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How do you burn 1000 calories by exercise per day?
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I'd have to run 12 miles a day or something. Or walk 2.5 hours at a 8% incline at 3.5mph. Neither of which is happening. I'd make do with a smaller deficit and make small steps to improve your diet.
Remember it's a lifetime change... Do you want to do cardio 2 hours every day for the rest of your life? Because as soon as you stop, you'll gain your weight back...0 -
This morning was a 4 mile run before work, roughly 550 calories. I then biked to work another 300 and biking home another 300. If it's nice at lunch I'm walking to the vitamin shoppe to pick the dog up some calming treats (200 more).
Yesterday I ran 4 miles, commuted to work. Added another 6 miles biking to the Y on the way home to weight lift (another 300+ biking).
But today is Wednesday so tonight, I will in the pool for 30-60 minutes for additional calories.
Rinse and repeat with various cardio changes depending on the day of the week.0 -
Walk walk walk. Or bike. Or run. Or hike. It is very doable (I do it often) but it will be a 90-180 minute effort.
I'd suggest shooting for 50/50. Your diary is private but if you shared, people here would be happy.
I'd add that it would take most of 2 hours at a 3% incline and a brisk pace on a treadmill. Even 5mph at 3% is tough to get 1000 cals burnt. Try the dietary amounts again, with some of this exercise, and then see what goes on. Maybe changing the ratios of carb to fat to protein? Also, water, water, water, with limited amounts of salt helps to not retain as much water.0 -
I've not read the whole thread so sorry if I'm repeating.
Unless there is a medical reason for losing weight quickly (2lb per week is quite a lot) then why not drop that to 1lb per week, which is 500 calories deficit per day. Then aim for half of those calories from exercise and half calorie drop?
That way you can eat at 1700-250 = 1450 rather than 1200, which is far more sensible and sustainable on the diet front. You need to build up fitness gradually to get massive calorie burns if that is your aim. If you try and go from 0 calories from exercise to massive burns you are setting yourself up for exhaustion or injury. 250 is a decent place to start, you can always move upwards.
Also not sure what diets you've tried, but make sure you get are getting enough of the three things which fill you up, protein, fat and fibre. Most people find it better than the low fat-high sugar 'diet' foods which are readily available. I agree with the posts where people say you can't exercise out a bad diet, not only is that completely correct, but in addition to that vast amounts of exercise makes most people (me included) ravenously hungry, so you can end up undoing all the burn by drastically increasing your appetite.0 -
1200 calories is do-able.... All it takes is some good planning. I love the 80 cal. greek yogurts - You can add in 1/3 cup Uncle Sam Original Cerial - for a total of 144 calories (Great fiber & protein). Find something that you like and will stick with you.. I love to eat 1/4 cup oatmeal, with PB2 and a tablespoon of peanut butter (198 calories). For snacks I like Unsweetend almond milk with protein powder & tablespoon PB2 (188 calories), I've heard of people having oatmeal with egg white mixed in. 90 calorie fiber one bars or the 190 calorie fiber one meal bars are great. 100 calorie popcorn with lime powder sprinkled on is awesome.
I walk my 2 - 60 lb. dogs everyday for a total of 60-70 minutes and I ride my stationary bike for about 30 minutes and that only burns around 700 calories....
Listen to the good advice you have already received..... Because you are setting yourself up for failure.... Look at others menus to see what they eat (some will be unrealistic and some will be doable). You are welcome to friend me and look at my menus.
Start planning and making menus. Of course it is going to take some getting used to. I eat approx every 3 hours to keep my blood sugar up. Have a blessed day.... Angi0 -
Trying to lose 2 lbs per week, by exercising strictly, because dieting is not working for me.
I haven't read through all the responses, but if eating 1200 a day is too hard (would be for me), change your goal. You may be trying to lose too much a week. Switch your goal to 1lb a week and see how you do.
You can't out exercise a bad diet. Having too high of a weight loss goal will also set you up for failure.
And to specifically answer the question, I have to run at least 10 miles. I weigh 163lb (close to your weight). I only run that distance 1-2 times a week, if I'm training for a half-marathon.0 -
I see a lot of negativity in these kinds of threads. What if you're athletic or very determined? Why can't you burn 1000 calories? And just because someone burns that kind of energy, doesn't mean they get hungrier than they normally do. I will tell you right now, when I wasn't walking 10 miles or riding 25 miles (before I started getting serious), and was just doing like 2 easy workouts a weak, I was eating like midnight supersized meals at Mcdonalds, sometimes even two meals. I don't do that anymore, ever. I eat things like oatmeal, turkey wheat sandwiches, chicken and brocoli. That's how it works for me. The more I exercise, the less I feel like pigging out. But when I'm not exercising, all those hours I end up spending working at my food instead of working out. So no exercise does not make you hungrier. The only thing that makes you hungrier is not exercising and trying to diet extremely hard. That makes you really hungry because you have no energy. So if an athlete can workout for 4 or 5 hours a day, who are you to stop an average person who wants to work their way towards that? Once your body adapts, it's not hard anymore. To each it's own.
To the OP, the body can do amazing things. Yes, get a bike and work your way up to 50 miles a day. I can bike 30 on a mountain bike, so a rode bike will be more enjoyable. And hike 12 miles a day. Do that every other day and do more intense shorter trainings on your alternative days and lift hard on those days. Don't listen to people saying you won't be able to do it. You have to be committed like a pro athlete. You can do it. As far as diet, focus on healthy common sense eating, make realistic improvements for life. Eat healthy stuff you like. Don't try to skip meals and kill yourself or become anorexic like I did before.
Wow, thank you so much , it is so nice to hear such words of encouragement!!!
Very motivational, just what I needed to hear!!!
I am starting today! Thank you!
If OP is extremely dedicated and athletic, I supposed it's possible to burn 1000 calories a day. However, considering that a) she isn't willing to even go through the effort of opening a link to use an accurate calculator and figure out how many calories she actually needs to eat; b) she is trying to lose 2 lbs a week even though she has maybe 40 pounds to lose; c) she "can't" eat less, and isn't interested in hearing that she probably doesn't have to eat as little as she thinks; OP sounds far more like someone looking for a quick fix than someone who is really dedicated enough to stick to such a big exercise goal. If that's the case, all that's going to happen is she's going to get burned out and come looking for some other quick fix that won't work, either.
^^This. OP has only responded to those giving quick answers with no consideration of the root cause of the problem or the viability and longevity of the proposed solutions.
OP I don't think you are considering these suggestions but I agree your estimate of 1700 daily burn is probably way underestimated, since you used one of the most generic formulas possible. Look into the scooby calculator, or get a FitBit to track your total calories burned (roughly) on a daily basis. Then set your goals more realistically, 2lbs/week is too aggressive for the amount of weight you want to lose. Finally, log consistently, weigh and measure your food. If you do all that, I promise you will find this experience much more pleasant and sustainable than going to the gym for 2+ hours/day in order to get that 1000 cal burn you think you need.0 -
Get put on a chain gang0
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Most people do it by lying.
45 minutes cleaning, vigorous effort: 9013 calories.
COFFEE on Keyboard now! lol :grumble:0 -
2lb a week for someone your size is very ambitious.
I was that weight a couple months ago, I cut my calories pretty drastic and exercise almost daily. (sometimes over 2 hours) Most weeks I lose 1.5lb or less. I have some weeks I lose next to nothing and some weeks that I lose 2.5lb but on average 1.5lb is pushing it. (last month I was stuck for 3+ weeks)
I'm very happy with my progress, but if I tried losing 2lb every week, I'd be miserable.
If you aren't happy eating the same amount of calories every day. Maybe you can shake it up a bit. Eat 200 more calories one day and 200 less the next (or previous) or have a day you eat 300 more and 3 days you eat 100 less. You get the point. Just keep the average at the deficit you want.
As far as exercise. 1 hour vigorous morning walk (walk as fast as you can without running) and 1 hour vigorous evening walk. Or 40 min morning 40 min lunch 40 min evening. If you want to come close to burning 1000 cal. you have to feel like you're pushing yourself the entire time or you won't burn enough. By the way, unless you're in pretty good shape, this may be unhealthy.
All that said,.. You CAN lose weight,.. You CAN get there. Just don't get stuck on a specific number in a specific time frame. You'll burn yourself out.0 -
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I have an HRM and a BodyMedia, the HRM shows that I hardly burning any calories when exercising, for example yesterday it showed that I burned 250 calories in a one hour zumba class which does not make sense.
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250 calories is NOT "hardly burning anything" I typically burn 250-350 calories in a workout, and I also use an HRM. Keep in mind I'm about 90 lbs heavier than you are.0 -
Trying to lose 2 lbs per week, by exercising strictly, because dieting is not working for me.
To be honest this is close to impossible unless you're some kind of an athlete that is supposed to eat 4K calories per day... Personally my number 1 rule for weight loss is 80% nutrition, 20%exercise.... you would have to be walking at least 4 hours per day just to burn close to 1000 considering you're not extremely overweight.0 -
'Trying to lose 2 lbs per week, by exercising strictly, because dieting is not working for me.
Let us know how it goes!
We all know weightloss happens due to intake moderation. Prove us wrong.
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Are you planning on doing this EVERY day? If so and you succeed, good for you. But a word of caution: I started out doing intense 60 - 90 min. cardio workouts 6 days a week. I sustained that for 3 years. Then, I started resenting all of that time that ate out of my schedule. I started dreading it. Also, I was concerned about overuse injuries (even though I alternated my days on the treadmill and the elliptical). I finally got smart and realized that if I was RELYING on that much cardio to maintain then I was doing something wrong.Get on the elliptical for 2 hours (120 minutes).
I will try this, thanks!
I completely changed my diet: high protein, moderate fat, low carb, low sugar, and now I can do 30 min. cardio sessions (HIIT) 3 days a week and maintain just fine. Plus, I'm happier! I got so much TIME back. So worth it to improve BOTH diet and fitness. (I also added 3 days of lifting and that changed my entire body even more.) Don't get caught up in cardio ONLY!0 -
Run 10 miles?0
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Buy a mtn bike. Ride it uphill on trail for approximately 90 minutes. Voila.0
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1) With 40 pounds to lose, a goal of 2 pounds per week isn't very realistic. Try for 1 pound per week instead. Make sure you're logging consistently and weighing as much solid food as possible for accuracy. Once you get an idea of how much stuff weighs, you can try to eyeball but still weigh now and then to keep tabs, especially if weight loss stalls.
2) the bodywieght (BW) x 10 thing is not exactly right, but it's meant to be your weight loss number, not your maintenance number. I believe maintenance is more like BW x 12 or 15 (depending on gender?). Or just go by what MFP gives you for a 1 pound per week loss. I weigh about the same as you and set a custom goal of 1450 per day plus exercise caloreis and it works well (when I follow it - will be honest and say I've been off track lately).
3) You will not get the same calorie burns as guys or people in general who weigh more than you. Gender, body weight and fitness level are all factors in how many calories your burn so take the feedback with that in mind As men tend to be taller and have more muscle mass than us, they naturally burn more calories. You'll probably burn about half as much, maybe 60%
The only time I've been able to burn 1000 calories in a day is going for a 2 hour run/walk. That is a lot of time to spend on exercise and frankly it's exhausting so not something I do very often.
Best of luck whatever you decide to do.0 -
I see a lot of negativity in these kinds of threads. What if you're athletic or very determined? Why can't you burn 1000 calories? And just because someone burns that kind of energy, doesn't mean they get hungrier than they normally do. I will tell you right now, when I wasn't walking 10 miles or riding 25 miles (before I started getting serious), and was just doing like 2 easy workouts a weak, I was eating like midnight supersized meals at Mcdonalds, sometimes even two meals. I don't do that anymore, ever. I eat things like oatmeal, turkey wheat sandwiches, chicken and brocoli. That's how it works for me. The more I exercise, the less I feel like pigging out. But when I'm not exercising, all those hours I end up spending working at my food instead of working out. So no exercise does not make you hungrier. The only thing that makes you hungrier is not exercising and trying to diet extremely hard. That makes you really hungry because you have no energy. So if an athlete can workout for 4 or 5 hours a day, who are you to stop an average person who wants to work their way towards that? Once your body adapts, it's not hard anymore. To each it's own.
To the OP, the body can do amazing things. Yes, get a bike and work your way up to 50 miles a day. I can bike 30 on a mountain bike, so a rode bike will be more enjoyable. And hike 12 miles a day. Do that every other day and do more intense shorter trainings on your alternative days and lift hard on those days. Don't listen to people saying you won't be able to do it. You have to be committed like a pro athlete. You can do it. As far as diet, focus on healthy common sense eating, make realistic improvements for life. Eat healthy stuff you like. Don't try to skip meals and kill yourself or become anorexic like I did before.
Wow, thank you so much , it is so nice to hear such words of encouragement!!!
Very motivational, just what I needed to hear!!!
I am starting today! Thank you!
If OP is extremely dedicated and athletic, I supposed it's possible to burn 1000 calories a day. However, considering that a) she isn't willing to even go through the effort of opening a link to use an accurate calculator and figure out how many calories she actually needs to eat; b) she is trying to lose 2 lbs a week even though she has maybe 40 pounds to lose; c) she "can't" eat less, and isn't interested in hearing that she probably doesn't have to eat as little as she thinks; OP sounds far more like someone looking for a quick fix than someone who is really dedicated enough to stick to such a big exercise goal. If that's the case, all that's going to happen is she's going to get burned out and come looking for some other quick fix that won't work, either.
^^This. OP has only responded to those giving quick answers with no consideration of the root cause of the problem or the viability and longevity of the proposed solutions.
OP I don't think you are considering these suggestions but I agree your estimate of 1700 daily burn is probably way underestimated, since you used one of the most generic formulas possible. Look into the scooby calculator, or get a FitBit to track your total calories burned (roughly) on a daily basis. Then set your goals more realistically, 2lbs/week is too aggressive for the amount of weight you want to lose. Finally, log consistently, weigh and measure your food. If you do all that, I promise you will find this experience much more pleasant and sustainable than going to the gym for 2+ hours/day in order to get that 1000 cal burn you think you need.
I agree with you and Michelle.0 -
OP, if you are hungry and find it hard to restrict calories currently, I think if you do enough physical activity to burn 1000 calories, you will probably feel famished!
Let us know how it goes 0 -
I don't understand this logic. When you're done losing weight, the need for a 1000 calorie deficit (or any deficit) disappears. Yes, you burn less after weight loss but that's true no matter how slowly you lose it, or how you did it.Trying to lose 2 lbs per week, by exercising strictly, because dieting is not working for me.
So you are going to continue doing 1000 calories a day burning for the rest of your life. Maybe little less once you hit your goal weight
Not that I think this is at all a workable plan for 99% of people.0
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