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How much calories do YOU want to burn a day?

lisaelainee
lisaelainee Posts: 248 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I was just wondering and do you eat back your calories?
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  • chickybuns
    chickybuns Posts: 1,037 Member
    I like to burn at least 500 a day. I usually eat back 250-500 of them.
  • Deckershann
    Deckershann Posts: 272 Member
    My goal is a consistent 500-1000 calories a day.
  • Alexdur85
    Alexdur85 Posts: 255 Member
    I burn 500 cals a day on average but I'd love to burn over 1,000 a day. Yes, I eat back my cals..some days all of them and some days not. Depends on how hungry I am.
  • geekzoid
    geekzoid Posts: 15
    I like to burn from 500 - 1000 calories. There are times I can go way over board. Then again I do eat half the cals back at times.
  • getfitnfab
    getfitnfab Posts: 418 Member
    I have body bugg and aim for at least 1,000 calories deficit daily
  • minburke
    minburke Posts: 241 Member
    Wow I wish I could burn that many.. I burn 250-400.. over 500 would be a good new goal.
  • Ant_M76
    Ant_M76 Posts: 534 Member
    I aim for 2-2.5k on weekdays and 1k+ on weekends. Tend to eat back around the first 500 or so.
  • hailz840
    hailz840 Posts: 136 Member
    250+ and i am happy
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    1000 cals and yes I eat em back. That the best part for me lol
  • Crystalchaos72
    Crystalchaos72 Posts: 531
    It depends on the day, I have done as many as 2348 in 3.5hrs but I average 300-700 a day 4-5 days a week and I try my best to eat em all back
  • FoxyMcDeadlift
    FoxyMcDeadlift Posts: 771 Member
    I generally only track my cardio, which is anything from 300kcal to 1000kcal. I pretty much always eat them back
  • raindropwishes
    raindropwishes Posts: 182
    Usually around 200+ but I'd love to burn 500+ daily. I do eat them back if I can; but I don't force myself to.
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    I try and average 500 a day and I nearly always eat them back. I'm aiming to increase that to about 700 and leave the extra as a deficit.
  • kouzzzz
    kouzzzz Posts: 540 Member
    I burn between 300-600 calories a day. I eat back the calories.
  • slay0r
    slay0r Posts: 669 Member
    Usually 750-1000 depending on if I've gone to the gym or just cycled everywhere!

    I eat most of mine back, that's the best bit of burning so much!
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    Depends on how I am feeling, but usually over 600 and I don't always eat them back.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    It depends on how hungry I am, and yes.
  • stevwil41
    stevwil41 Posts: 608 Member
    I aim for at least 600 and I eat most of them back.
  • FlyEaglesGuy
    FlyEaglesGuy Posts: 436 Member
    On workout days at least 600+. And I normally don't wind up eating them back because most workout days I don't eat that much as it is.i hate training on a full stomach. Ughhhhhh!!
  • aussie_nic_getting_fit
    aussie_nic_getting_fit Posts: 134 Member
    when working out i aim for 500+ burn. Usually i burn between 500 & 800 each session. i "rarely" eat them back.
    Only if my body "needs" them.. If i have a day when Im really hungry, I'll eat into them.
  • lisaelainee
    lisaelainee Posts: 248 Member
    Starting next week I will be burning around 1000 calories a day
  • slay0r
    slay0r Posts: 669 Member
    If you're doing that just make sure that you eat a bit more as well and make sure it's the right kind of foods. You'll sweat a lot so make sure you get enough salt so you don't start cramping up etc, your body will stop you if you don't eat right as you do it...trust me!!
  • madmags
    madmags Posts: 1,340 Member
    I shoot for between 500 and 1000 calories but I don't eat back my calories. If you are cranking up the calorie burn with more than just aerobic exercise make sure you keep your protein up.
  • hailz840
    hailz840 Posts: 136 Member
    thankyou for posting this topic. seeing that others try to burn lots of calories pushed me today. i burned 410cals this morn which is a good effort for me
  • jessalwayz
    jessalwayz Posts: 25 Member
    I burn 500-1000 a day and I dont eat back the calories.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    I burn all that I want - between 800 and 1000 every day, and yes, I eat them back, because our daily goals already reflect a deficit for healthy, safe weight loss.
  • lisaelainee
    lisaelainee Posts: 248 Member
    Your welcome :)
    thankyou for posting this topic. seeing that others try to burn lots of calories pushed me today. i burned 410cals this morn which is a good effort for me
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    These days I'm happy with a 200-300 a day burn. I eat them if I'm hungry for them.

    I used to burn (and will again) 600+ a day and yes I did eat those calories...maybe not always all of them, but definitely half to 3/4
  • DirtbikeGal
    DirtbikeGal Posts: 61 Member
    I burn 700-1300 a day and try to eat all of them back but some days I fall short. I may try to eat more nuts to eat most if not all of them back as MFP already has a 750 calorie deficit built in.
  • andrejjorje
    andrejjorje Posts: 497 Member
    :) I'd like to do that as well.How do intend to do that? How many days/week and what are going to do to burn them?
    Starting next week I will be burning around 1000 calories a day
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