without exercise) PLUS the 1,000 calories that your HRM says you are burning? I am not trying to be argumentative...I am just curious.

And already answered that I don't comment on his burn as I am sure he knows it's bogus.

I see you got your information from a page that uses statistical information based on probably a limited amount of people. Not everyone's body type is the same, there's gender, muscle mass, body fat, height, age etc, etc....

Not everyone's heartbeat beats at the same pace either...if so my calorie burn and someone else's calorie burn based on the same workiout will always be different.

Based on my body's reaction to my workouts, I am losing at a great rate.

But then, I don't recall asking you to question the techinical device I use to assist me in my goals. So far, it's working well for ME. I've lost 17 lbs within 7-8 weeks, my body fat has dropped and so have my inches.

Thanks for your critical advise.

The only significant factors in determining calorie burn during exercise is absolute workload intensity and body mass. Everything else, including heart rate, is insignificant. Everyone wants to believe they are a special snowflake, but when it comes to exercise and calorie output, there is not that much meaningful variation.

The use of HRMs has seriously distorted this issue. The inherent inaccuracy of the HRM calorie-estimating model requires that HRMs include a number of mathematic tricks to try to improve the accuracy of their predictions--from god-awful to simply mediocre. So they require those arcane bits of data. But estimating calories for walking or running can be done with relatively simple, well-validated equations. All you need is speed, elevation, and weight.

How do I know how many calories I burn during a workout?

I ran 22 miles yesterday. Burned 1900 plus change. Argue with my Garmin.