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    How do I lose weight but still eat the whole calorie amount I need

    Posts: 9 Member
    edited November 2024 in Getting Started
    I'm under calories, I'm working out about 10-15 minutes a day but I'm burning to many calories.

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    • Posts: 66 Member
      Explain please how many cal are you eating?? And what workout is it sucking out your cal in 10-15 min?
    • Posts: 3,077 Member
      al602338 wrote: »
      I'm under calories, I'm working out about 10-15 minutes a day but I'm burning to many calories.

      This doesn't make sense and you need to give a lot more information to get help. Open your diary. What are your stats, goals and calorie intake? The obvious guess is you're eating more than you think and burning less.
    • Posts: 3,024 Member
      I sincerely doubt you're burning too many calories in 10 minutes
    • Posts: 233 Member
      10-15 minutes of what?? Maybe we all need your workout plan!
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      edited July 2015
      something tells me OP is never coming back …

      drive by ….

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    • Posts: 458 Member
      A ten minute workout that burns a lot of calories? I think we all want a piece of that!
    • Posts: 25,981 Member
      Dave_GettingFit wrote: »
      A ten minute workout that burns a lot of calories? I think we all want a piece of that!

      +1

      I'm lucky to burn about 30 cal in 10 min.

    • Posts: 350 Member
      I spent 10 minutes on the rowing machine this morning, smashing it to get as much distance as I could... and apparently that was 36 calories (half an apple!)
    • Posts: 9 Member
      Yeah that was a waste of time! Download sworkit lite and choose cardio and do a workout post how it goes!
    • Posts: 15,532 Member
      Am I drunk? Not really understanding what's going on in here, and I'm usually pretty swift.

      On a humorous yet slightly unrelated side note... when I googled, "don't drink and MFP" psulemon's avi showed up on images.

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    • Posts: 9 Member
      Please say and do only appropriate things on here or get off my chat
    • Posts: 158 Member
      al602338 wrote: »
      Please say and do only appropriate things on here or get off my chat

      You don't own the forums? Please only say and do logical things. We can't help you if you dont provide details.
    • Posts: 1,324 Member
      Are you going to elaborate on your stats, intake, burns, etc., or should we make blind guesses?

      Ps this isn't your chat. It's a public forum. You don't get to dictate the replies.
    • Posts: 6,666 Member
      10-15 minutes of activity burns like 50 calories. Maybe. Depends on the activity. It's doubtful you are "burning too many calories".

      Also, your calorie goal is a goal, which is meant to be met or surpassed.
    • Posts: 2,229 Member
      ndj1979 wrote: »
      something tells me OP is never coming back …

      drive by ….

      tumblr_mvwfmwylfR1sqrufoo1_500.gif

      OMG that is so funny! :D
    • Posts: 9,026 Member
      i'm not sure what you could be doing in 10-15 minutes that is burning too many calories.

      what "whole calorie amount" are you eating? what kind of deficit are you doing?
    • Posts: 4,647 Member
      This is a great thread. So glad I favorited it. Thanks, guys!
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    • Posts: 4,535 Member
      al602338 wrote: »
      Yeah that was a waste of time! Download sworkit lite and choose cardio and do a workout post how it goes!

      I've done sworkit workouts. They really aren't that intense? Especially not "burning too much" intense.
    • Posts: 17 Member
      great eat more or don't work out simple
    • Posts: 15,151 Member
      al602338 wrote: »
      Please say and do only appropriate things on here or get off my chat

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    • Posts: 4,334 Member
      edited July 2015
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      I'm really confused by your question. Can you please clarify?
    • Posts: 3,077 Member
      I guarantee you're not burning as much as you think in sworkit. What's your CI/CO per day?
    • Posts: 5,481 Member
      al602338 wrote: »
      Please say and do only appropriate things on here or get off my chat

      This is not a chat room, this a public forum.

      We can't read minds. You need to give us a little more information so that maybe we can help you.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      About 2,000 calories a day but I got pro and found out I only burned 500 calories
    • Posts: 9 Member
      Today I burned 56 calories so far I'm ganna workout for another 60 minutes
    • Posts: 9 Member
      The virgoddess can you plz give me another app that I can download to do intense workouts

    • Posts: 865 Member
      al602338 wrote: »
      About 2,000 calories a day but I got pro and found out I only burned 500 calories

      Huh???

      So you are eating 2000 calories a day and burning 500 calories in 15 minutes of exercise?

      From your original post you are eating under your calorie limit, burning 500 calories in 15 minutes of exercise, but still not losing weight. Is that correct?

      ... can you repeat the question? I'm lost.
    • Posts: 1,849 Member
      Something to keep in mind: If you're letting MFP calculate your calorie burn, you're going to be off. MFP tends to over estimate calorie burn a lot, sometimes up to twice what you're actually doing. Your best bet is to get some kind of heart rate monitor and keep track that way. I have a tracker with one so it calculates for me because I suck at math, but you can do it manually if you want to. That will be a LOT more accuate and will help you balence things out better.
    • Posts: 6,666 Member
      There is literally no way you are burning 500 calories in 10-15 minutes.
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