If I eat 1200 calories a day, can i exercise everyday too and not eat back the burned calories?
newstart1988
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If I eat 1200 calories a day, can i exercise everyday too and not eat back the burned calories? Or would that not be healthy to go below 1200 calories from exercise? thanks.
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Assuming that 1200 isn't too low for your physical stats--yes, that probably wouldn't be healthy or sustainable. Simply put, you need to fuel your body properly or you won't have the energy to exercise. Your body burns energy just by keeping itself alive, so exercise only burns more.
You should try to eat some of them back.
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Take it from someone who tried this, DON'T. 1200 calories per day is the recommended amount for sedentary people under 5'3" who are trying to lose weight . If you're exercising on top of that, please eat back at least half of your exercise calories. You will lose lean muscles along with fat if you're eating too little. The baseline of 1200 is to make sure that you get the proper nutrients to fuel your body 0
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Not healthy, assuming your calorie logging is accurate
You need to fuel your body appropriately to maximise the benefits from workouts0 -
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It really depends on how much you are exercising. If you are eating 1200 and going for a 30 minute walk every day, you're probably fine. But if you're going for an hour run, you probably need to give some thought to fueling your workouts. Aim for about 20%-30% of the calories you burn during the workout. If you burn 500 calories, add 100-150 calories to your daily total, at a time when those calories will be available to you during your run.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »It really depends on how much you are exercising. If you are eating 1200 and going for a 30 minute walk every day, you're probably fine. But if you're going for an hour run, you probably need to give some thought to fueling your workouts. Aim for about 20%-30% of the calories you burn during the workout. If you burn 500 calories, add 100-150 calories to your daily total, at a time when those calories will be available to you during your run.
what if that 30min walk is at 4.5-5mph (which is doable cause I do it)
As well what about the regular burns from living..
OP it's not healthy...eating below 1200 makes it very very hard to get in proper nutrition. You have to plan and execute 1200 almost perfectly to get in all needed macros/micros. ...and I suspect you aren't doing that...add exercise in and it is a recipe for hunger and lethargy.
Eat back at least 50% of those calories from exercise.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »It really depends on how much you are exercising. If you are eating 1200 and going for a 30 minute walk every day, you're probably fine. But if you're going for an hour run, you probably need to give some thought to fueling your workouts. Aim for about 20%-30% of the calories you burn during the workout. If you burn 500 calories, add 100-150 calories to your daily total, at a time when those calories will be available to you during your run.
what if that 30min walk is at 4.5-5mph (which is doable cause I do it)
As well what about the regular burns from living..
OP it's not healthy...eating below 1200 makes it very very hard to get in proper nutrition. You have to plan and execute 1200 almost perfectly to get in all needed macros/micros. ...and I suspect you aren't doing that...add exercise in and it is a recipe for hunger and lethargy.
Eat back at least 50% of those calories from exercise.
You can certainly replace the calories burned, if you like, but it isn't a fueling your workout issue because you aren't going to burn through your glycogen stores during that 30min walk.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It really depends on how much you are exercising. If you are eating 1200 and going for a 30 minute walk every day, you're probably fine. But if you're going for an hour run, you probably need to give some thought to fueling your workouts. Aim for about 20%-30% of the calories you burn during the workout. If you burn 500 calories, add 100-150 calories to your daily total, at a time when those calories will be available to you during your run.
what if that 30min walk is at 4.5-5mph (which is doable cause I do it)
As well what about the regular burns from living..
OP it's not healthy...eating below 1200 makes it very very hard to get in proper nutrition. You have to plan and execute 1200 almost perfectly to get in all needed macros/micros. ...and I suspect you aren't doing that...add exercise in and it is a recipe for hunger and lethargy.
Eat back at least 50% of those calories from exercise.
You can certainly replace the calories burned, if you like, but it isn't a fueling your workout issue because you aren't going to burn through your glycogen stores during that 30min walk.
not all of them but I use the analogy of a car.
You fill the gas tank and drive it in a straight line until it is 1/4 of a tank, unless you put in at least half a tank of gas you won't get back...that is what eating exercise calories are like.0 -
Depends on whether your logging is accurate, whether 1200 is an appropriate goal for your stats in the first place, what your diet consists of, what you're doing for exercise and its duration... So... No idea, really, whether it would be healthy or not - not enough info to make that call.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It really depends on how much you are exercising. If you are eating 1200 and going for a 30 minute walk every day, you're probably fine. But if you're going for an hour run, you probably need to give some thought to fueling your workouts. Aim for about 20%-30% of the calories you burn during the workout. If you burn 500 calories, add 100-150 calories to your daily total, at a time when those calories will be available to you during your run.
what if that 30min walk is at 4.5-5mph (which is doable cause I do it)
As well what about the regular burns from living..
OP it's not healthy...eating below 1200 makes it very very hard to get in proper nutrition. You have to plan and execute 1200 almost perfectly to get in all needed macros/micros. ...and I suspect you aren't doing that...add exercise in and it is a recipe for hunger and lethargy.
Eat back at least 50% of those calories from exercise.
You can certainly replace the calories burned, if you like, but it isn't a fueling your workout issue because you aren't going to burn through your glycogen stores during that 30min walk.
not all of them but I use the analogy of a car.
You fill the gas tank and drive it in a straight line until it is 1/4 of a tank, unless you put in at least half a tank of gas you won't get back...that is what eating exercise calories are like.
I don't disagree with your analogy, but most of us are driving a car with an extra fuel tank and several gas cans stored in the trunk.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It really depends on how much you are exercising. If you are eating 1200 and going for a 30 minute walk every day, you're probably fine. But if you're going for an hour run, you probably need to give some thought to fueling your workouts. Aim for about 20%-30% of the calories you burn during the workout. If you burn 500 calories, add 100-150 calories to your daily total, at a time when those calories will be available to you during your run.
what if that 30min walk is at 4.5-5mph (which is doable cause I do it)
As well what about the regular burns from living..
OP it's not healthy...eating below 1200 makes it very very hard to get in proper nutrition. You have to plan and execute 1200 almost perfectly to get in all needed macros/micros. ...and I suspect you aren't doing that...add exercise in and it is a recipe for hunger and lethargy.
Eat back at least 50% of those calories from exercise.
You can certainly replace the calories burned, if you like, but it isn't a fueling your workout issue because you aren't going to burn through your glycogen stores during that 30min walk.
not all of them but I use the analogy of a car.
You fill the gas tank and drive it in a straight line until it is 1/4 of a tank, unless you put in at least half a tank of gas you won't get back...that is what eating exercise calories are like.
I don't disagree with your analogy, but most of us are driving a car with an extra fuel tank and several gas cans stored in the trunk.
Those stored fuel reserves are not available all at once so either you get readily available fuel or run out of energy.0 -
crummy idea...0
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Depends on your stats.0
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newstart1988 wrote: »If I eat 1200 calories a day, can i exercise everyday too and not eat back the burned calories? Or would that not be healthy to go below 1200 calories from exercise? thanks.
Looking at your profile, it appears that you have a lot of weight to lose, and if the profile is right, 1200 calories a day would amount to a very severe deficit. If you want to also include an exercise-calorie deficit, consider bumping up that baseline calorie count so that you have a chance of getting adequate nutrition to maintain health. This link was posted on the MFP boards yesterday - I found it interesting and helpful: http://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/
Good luck with your journey!0 -
brianpperkins wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It really depends on how much you are exercising. If you are eating 1200 and going for a 30 minute walk every day, you're probably fine. But if you're going for an hour run, you probably need to give some thought to fueling your workouts. Aim for about 20%-30% of the calories you burn during the workout. If you burn 500 calories, add 100-150 calories to your daily total, at a time when those calories will be available to you during your run.
what if that 30min walk is at 4.5-5mph (which is doable cause I do it)
As well what about the regular burns from living..
OP it's not healthy...eating below 1200 makes it very very hard to get in proper nutrition. You have to plan and execute 1200 almost perfectly to get in all needed macros/micros. ...and I suspect you aren't doing that...add exercise in and it is a recipe for hunger and lethargy.
Eat back at least 50% of those calories from exercise.
You can certainly replace the calories burned, if you like, but it isn't a fueling your workout issue because you aren't going to burn through your glycogen stores during that 30min walk.
not all of them but I use the analogy of a car.
You fill the gas tank and drive it in a straight line until it is 1/4 of a tank, unless you put in at least half a tank of gas you won't get back...that is what eating exercise calories are like.
I don't disagree with your analogy, but most of us are driving a car with an extra fuel tank and several gas cans stored in the trunk.
Those stored fuel reserves are not available all at once so either you get readily available fuel or run out of energy.
In the future, you might want to read the context of the conversation before jumping into it.0
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