8,000 calories a day?

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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
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    If you see it on a "reality" show, it's pretty much guaranteed to not be real.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    edited November 2017
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    Technically possible but much much more likely he is full of crap. Occam's razor and all.

    If you are a big dude and your job is to physically train all day long (ie you are a body builder or an olympian or a movie star training to change their body) then yeah I think that is possible.

    I am not a big dude. I'm 6' tall but not that muscular. I am not a super athlete either. I have had days where my TDEE got up to 6000 when I was doing physical work pretty much all day long (backpacking). I would imagine if I was a larger guy and maybe I pushed it even harder than I was 8000 would be technically possible. If this guy is 175 pounds though he isn't all that large.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    I read once that Michael Phelps eats around 6000 calories/day when he is training. That's Michael Phelps though...

    i thought he got up to 12,000?

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/2563451/Michael-Phelps-the-extraordinary-12000-calorie-diet-that-fuels-greatest-ever-Olympian-Beijing-Olympics-2008.html

    Before the Beijing Games, Phelps said he was chowing down on an insane 12,000 calories a day, or 4,000 calories per meal. (He later said this could have been a bit of an exaggeration, but he was still eating quite a lot.)

    http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-phelps-diet-for-the-rio-olympics-2016-8
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    edited November 2017
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    Quasita wrote: »
    When I first lost weight, I ate between 4-6k a day and lost 3-6lbs a week because of my body structure and caloric burns. It's certainly an exception and it's not that hard to do really.
    Meaning you ate 4-6K when you were overweight and losing?
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Chieflrg wrote: »
    I usually eat in the area if 8-10k a day in summer.

    I'm a athlete and very active though at 230-240lbs.

    If his job is a nurse or carpenter and he running long distances it isn't our of the question.

    can i look in your diary.... that's like some serious food porn... :laugh:

    Ohhh it is. Homeade pasteries are a staple ;).

    You could, but I don't find the need to log when I'm eating that much since my macros are filled in sometime around noon.
  • oilphins
    oilphins Posts: 240 Member
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    Quasita wrote: »
    When I first lost weight, I ate between 4-6k a day and lost 3-6lbs a week because of my body structure and caloric burns. It's certainly an exception and it's not that hard to do really.

    Any chance to give me an example of what your food journal was? I eat 2000 calories a day and run 10k almost everyday to stay at 175 pounds. If I could do what you're doing and lose 3-6 pounds a week, that would be great for myself. What did you do to burn off 4-6000 calories a day to lose 3-6 pounds a week? You really have my curiosity.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,876 Member
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    oilphins wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Is it this guy: http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/215719/

    Considering his hobbies and history of big climbs, I can believe it. I doubt he means he eats 8k calories every day of his life but when he's his most active, yes. It's like if you race and finish a mile in 6:30 but normally on an everyday run use a pace of 7:30. You're going to say that you run a 6:30 mile, not a 7:30 mile. At least I would :wink:

    Yes that's him. I found it hard to believe but seeing some of the responses, maybe it's possible? It just seemed unrealistic. Didn't really look into his past history of workouts.

    It's possible, but likely somewhat of an exaggeration.
    oilphins wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Is it this guy: http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/215719/

    Considering his hobbies and history of big climbs, I can believe it. I doubt he means he eats 8k calories every day of his life but when he's his most active, yes. It's like if you race and finish a mile in 6:30 but normally on an everyday run use a pace of 7:30. You're going to say that you run a 6:30 mile, not a 7:30 mile. At least I would :wink:

    Yes that's him. I found it hard to believe but seeing some of the responses, maybe it's possible? It just seemed unrealistic. Didn't really look into his past history of workouts.

    It could be somewhat of an exaggeration, but given his occupation and his hobbies, he's going to eat a ton of calories.

    I mean, I have a desk job and when I'm just doing my normal workouts which consist of about a total of 5-6 hours of exercise per week, I maintain on 2800-3000...when I'm training for a cycling event I can do about 3,500 calories on most days...and I have a desk job...so I could see someone with an active occupation and active hobbies needing somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,000-8,000 depending on the day.
  • peckchris3267
    peckchris3267 Posts: 368 Member
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    When I was training for an ironman triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run) I was eating more than that.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
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    peckchris3267 wrote: »
    When I was training for an ironman triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run) I was eating more than that.

    8000 a day while training? i call shenanigans - i'm an ironman and even on race day (15hrs) - my calorie burn was 9000 - my longest training day was probably close to 6000 and i didn't eat that many
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    deannalfisher wrote: »
    peckchris3267 wrote: »
    When I was training for an ironman triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run) I was eating more than that.

    8000 a day while training? i call shenanigans - i'm an ironman and even on race day (15hrs) - my calorie burn was 9000 - my longest training day was probably close to 6000 and i didn't eat that many

    But you are a female and he is a male. My husband weighs twice as much as I do, so his calorie burns are about twice as much as mine when we exercise together.
  • peckchris3267
    peckchris3267 Posts: 368 Member
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    A 2.4 mile swim burns around 1500 calories, a 112 mile bike ride averaging 20mph burns at least 5000 calories, and a marathon burns around 2600 calories. That adds up to 9100 calories. Look it up.

    My training days were pretty extensive, plus I had a physical, outdoor job.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    peckchris3267 wrote: »
    A 2.4 mile swim burns around 1500 calories, a 112 mile bike ride averaging 20mph burns at least 5000 calories, and a marathon burns around 2600 calories. That adds up to 9100 calories. Look it up.

    But were you doing those distances during training? Even if the race distance itself adds up to burning 9,100 calories, typical training plans involve less than full race distances.
  • peckchris3267
    peckchris3267 Posts: 368 Member
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    janejellyroll wrote: »
    peckchris3267 wrote: »
    A 2.4 mile swim burns around 1500 calories, a 112 mile bike ride averaging 20mph burns at least 5000 calories, and a marathon burns around 2600 calories. That adds up to 9100 calories. Look it up.

    But were you doing those distances during training? Even if the race distance itself adds up to burning 9,100 calories, typical training plans involve less than full race distances.

    My long ride was between 100-137 miles, average weekday ride was 60 miles. Weekly long run was a 25 miler, and swam on a masters swim team about 4,000 yards per workout.

    Also did Wednesday evening time trials with a bike club and Thursday evening track workouts with the Irish American Track Club. That was before I moved to boulder Colorado to train in the Rockies with the pros

  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    Cyclists in a race will sometimes burn that many calories, but I'm sure the guy on Survivor is just trying to make himself look good.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
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    oilphins wrote: »
    Quasita wrote: »
    When I first lost weight, I ate between 4-6k a day and lost 3-6lbs a week because of my body structure and caloric burns. It's certainly an exception and it's not that hard to do really.

    Any chance to give me an example of what your food journal was? I eat 2000 calories a day and run 10k almost everyday to stay at 175 pounds. If I could do what you're doing and lose 3-6 pounds a week, that would be great for myself. What did you do to burn off 4-6000 calories a day to lose 3-6 pounds a week? You really have my curiosity.

    Royal Marine Commando training caters at about 4000-5000 calories per day, over four meals. Generally lads will lose a bit during that, although more generally changes in body composition.

    Field ration packs contain 4000 calories, with experience in Afghanistan and Iraq indicating that people on those for extended periods were also losing.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,728 Member
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    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    oilphins wrote: »
    Quasita wrote: »
    When I first lost weight, I ate between 4-6k a day and lost 3-6lbs a week because of my body structure and caloric burns. It's certainly an exception and it's not that hard to do really.

    Any chance to give me an example of what your food journal was? I eat 2000 calories a day and run 10k almost everyday to stay at 175 pounds. If I could do what you're doing and lose 3-6 pounds a week, that would be great for myself. What did you do to burn off 4-6000 calories a day to lose 3-6 pounds a week? You really have my curiosity.

    Royal Marine Commando training caters at about 4000-5000 calories per day, over four meals. Generally lads will lose a bit during that, although more generally changes in body composition.

    Field ration packs contain 4000 calories, with experience in Afghanistan and Iraq indicating that people on those for extended periods were also losing.

    I believe the US ones are rated at 3500-4000 calories, but most people don't eat everything. Usually 2-3 a day depending on how many hot meals are provided... which means UP to 12000 calories a day. But that's on your feet for 8+ hours with a ruck and a weapon and body armor.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
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    stanmann571 wrote: »
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    oilphins wrote: »
    Quasita wrote: »
    When I first lost weight, I ate between 4-6k a day and lost 3-6lbs a week because of my body structure and caloric burns. It's certainly an exception and it's not that hard to do really.

    Any chance to give me an example of what your food journal was? I eat 2000 calories a day and run 10k almost everyday to stay at 175 pounds. If I could do what you're doing and lose 3-6 pounds a week, that would be great for myself. What did you do to burn off 4-6000 calories a day to lose 3-6 pounds a week? You really have my curiosity.

    Royal Marine Commando training caters at about 4000-5000 calories per day, over four meals. Generally lads will lose a bit during that, although more generally changes in body composition.

    Field ration packs contain 4000 calories, with experience in Afghanistan and Iraq indicating that people on those for extended periods were also losing.

    I believe the US ones are rated at 3500-4000 calories, but most people don't eat everything. Usually 2-3 a day depending on how many hot meals are provided... which means UP to 12000 calories a day. But that's on your feet for 8+ hours with a ruck and a weapon and body armor.

    Ours are a 24 hour pack, rather than multiple packs per day. Similarly, people don't eat everything.

    Osprey and a patrol bergan mount up to a pretty significant weight, so patrols consume a huge amount of energy.
  • Lean59man
    Lean59man Posts: 714 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    I read once that Michael Phelps eats around 6000 calories/day when he is training. That's Michael Phelps though...

    i thought he got up to 12,000?

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/2563451/Michael-Phelps-the-extraordinary-12000-calorie-diet-that-fuels-greatest-ever-Olympian-Beijing-Olympics-2008.html

    Before the Beijing Games, Phelps said he was chowing down on an insane 12,000 calories a day, or 4,000 calories per meal. (He later said this could have been a bit of an exaggeration, but he was still eating quite a lot.)

    http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-phelps-diet-for-the-rio-olympics-2016-8

    Just BS from Phelps.

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