Snap! I have been wrong about Calorie Burns!

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  • levitateme
    levitateme Posts: 999 Member
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    I'm pretty sure that 95% of people who are stalled out are either eating more than they think, burning less than they think or some combination of both.

    Now it's just a matter of convincing people of this fact.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
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    I'm pretty sure that 95% of people who are stalled out are either eating more than they think, burning less than they think or some combination of both.

    Now it's just a matter of convincing people of this fact.

    we are all human beings and inconsistency is something almost impossible to avoid completely hence various results on different individuals...Some are more consistent than others for a longer period of time so they didn't see the stall as others did but it doesn't mean they will never stall...
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
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    Cool! Love the graphs, too. Very helpful for us visual learners. :drinker:
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
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    Funny I have done this a few times. Especially this week

    you went spearfishing for the loch ness monster too?
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    @plerf - I thought that was you... sorry I didn't "wave" :laugh:
  • cingle87
    cingle87 Posts: 717 Member
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    How dare you come here with all your graphs, maths and fancy words, how dare you :)

    Great post, I use the 50% method for cardio, and most time I don't count lifting calories because they go on my post lifting banana
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
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    . I estimate I can eat an extra 150 to 300 calories after exercising for an hour or so depending on my level of exertion and I try not to over think it.

    @Kpederson - I am starting to do that a lot more now and it takes a lot of the "headache" out of things - good call! :smile:
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
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    How dare you come here with all your graphs, maths and fancy words, how dare you :)

    Great post, I use the 50% method for cardio, and most time I don't count lifting calories because they go on my post lifting banana

    @cingle87 - ha ha ha ha - You are right I stopped counting lifting calories a long time ago after reading a lot of threads here - love the feedback ! :drinker:
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
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    Cool! Love the graphs, too. Very helpful for us visual learners. :drinker:

    @alloutof_bubbles - thanks - a good MFP friend here suggested it and I said "why not" :smile:
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
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    I'm pretty sure that 95% of people who are stalled out are either eating more than they think, burning less than they think or some combination of both.

    Now it's just a matter of convincing people of this fact.

    @levitatame - You are soooo right :drinker: . it's usually a combination and then when they get that suggested to them (fireworks!!):explode:
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
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    I was going to say this...how could an online calculator be more accurate than any other online calculators...

    @allbayin - Maybe I misread.. but I think the reason is that different online calculators use different formulas. For example with bodyfat I found at least 4 different methods. Plus some of the calorie burning ones didn't even account for VO2 Max and that is a big piece of the puzzle.thanks! :smile:
  • jtrack3d
    jtrack3d Posts: 91
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    This is why I tend to eat a very fixed diet during the week... I know my breakfast and lunch every day. Dinner is the only variable and if I am bad estimating a little under I can just only estimate a little high on it. I do tend to eat back half my exercise estimate.
  • markiend
    markiend Posts: 461 Member
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    Good informative stuff , another point that eludes many people is net and gross calorie burns

    ie.. the number you would have burned vegging in front of the computer trying to find an accurate calories burned website
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
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    I was going to say this...how could an online calculator be more accurate than any other online calculators...

    @allbayin - Maybe I misread.. but I think the reason is that different online calculators use different formulas. For example with bodyfat I found at least 4 different methods. Plus some of the calorie burning ones didn't even account for VO2 Max and that is a big piece of the puzzle.thanks! :smile:

    you know I always thought these online tools like going to see a doctor but without being seen by the doctor...like using WebMD to self diagnose. :)
  • cingle87
    cingle87 Posts: 717 Member
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    How dare you come here with all your graphs, maths and fancy words, how dare you :)

    Great post, I use the 50% method for cardio, and most time I don't count lifting calories because they go on my post lifting banana

    @cingle87 - ha ha ha ha - You are right I stopped counting lifting calories a long time ago after reading a lot of threads here - love the feedback ! :drinker:

    No problems mate, the more useful information on here the better. It was really an eye opener when I realised how little calories I was burning in 1hr of lifting, I was loging 300/400 where I was really 200max. At the time 200 calorie difference didn't have much affect on my overall dficit because I was larger and the deficit was larger a couple of hundred calories made not difference. Now Im getting close to maintenace running a 250 deficit a few miscalculated calroies could destroy my daily deficit.
  • pursuittofit
    pursuittofit Posts: 97 Member
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    Thank you very much!
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
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    Soooooo what's the easy way to get info like this?

    @BFdeal - I am still relatively "new"
    I just keep reading all these different links and putting pieces together.
    The forums here are really helpful and I like all the animated gifs (no really :drinker: )

    Here are some links I have read - Can't guarantee how good they are however:

    Weight Stuff

    http://weightloss.about.com/od/caloriecounting/qt/calcbmr.htm
    http://www.calculator.net/ideal-weight-calculator.html
    http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm
    http://www.healthdiscovery.net/links/calculators/ideal_bw_men.htm

    Burn Calculators

    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

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

    Exercise
    http://forum.bodybuilding.com/
    http://www.fitnessblender.com/
  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
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    Fitbit ftw !
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
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    Fitbit ftw !

    @donyellemonique - Right That! :drinker: :drinker:

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