100.000 calories to burn

diaxyz23
diaxyz23 Posts: 39 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
After losing ~9 pounds in just 17 days, I realised I'm not doomed to be fat forever and I can actually change it. So, after doing some math, I aim to lose 27 pounds, which would be 94,000 calories to burn, but I rounded them at 100,000 because I like rounded numbers. I have an app called Thing counter, you can increase or decrease certain numbers by tapping on them, after you label them. So I made an increasing label, 'Leslie miles', for each Walk with Leslie mile I do, and a decreasing one, 'calories to burn', with 100,000. I know they are not 100,000 because of my BMR, and I also burn calories by cooking and cleaning up in the house, but big numbers motivate me, so I'll start counting tomorrow, even if today I burned over 500. Wish me luck!

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    You burn calories just by being alive too. Not every calorie has to be burned in the gym.
  • diaxyz23
    diaxyz23 Posts: 39 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    You burn calories just by being alive too. Not every calorie has to be burned in the gym.

    I know, I said about BMR, read again
  • Jordaannmaayy
    Jordaannmaayy Posts: 1 Member
    9 pounds in 17 days that's amazing! I'm only on week one and haven't had a weigh in yet but fingers crossed it will be a loss!
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    edited January 2017
    That would be extra calories that need to burned, in addition to what's needed to maintain, which is more than BMR. Not all these calories must be earned through extra burn, eating that many fewer calories would accomplish the same result.. Good luck on your journey, regardless of how you choose to accomplish it!
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    diaxyz23 wrote: »
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    You burn calories just by being alive too. Not every calorie has to be burned in the gym.

    I know, I said about BMR, read again

    Ahhh - yes you did. Your method is very unique - good luck on your weight loss.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    My goal is to burn 300,000 calories on a bicycle this year, but my plan is not to lose weight while doing it.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    My goal is to burn 300,000 calories on a bicycle this year, but my plan is not to lose weight while doing it.

    In one stint? ;) according to MFP calorie burns that's only about 5 hours.

    If that's all, I should be able to knock it out by the end of the day.
  • fitqueenbess
    fitqueenbess Posts: 372 Member
    Hey @diaxy23, I like your plan. I'm a numbers girl too. You crunch your numbers, cut out the mind games, make a plan, follow the plan and bam! GOAL! You got this.
  • fitqueenbess
    fitqueenbess Posts: 372 Member
    That being said, (I'm out of my hula hoop, here) your pic does not show the face of a girl who needs to lose 27 pounds. Make a plan, but make a good plan. Suerte.
  • Shawn_in_OKC
    Shawn_in_OKC Posts: 56 Member
    I need to burn 822,500 calories :'(
  • diaxyz23
    diaxyz23 Posts: 39 Member
    fitqueenbess wrote: »
    That being said, (I'm out of my hula hoop, here) your pic does not show the face of a girl who needs to lose 27 pounds. Make a plan, but make a good plan. Suerte.

    You haven't seen my belly, it surely looks like a 27 lbs extra luggage
  • diaxyz23
    diaxyz23 Posts: 39 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    diaxyz23 wrote: »
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    You burn calories just by being alive too. Not every calorie has to be burned in the gym.

    I know, I said about BMR, read again

    Ahhh - yes you did. Your method is very unique - good luck on your weight loss.

    Feel free to join me!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I see what you're trying to do, but it's kinda pointless if you eat too much.
  • diaxyz23
    diaxyz23 Posts: 39 Member
    I won't, I'll stick to my calorie deficit. Even when I'm overeating, MFP still predicts a 3-4 pounds loss in 5 weeks.
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