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aggiegirl121
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I've been eating about 1550 calories and burning 1000 a day at the gym. Something is telling me this is unhealthy but I have family members that are saying it's fine. Can someone tell me if I'm in the clear or not?
Thanks in advance,
A.G
Thanks in advance,
A.G
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You'll have to give some more info (age, height, weight, etc) that can help provide context. Also, if you are using elliptical machines or treadmills and going by the calorie burn on the machine, those devices can greatly overestimate your true burn rate.0
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aggiegirl121 wrote: »I've been eating about 1550 calories and burning 1000 a day at the gym. Something is telling me this is unhealthy but I have family members that are saying it's fine. Can someone tell me if I'm in the clear or not?
Thanks in advance,
A.G
Netting that few calories is not good. That being said you may not be getting your numbers right and netting more than you think.0 -
Assuming all of your logging and exercise is 100% accurate...yes, it's unhealthy. You're netting 550 calories a day, which is less than half what you should at minimum. Aim to eat the number MFP gives you plus half of your exercise calories before your body starts to feel the effects.0
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As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
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ncboiler89 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
Unfortunately based on his history I'm pretty sure he is
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ceoverturf wrote: »ncboiler89 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
Unfortunately based on his history I'm pretty sure he is
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OP: Do not listen to @TimothyFish.0 -
Sorry, I am 24 and weigh 199 pounds. My height is 5'2 and I've been using my polar HRM0
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What are you doing that it says you're burning 1000 calories?0
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aggiegirl121 wrote: »Sorry, I am 24 and weigh 199 pounds. My height is 5'2 and I've been using my polar HRM
It doesn't matter how tall you are or what you weigh 550 net calories will kill you over time...literally. However 1000 calories burned at the gym? You sure?0 -
If your intake and exercise burns are accurate then you are netting far too few calories.0
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Yes, with those stats your BMR is about 1608, and your TDEE (assuming daily intense exercise) is about 2633. You should be eating back a fair bit of the exercise calories logged into MFP.0
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So if I eat 2200 calories and burn 1000 or eat 1800 and burn 500 should I be ok? Btw, my polar watch is what I'm basing my 1000 calories/ day off of.0
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aggiegirl121 wrote: »So if I eat 2200 calories and burn 1000 or eat 1800 and burn 500 should I be ok? Btw, my polar watch is what I'm basing my 1000 calories/ day off of.
Yes. Just stay above 1200 calories/day.0 -
Thanks y'all!0
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aggiegirl121 wrote: »So if I eat 2200 calories and burn 1000 or eat 1800 and burn 500 should I be ok? Btw, my polar watch is what I'm basing my 1000 calories/ day off of.
HR monitor watches can overestimate calories, too. Mine is pretty bad about giving me something like 2x what I think it should give me.0 -
I'll keep that in mind from now on. Thank you for your inout.0
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The activity matters.aggiegirl121 wrote: »So if I eat 2200 calories and burn 1000 or eat 1800 and burn 500 should I be ok? Btw, my polar watch is what I'm basing my 1000 calories/ day off of.
As sure as jet fuel can't melt steel beams, an HRM can't measure weight lifting calories.0 -
No problem, good luck!0
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Yes, it's unhealthy.0
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FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »ncboiler89 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
Unfortunately based on his history I'm pretty sure he is
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OP: Do not listen to @TimothyFish.
An just what is wrong with what I said? I find it difficult to believe that the 1000 calories per day is accurate, but if it is then she's going to be losing more than 2 lbs per week. If it isn't accurate, but she is losing less than 2 lbs per week, then her daily deficit is no more than 1000 calories, which is a healthy number.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »ncboiler89 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
Unfortunately based on his history I'm pretty sure he is
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OP: Do not listen to @TimothyFish.
An just what is wrong with what I said? I find it difficult to believe that the 1000 calories per day is accurate, but if it is then she's going to be losing more than 2 lbs per week. If it isn't accurate, but she is losing less than 2 lbs per week, then her daily deficit is no more than 1000 calories, which is a healthy number.
Your comment history can be perceived as problematic to some people. You were telling her she was fine if she was losing less than 2lb a week, when she thinks that she's netting 500 calories a day. That's not "fine".0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »ncboiler89 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
Unfortunately based on his history I'm pretty sure he is
+1
OP: Do not listen to @TimothyFish.
An just what is wrong with what I said? I find it difficult to believe that the 1000 calories per day is accurate, but if it is then she's going to be losing more than 2 lbs per week. If it isn't accurate, but she is losing less than 2 lbs per week, then her daily deficit is no more than 1000 calories, which is a healthy number.
Your comment history can be perceived as problematic to some people. You were telling her she was fine if she was losing less than 2lb a week, when she thinks that she's netting 500 calories a day. That's not "fine".
No, she already said she was eating 1550 calories per day, which is more than the 1200 calorie minimum for women. We don't know what her net is because we don't have enough information.0 -
HRMs are only good for steady state cardio. Anything else will not be accurate. Just FYI.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »ncboiler89 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
Unfortunately based on his history I'm pretty sure he is
+1
OP: Do not listen to @TimothyFish.
An just what is wrong with what I said? I find it difficult to believe that the 1000 calories per day is accurate, but if it is then she's going to be losing more than 2 lbs per week. If it isn't accurate, but she is losing less than 2 lbs per week, then her daily deficit is no more than 1000 calories, which is a healthy number.
Your comment history can be perceived as problematic to some people. You were telling her she was fine if she was losing less than 2lb a week, when she thinks that she's netting 500 calories a day. That's not "fine".
No, she already said she was eating 1550 calories per day, which is more than the 1200 calorie minimum for women. We don't know what her net is because we don't have enough information.
I'm aware. I read the original post.TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Even if her burns were half of what she is reporting, she is still netting under 1,200 calories, and that is not fine.0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »ncboiler89 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
Unfortunately based on his history I'm pretty sure he is
+1
OP: Do not listen to @TimothyFish.
An just what is wrong with what I said? I find it difficult to believe that the 1000 calories per day is accurate, but if it is then she's going to be losing more than 2 lbs per week. If it isn't accurate, but she is losing less than 2 lbs per week, then her daily deficit is no more than 1000 calories, which is a healthy number.
Your comment history can be perceived as problematic to some people. You were telling her she was fine if she was losing less than 2lb a week, when she thinks that she's netting 500 calories a day. That's not "fine".
No, she already said she was eating 1550 calories per day, which is more than the 1200 calorie minimum for women. We don't know what her net is because we don't have enough information.
I'm aware. I read the original post.TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Even if her burns were half of what she is reporting, she is still netting under 1,200 calories, and that is not fine.
Technically, we're all netting under 1200, since it takes a negative net to lose weight. We just don't want a net less than -1000. What you are referring to is the MFP net. The 1200 calorie limit has nothing to do with the MFP net. You don't lose the nutrients that the 1200 calories gave you just because you went out and exercised0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »ncboiler89 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
Unfortunately based on his history I'm pretty sure he is
+1
OP: Do not listen to @TimothyFish.
An just what is wrong with what I said? I find it difficult to believe that the 1000 calories per day is accurate, but if it is then she's going to be losing more than 2 lbs per week. If it isn't accurate, but she is losing less than 2 lbs per week, then her daily deficit is no more than 1000 calories, which is a healthy number.
Your comment history can be perceived as problematic to some people. You were telling her she was fine if she was losing less than 2lb a week, when she thinks that she's netting 500 calories a day. That's not "fine".
No, she already said she was eating 1550 calories per day, which is more than the 1200 calorie minimum for women. We don't know what her net is because we don't have enough information.
I'm aware. I read the original post.TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Even if her burns were half of what she is reporting, she is still netting under 1,200 calories, and that is not fine.
Technically, we're all netting under 1200, since it takes a negative net to lose weight. We just don't want a net less than -1000. What you are referring to is the MFP net. The 1200 calorie limit has nothing to do with the MFP net. You don't lose the nutrients that the 1200 calories gave you just because you went out and exercised
I'm not netting under 1,200 to lose. 1,200 is the absolute minimum for women to net. You can still net more than 1,200 and be in a deficit to lose. Under 1,200 is not advisable or necessary for most women, unless they are very short and have a lower BMR.
Men should not be netting 1,200 per day, either, for the same reasons.0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »ncboiler89 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Not sure if serious.
Unfortunately based on his history I'm pretty sure he is
+1
OP: Do not listen to @TimothyFish.
An just what is wrong with what I said? I find it difficult to believe that the 1000 calories per day is accurate, but if it is then she's going to be losing more than 2 lbs per week. If it isn't accurate, but she is losing less than 2 lbs per week, then her daily deficit is no more than 1000 calories, which is a healthy number.
Your comment history can be perceived as problematic to some people. You were telling her she was fine if she was losing less than 2lb a week, when she thinks that she's netting 500 calories a day. That's not "fine".
No, she already said she was eating 1550 calories per day, which is more than the 1200 calorie minimum for women. We don't know what her net is because we don't have enough information.
I'm aware. I read the original post.TimothyFish wrote: »As long as you are losing 2lbs per week or less, it is fine. If you're losing more than that, you need to make some adjustments.
Even if her burns were half of what she is reporting, she is still netting under 1,200 calories, and that is not fine.
Technically, we're all netting under 1200, since it takes a negative net to lose weight. We just don't want a net less than -1000. What you are referring to is the MFP net. The 1200 calorie limit has nothing to do with the MFP net. You don't lose the nutrients that the 1200 calories gave you just because you went out and exercised
I'm not netting under 1,200 to lose. 1,200 is the absolute minimum for women to net. You can still net more than 1,200 and be in a deficit to lose. Under 1,200 is not advisable or necessary for most women, unless they are very short and have a lower BMR.
Men should not be netting 1,200 per day, either, for the same reasons.
You missed the point. Net calories, as calculated outside of MFP, is simply calories consumed minus calories used. When we eat less than we burn, that number is negative. MFP doesn't like negative numbers, so they don't include BMR in the calories burned when they calculate net. But you can be sure that the guys who decided that 1200 calories should be the minimum did include BMR. So, the 1200 calories is not the minimum net calories but the minimum total calories consumed.0 -
ncboiler89 wrote: »
Yes. Just stay above 1200 calories/day.
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