Im sure I dont consume 2000 calories a day?
Ben2055
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Hi everyone, just created an account on MFP. Mostly to effectively track my macros instead of just estimating throughout the day but also for the community side of the site.
I am meant to consume 2000 Calories a day, as a 84KG 5ft 9 Male, However I workout 1hr and 30 minutes a day for 5 days which burns 900 Calories (Apparently to the machine) I have recently been wondering how many calories I actually consume and more importantly after expenditure how many calories I actually am left with and I am positive its is nowhere near the 2000 mark. Heres today for example, bare in mind I am rarely hungry and do eat to what I feel.
Breakfast:
200g Porridge with Skimmed Milk - 200Kcal
Banana - 100Kcal (Rough estimate)
Lunch:
Tin of Tuna mixed with Mayonnaise - 150Kcal
Tin of Mackerel in tomato sauce - 300Kcal
Handful of pre-prepped salad - 100Kcal ( Rought estimate)
Dinner:
A battered Cod fillet - 300Kcal
200g of Chips - 300Kcal
Bag of steamed Veg - 100kcal (Rough estimate)
Exercise:
90 minutes of cardio on a crosstrainer - 900Kcal
So..Total Calories 1550 - Calories Burnt 900 = 650 Calories throughout the day.
This is a normal, average day. 650 Calories is incredibly low correct? However I am not hungry, I guess im wondering is this normal?
I am meant to consume 2000 Calories a day, as a 84KG 5ft 9 Male, However I workout 1hr and 30 minutes a day for 5 days which burns 900 Calories (Apparently to the machine) I have recently been wondering how many calories I actually consume and more importantly after expenditure how many calories I actually am left with and I am positive its is nowhere near the 2000 mark. Heres today for example, bare in mind I am rarely hungry and do eat to what I feel.
Breakfast:
200g Porridge with Skimmed Milk - 200Kcal
Banana - 100Kcal (Rough estimate)
Lunch:
Tin of Tuna mixed with Mayonnaise - 150Kcal
Tin of Mackerel in tomato sauce - 300Kcal
Handful of pre-prepped salad - 100Kcal ( Rought estimate)
Dinner:
A battered Cod fillet - 300Kcal
200g of Chips - 300Kcal
Bag of steamed Veg - 100kcal (Rough estimate)
Exercise:
90 minutes of cardio on a crosstrainer - 900Kcal
So..Total Calories 1550 - Calories Burnt 900 = 650 Calories throughout the day.
This is a normal, average day. 650 Calories is incredibly low correct? However I am not hungry, I guess im wondering is this normal?
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Not sure if it's normal, but I've been doing similar (except burning 600-700 calories a day instead of 900) and I've yet to feel hungry and the weight has been falling off pretty fast.0
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200g of portage and milk = 200 Kcal????
Your issue is inaccurate logging...0 -
Time to invest in a food scale.0
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ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »200g of portage and milk = 200 Kcal????
Your issue is inaccurate logging...
Agreed.
There is a lot wrong with your estimated calories, both too much and too little. Weigh and measure everything!
How do you measure calorie burn at the gym?0 -
ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »200g of portage and milk = 200 Kcal????
Your issue is inaccurate logging...
Wait it wasnt 200g sorry, it was 2 sachets of Quaker Oats Porridge at 98Kcal each. They are 27g a pouch now 200g haha. So 60g of porridge.
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ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »200g of portage and milk = 200 Kcal????
Your issue is inaccurate logging...
Wait it wasnt 200g sorry, it was 2 sachets of Quaker Oats Porridge at 98Kcal each. They are 27g a pouch now 200g haha. So 60g of porridge.
You will be surprised on the package foods having not to exact as label says.
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golfbrew_matt wrote: »Not sure if it's normal, but I've been doing similar (except burning 600-700 calories a day instead of 900) and I've yet to feel hungry and the weight has been falling off pretty fast.
Yeah its fell of rapidly, but I dont want to be like, starving my body. It just feels weird! As Im told by all the BMR calculators I need 2000kcal a day, so 1500 for a deficit, but after my cardio workout, I only actually consume 600
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One sachet regular flavor of Quaker instant oats is like 130 cal by itself. x2 +50 to 100 cal for milk? 360 cals, not 200, right?
Do you only eat fish for meat? Just curious.
What do you drink? Milk? Juice? Soda? Protein shakes?
Do you ever eat grains through the day? Like brown rice with dinner or a piece of bread? How about energy bars?0 -
I am going to guess the machine claims you burn 900 calories. Those are inaccurate numbers. 650 net calories a day is more likely a lot of lean body mass loss with drop in scale weight.0
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One sachet regular flavor of Quaker instant oats is like 130 cal by itself. x2 +50 to 100 cal for milk? 360 cals, not 200, right?
Do you only eat fish for meat? Just curious.
Ah I dunno! Just they come in 27g sachets, and the label on it says 98kcals per sachet. So I just presumed it would be that I guess. No Katie, I eat anything its just today I fancied some fish, But I have prepped pre-cooked Chicken Breasts that I eat on most occasions.
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ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »200g of portage and milk = 200 Kcal????
Your issue is inaccurate logging...
Wait it wasnt 200g sorry, it was 2 sachets of Quaker Oats Porridge at 98Kcal each. They are 27g a pouch now 200g haha. So 60g of porridge.
And the tuna and mayo? How much mayo do you use and how do you measure it?
200g of chips = 300Kcal???
You are eating more than you think!0 -
- use whole fat milk rather than skim milk
- saute or roast your vegetables in some oil rather than steaming
- have full fat dressings with your salad
- have some snacks between meals
- eat nuts and nut butters
- have some desert
I would also suggest that your calorie burn is probably somewhat inflated.0 -
I agree with the other posters: A battered Cod fillet - 300Kcal
200g of Chips - 300Kcal These two items alone are not as low as you've estimated. 300Kcal of Chips is only about 75 grams on average.0 -
ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »200g of portage and milk = 200 Kcal????
Your issue is inaccurate logging...
Wait it wasnt 200g sorry, it was 2 sachets of Quaker Oats Porridge at 98Kcal each. They are 27g a pouch now 200g haha. So 60g of porridge.
And the tuna and mayo? How much mayo do you use and how do you measure it?
200g of chips = 300Kcal???
You are eating more than you think!
Tuna, measures by reading nutritional information on the tin, Mayonnaise was done by a tablespoon. The chips are thin cut, and it said 100g for 153kcal, so weighed 200g for 300 kcal (Was like 20 chips though
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I maybe wrong, I guess I am, but Ive just gone my the packets nutrional information.
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ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »200g of portage and milk = 200 Kcal????
Your issue is inaccurate logging...
Wait it wasnt 200g sorry, it was 2 sachets of Quaker Oats Porridge at 98Kcal each. They are 27g a pouch now 200g haha. So 60g of porridge.
And the tuna and mayo? How much mayo do you use and how do you measure it?
200g of chips = 300Kcal???
You are eating more than you think!
Tuna, measures by reading nutritional information on the tin, Mayonnaise was done by a tablespoon. The chips are thin cut, and it said 100g for 153kcal, so weighed 200g for 300 kcal (Was like 20 chips though )
I maybe wrong, I guess I am, but Ive just gone my the packets nutrional information.
Thin cut or not 1g carb= 4Kcals 1g fat= 9Kcals 1g protein= 4kcals!0 -
Ah I guess then! I didnt really know to be honest, I just went by what the Nutrional Information on the packaging said. Im going to start using MFP to track from tomorrow morning though
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yopeeps025 wrote: »I am going to guess the machine claims you burn 900 calories. Those are inaccurate numbers.
Agree. I have an elliptical machine at home. I program in my height and weight, and for a 40 minute workout it shows I burn about 950 cals. My HRM shows about 400. Don't believe those machines at the gym!!
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no way a tin of tuna with mayo is 150 kcal. A tablespoon of mayo on its own is 100...
Battered anything... 300 kcal ? must be small but possible. No way 200 g of chips is that low. I buy baked chips with a sub some days. A (small) bag of baked chips are 30 g, 110 calories.... maybe your labels are off? Even a raw potato has ~ 110 calories / 100 g.
The calorie burn for your workout seems feasible to me. 10 cal / minute are a good, steady cardio workout rates for a reasonably fit person on a bike.0 -
90 minutes on a cross trainer for me will burn about that if not more. I don't even look at the machine, I use my HRM (roughly on average 133BPM). I'm around your height. Everybody does things differently so I'm not going to say what you should do. I'll just say that I did what you did, ate more when my body said to eat more, and I did just fine. However, I used my BMR at my goal weight and made sure that I consumed more than that (regardless of the net)0
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Clearly, the logging is off.
Clearly, the logging is off. According to the Quaker website, their simplest porridge is 100kcal (ok, ok, 99.9kcal)/ package. Add in skim milk and two packages are clearly more than 200kcal.
Use MFP and a food scale for a week and see what you come up with.0 -
golfbrew_matt wrote: »Not sure if it's normal, but I've been doing similar (except burning 600-700 calories a day instead of 900) and I've yet to feel hungry and the weight has been falling off pretty fast.
Yeah its fell of rapidly, but I dont want to be like, starving my body. It just feels weird! As Im told by all the BMR calculators I need 2000kcal a day, so 1500 for a deficit, but after my cardio workout, I only actually consume 600
The deficit is supposed to come from your TDEE, not your BMR.0 -
20yearsyounger wrote: »90 minutes on a cross trainer for me will burn about that if not more. I don't even look at the machine, I use my HRM (roughly on average 133BPM). I'm around your height. Everybody does things differently so I'm not going to say what you should do. I'll just say that I did what you did, ate more when my body said to eat more, and I did just fine. However, I used my BMR at my goal weight and made sure that I consumed more than that (regardless of the net)
Yeah, I mean Ive lost 100lbs in the last year, but I never really focused on Calorie Intake and expenditure, I just cut down and ate smart, clean foods when I was hungry.
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Ok, you clarified the oatmeal issue - but 200 grams of chips are more than 300 calories... and exercise machines are notorious for overestimating calories burned. Unless you're using an HRM, you can't be sure that you're burning 900 calories on it. And if we're nitpicking - did you measure the mayonaise in the tuna? It might be more than 30 calories (assuming you ate the entire tin @120 calories).0
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Tuna, measures by reading nutritional information on the tin, Mayonnaise was done by a tablespoon. The chips are thin cut, and it said 100g for 153kcal, so weighed 200g for 300 kcal (Was like 20 chips though )
Im not sure but I think maybe your adding needs work as well as your logging
100g = 153kcal ......so 200g would = 306 NOT 300
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20yearsyounger wrote: »90 minutes on a cross trainer for me will burn about that if not more. I don't even look at the machine, I use my HRM (roughly on average 133BPM). I'm around your height. Everybody does things differently so I'm not going to say what you should do. I'll just say that I did what you did, ate more when my body said to eat more, and I did just fine. However, I used my BMR at my goal weight and made sure that I consumed more than that (regardless of the net)
Yeah, I mean Ive lost 100lbs in the last year, but I never really focused on Calorie Intake and expenditure, I just cut down and ate smart, clean foods when I was hungry.
Calorie intake will matter for your last pounds. If you are significantly overweight then you can be a bit more carefree. The less to lose, the less forgiving. Be sure to review some of the recommendations above regarding weighing food properly.
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Yep... he's under estimating food and over estimating exercise... so yes OP, to answer your question, you're eating 2000 calories or maybe even more... log your food correctly, you'll see.
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Lasmartchika wrote: »
Yep... he's under estimating food and over estimating exercise... so yes OP, to answer your question, you're eating 2000 calories or maybe even more... log your food correctly, you'll see.
I maybe over estimating calories, But I dont believe im eating over 2000 Calories, considering I am at 600 Calories after subtracting the cardio exercise. Lets say that it is all incorrect, I should still be in a good deficit.
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Tuna, measures by reading nutritional information on the tin, Mayonnaise was done by a tablespoon. The chips are thin cut, and it said 100g for 153kcal, so weighed 200g for 300 kcal (Was like 20 chips though )
Im not sure but I think maybe your adding needs work as well as your logging
100g = 153kcal ......so 200g would = 306 NOT 300
Yeah I just rounded down, made it easier.
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