burning 1000 calories a day

So you're eating 1000 calories and burning 1000 off through exercise.

You do know the body needs food to live, right?

You should really be hitting 1200 as a minimum, because that is what is considered the bare minimum for healthy weigh loss, there's nothing wrong with being a bit over here and a bit under there, but 1000 calories every day isn't really a good aim. (I am sometimes under my 1200 cal goal, but a lot of the time I leave 100 cals left as I know I'll have underestimated calories in something or had a few extra bites that I haven't logged).

Preplanning meals is a great idea though! And any calories burned is a good thing, although are you planning on eating them back? If you're burning calories you will need to eat some back at such a high deficit (especially if you burn 1000, although that seems a bit of a high estimate to me). If you're burning calories through exercise and not eating them back, that will put you even further below the 1200 minimum.

To answer your question though you've definitely gone about things the right way, organisation and setting goals such as jumping rope for an hour a day are a great way to get towards your goal

I would suggest eating around 2500 cals at your weight if you plan on burning 1000 cals from cardio.

shell1005 wrote: »

DjsMom243 wrote: »

Im asking because I do not know how tgis works it would be nice if you wouldnt be rude

I wasn't rude. This is how this works. It's a direct answer to the question you asked. The caloric minimum for women is 1200 calories. Exercise calories are bloated. You're setting yourself up for a bad time. That's what it is.

I think she was probably referring to me haha. I just can't help but reply that whenever someone says they're burning the same amount that they're eating through exercise.

DjsMom243 wrote: »

I thought that in order to lose weight you have to burn more calories than you take in

Yes. And the body burns calories by being alive (hence why we need to eat). You can lose weight without exercise. MFP is designed that you eat the calories it's recommended for you, then you eat back any exercise calories, because a deficit is already built into the calories it's recommended.

You need to make sure your net calories (amount of calories from food minus the calories burned from exercise) is more than 1200 for females and 1500 for males. Your plan has you netting 100 calories a day which can lead to serious and possibly life threatening health problems.

With 45 pounds to lose you need to set your weight loss for one pound a week and learn to eat at that calorie level. MFP creates a goal for you based on you not exercising that will help you to lose weight in a SAFE manner. Your plan is dangerous, will possibly lead to binging episodes, and make you want to quit because it is an all or nothing approach.

I have lost 50 pounds in the last year by eating around 1700-2100 net calories everyday and moderate exercise (averages to about 20 minutes a day). I still eat foods I love in moderation and enjoy exercising. Remember this is a marathon and not a sprint when losing weight.

Good luck. Also, make sure to stretch your legs out really well after jumping rope for that long. It can be a killer on your calves!

DjsMom243 wrote: »

I thought that in order to lose weight you have to burn more calories than you take in

Yes. I think the misunderstanding here is that you burn quite a lot of calories just by being alive- so that needs to be taken into account in your calculations. You can find calculators on the internet- Scooby's is recomended here a lot. If you put in sedentary as your activity level you can then add exercise cals on top.

P.s 1 hour of jumping won't be 1000cals. Thats way over-stated.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

Please read. You dont understand how weight loss works fully. Its importnat to learn the basics.

ps you arent burning 1000 calories an hour, continuous exercise for 1h is very hard to do and I doubt you have the fitness to do so.

PPS Demorat wasnt being rude.