http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Free Easy Weight Loss » Topic: Question about exercise calories en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:59:11 +0000 http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/question-about-exercise-calories#post-518 Thu, 13 May 2010 16:35:15 +0000 Liz Quilty 518@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Okay, if your body on average uses say 3000 calories, then you only eat 1200, thats a difference of 1800 (which is a fair bit!). So if you exercise another 300 away, then you are then using 3300 instead of 3000 and will then need to eat another 300 to be at -1800 calories a day.</p> <p>Generally speaking, by having a diet of -500 a day you will loose about 1lb a week (7 days x -500 calorie = -3500 total = 1lb or almost half a kg). The average person will use 2000-3000 a day just walking around, going toilet, breathing, your heart beating etc. Doing exercises increases this, and being overweight again increases this more. So don&#39;t kill yourself trying to do massive amounts of weight loss too quickly if you can help it. Eat the extra 300 calories, but make it healthy foods &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/question-about-exercise-calories#post-517 Thu, 13 May 2010 12:53:19 +0000 MJ2010 517@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Hi Liz/Everyone,</p> <p>I have found your website most helpful and inspiring. I have a question however about the calories side of it, I understand you are meant to eat at least 1200 cals per day so you don&#39;t go into starvation etc, but I have noticed my iphone calorie tracker (my fitness pal) always adds exercise calories to the total I am meant to eat. For example, if I eat 1200 calories and then burn say 300 calories, it says that I should eat another 300 calories. This doesn&#39;t make sense to me as what is the point of exercising if you&#39;re going to eat the calories again! But I thought well maybe your body goes into starvation if your net calories (i.e. eaten less exercise) falls below 1200. Are you able to shed any light on this?</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> MJ </p>