Excersise my lunch away

melto1989
melto1989 Posts: 140 Member
edited November 14 in Fitness and Exercise
I went out with family to a pizzeria and I ended up eating 3x garlic bread and 1 hawaiin slice of pizza and have nooo idea how much I ate in calories. It was thin crusted.
I tried to log best I could and came up with bout 700 calories.
Need to exercise it all away how long should I do a workout for?

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Well, if it was 700 calories ...

    To burn 700 calories walking, that's a 3.5 hour walk (200 cal/hour)

    To burn 700 calories cycling, that's a 35 km ride ... however long that takes you.

    To burn 700 calories climbing stairs, that's 117 flights.

    Your choice! :)


    But why do you need to exercise it ALL away? You do need some calories to live.
  • melto1989
    melto1989 Posts: 140 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Well, if it was 700 calories ...

    To burn 700 calories walking, that's a 3.5 hour walk (200 cal/hour)

    To burn 700 calories cycling, that's a 35 km ride ... however long that takes you.

    To burn 700 calories climbing stairs, that's 117 flights.

    Your choice! :)


    But why do you need to exercise it ALL away? You do need some calories to live.

    Considering the time of day 8pm.... I don't have time to do any of that now..
    Gonna have to make do with a banana for dinner
    I'll remember your tips for next time ;)
    And work out hard tomorrow!
    Just not knowing exactly how many calories was in that meal makes me worried I have gone over
  • ajwcyclist2016
    ajwcyclist2016 Posts: 161 Member
    You're being too hard on yourself weight management is based on averages over a period of time not just 1 single meal
  • melto1989
    melto1989 Posts: 140 Member
    melto1989 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Well, if it was 700 calories ...

    To burn 700 calories walking, that's a 3.5 hour walk (200 cal/hour)

    To burn 700 calories cycling, that's a 35 km ride ... however long that takes you.

    To burn 700 calories climbing stairs, that's 117 flights.

    Your choice! :)


    But why do you need to exercise it ALL away? You do need some calories to live.

    Considering the time of day 8pm.... I don't have time to do any of that now..
    Gonna have to make do with a banana for dinner
    I'll remember your tips for next time ;)
    And work out hard tomorrow!
    Just not knowing exactly how many calories was in that meal makes me worried I have gone over

    You're worrying too much. Life happens sometimes. Search "Hawaiian pizza" and put something in. Search "garlic bread" and put something in. If you're over don't stress or punish yourself, or starve yourself at dinner . These are traits of people who aren't in it for the long haul.

    Obviously you don't want to do this regularly but one meal isn't a big deal. Just for context we took our kids to a waterslide park/hotel on Thursday. There were very few food choices. In 24 hours I ate a Dunkin Donuts breakfast, 4 slices of pizza, a giant burger, and a piece of fudge. I worked out in the morning. What a great day! Yesterday I got home and resumed my normal meals and didn't look back. The world didn't end and I didn't gain an ounce.

    Keep the long view and you'll be OK!

    Sounds delicious! My kids didn't eat all their food so there are leftovers staring at me.
    I've usually been one to allow a small indulgence and it turns into too much so until I can learn to control how much and stay faithful I try not to eat the foods I'm weak with. Thank you though it was nice to get some encouraging
  • singletrackmtbr
    singletrackmtbr Posts: 644 Member
    melto1989 wrote: »
    melto1989 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Well, if it was 700 calories ...

    To burn 700 calories walking, that's a 3.5 hour walk (200 cal/hour)

    To burn 700 calories cycling, that's a 35 km ride ... however long that takes you.

    To burn 700 calories climbing stairs, that's 117 flights.

    Your choice! :)


    But why do you need to exercise it ALL away? You do need some calories to live.

    Considering the time of day 8pm.... I don't have time to do any of that now..
    Gonna have to make do with a banana for dinner
    I'll remember your tips for next time ;)
    And work out hard tomorrow!
    Just not knowing exactly how many calories was in that meal makes me worried I have gone over

    You're worrying too much. Life happens sometimes. Search "Hawaiian pizza" and put something in. Search "garlic bread" and put something in. If you're over don't stress or punish yourself, or starve yourself at dinner . These are traits of people who aren't in it for the long haul.

    Obviously you don't want to do this regularly but one meal isn't a big deal. Just for context we took our kids to a waterslide park/hotel on Thursday. There were very few food choices. In 24 hours I ate a Dunkin Donuts breakfast, 4 slices of pizza, a giant burger, and a piece of fudge. I worked out in the morning. What a great day! Yesterday I got home and resumed my normal meals and didn't look back. The world didn't end and I didn't gain an ounce.

    Keep the long view and you'll be OK!

    Sounds delicious! My kids didn't eat all their food so there are leftovers staring at me.
    I've usually been one to allow a small indulgence and it turns into too much so until I can learn to control how much and stay faithful I try not to eat the foods I'm weak with. Thank you though it was nice to get some encouraging

    I think the most important thing is to log EVERYTHING no matter how bad it looks. It helps keep me honest and accountable. I'm also a believer in making my diary public although that isn't for everyone.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Why do you need to exercise it all off?
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    Its more like 1000 calories..lol.. Your brain burns 200-250 calories just firing off neutrons and you more than likely burn 70-100 calories every hour of everyday just breathing so take it easy on yourself
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    edited January 2017
    melto1989 wrote: »
    I went out with family to a pizzeria and I ended up eating 3x garlic bread and 1 hawaiin slice of pizza and have nooo idea how much I ate in calories. It was thin crusted.
    I tried to log best I could and came up with bout 700 calories.
    Need to exercise it all away how long should I do a workout for?

    This is the type of thoughts that can develop in a binge/purge related mental illnesses or bulimia. Instead, restrict over a longer period of time instead of trying to exercise it all off in one day. Think 2 steps forward... one step back. Just, try to improve that to 3 steps forward, and so on. You will learn from this, its an adjustment, it takes time.

    Only 700 calories over your limit for the day is not terrible! Its 0.2 lbs. You can create a deficit of 700 easily in 2-3 days.
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