Calories, exercise, methods....etc

5ladybugs
5ladybugs Posts: 135 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok so what works for you? I know everyone is different so I'm super curious to read what works for everyone.
How many calories do you intake before exercise?
How many exercise calories do you burn a day? How many of those do you eat?
How many days a week do you work out?
Do you set your calories at the same number everyday?

I'm 5'5", breastfeed a 18 month old, started at 210 lbs and am 192.
I eat 1700 calories a day.
Exercise about 300-500 calories a day, eat them all.
I try to exercise everyday. I run ( c35k) 3 times a week, go 30 day shred 4/5 days and go to yoga class once.

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    How many calories do you intake before exercise? depends on when i'm working out and what the workout is. but i dont specifically eat before going to the gym unless i'm hungry. for instance the last time i ate RIGHT before going to the gym was before a cardio kickboxing class. i was very hungry and knew i needed something to hold me over until i could eat a real meal after class, so i ate 3 oz of smoked salmon and a handful of blackberries. that got me through class.

    How many exercise calories do you burn a day? How many of those do you eat? anywhere from 400-1000 depending on what's planned that day. lifting days always burn in the 800-1000 calorie range.


    How many days a week do you work out? 6 formal days. the 7th day i either take a water aerobics class (if i can wake up), or walk to and from the grocery store. i lift weight 3 days a week, do 15-30 minutes of cardio on lift days and do 45-60 minutes or cardio or yoga on non lifting days

    How many of those do you eat? depends. i go by how hungry i feel, but in general i dont eat my exercise calories back

    Do you set your calories at the same number everyday? yep. i have it set to 1600 calories, but i dont really reach that exact number. some days i'm way under, other days i'm way over
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    How many calories do you intake before exercise?
    1845 (my bmr)
    How many exercise calories do you burn a day?
    between 109 and 650
    How many of those do you eat?
    all of them
    How many days a week do you work out?
    5-6
    Do you set your calories at the same number everyday?
    nope
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    How many calories do you intake before exercise? 1270

    How many exercise calories do you burn a day? How many of those do you eat? I burn between 40 and 550ish I always aim to eat within 100 calories of my net.

    How many days a week do you work out? 6

    Do you set your calories at the same number everyday? Yes. It's always at a base of 1270, and I add my exercise.
  • StephC74
    StephC74 Posts: 64 Member
    How many calories do you intake before exercise?
    1560 is my setting - I try to hit it + or - 150 calories

    How many exercise calories do you burn a day? How many of those do you eat?
    I burn 300- 350 calories per session and I eat back all of them

    How many days a week do you work out?
    usually 3

    Do you set your calories at the same number everyday?
    yes MFP has me set for a 1 pound per week loss

    I have been using MFP for about 8 weeks and have lost 11 pounds
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