I can have HOW MANY calories??!!

matthewrh
matthewrh Posts: 3
edited September 18 in Health and Weight Loss
My daily intake of calories for the diary is set at just around 1800 calories a day. I probably ate about 2000 calories today, so I was a little over. But then I put in my 3 hours of tennis practice after school, and it said I could take in another 1000 calories before breaking even. It also said that if I kept up everyday like this one, I would be losing over 15 lbs in 5 weeks. 1000 calories seems like a real lot of extra that I can have just from playing some tennis. Is this right?

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  • matthewrh
    matthewrh Posts: 3
    My daily intake of calories for the diary is set at just around 1800 calories a day. I probably ate about 2000 calories today, so I was a little over. But then I put in my 3 hours of tennis practice after school, and it said I could take in another 1000 calories before breaking even. It also said that if I kept up everyday like this one, I would be losing over 15 lbs in 5 weeks. 1000 calories seems like a real lot of extra that I can have just from playing some tennis. Is this right?
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    It all depends on how much of your 3 hour practice is actually physically playing. But yes, if you're exercising for 3 solid hours, 1000 calories doesn't seem outrageous.

    Just make sure you're accurate with the time and intensity.
  • matthewrh
    matthewrh Posts: 3
    Well I actually only gave myself credit for 2 hours worth.
    I just surprises me that I can play tennis for two hours, and eat 60% more calories for my time.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,413 Member
    ...and a lovely surprise it is, right?? :flowerforyou:
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