Exercising and eating back calories but not losing weight?
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Anonymous
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Why are people saying OP said she burned 2000 in a day?
Anyway, OP, the 700 burned in a run is likely a big exaggeration. |
Anonymous
Because that’s what OP assumed she burned. Everyone else is saying that’s crazy high. |
Anonymous
OP here. I am going based on my Apple Watch and I was also wearing leg and arm weights while running. |
Anonymous
| You're really not in a calorie deficit. |
Anonymous
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The answer is that your fitness tracker is wildly wrong and you are eating too much of the wrong things. So stop doing that.
The only even remotely reliable “calorie tracker” is a power meter on a bike, and not a peloton. A real one. Like on a direct drive trainer. As others have suggested, the real answer is getting your intake in control and eating higher quality lower calorie nutrient dense food. You can exercise for the health benefits. But the volume you are capable of is a rounding error compared to your intake. By the time any “calorie tracker” matters - it would be for making sure you are eating enough for recovery and to KEEP weight on - which is not going to be happening any time soon. |
Anonymous
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What have you been eating OP?
How much are you trying to lose? I’ve lost 15lbs then stagnated, now rallying to lose 10 more. What works for me is replacing one meal a day, every day, with salad/protein. And adding in more exercise. I already have a dog I walk, I’ve added in swimming laps 2-3x per week. |
Anonymous
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I use an Apple Watch too and I get caught up in the data.
The way I look at it is your total calories at the end of the day minus your move amount is what you need to function. So yesterday it said I burned 2355 total and my move amount was 804 so I need about 1550 to maintain regular life and movement. My exercises calories were recorded were 425 so that would allow for 1975 calories which would still be a possible deficit off the total but if I consumed the full amount then I wouldn’t be in a deficit and I’d just maintain. Not sure if that makes sense. |
Anonymous
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What do you weigh now? Male or female?
Your watch is not accurate. There is no way your calorie expenditure is that high. I’ve had Dexa scans done and my BMR (calories I need just to live) is around 1,200. Most days my exercise calories are 350 max and I do intense workouts. Running, OTF, F45. That’s a depressing 1,500 calories just to maintain my weight. On days I don’t workout it’s even lower. I’m 5’2” and weigh 120 ish. 52. |
Anonymous
What?? Are you trying to injure yourself? |
Anonymous
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2200 calories is maintenance calories for me. I do 60 to 75 minutes of Peloton bike classes 5 days, plus strength 3 times per week. 120 lbs, early 50s.
Try 1800-1900 calories and maybe brisk inclined walks. It will keep you in a fat burning zone and is easier on your body. |
Anonymous
Because she is targeting 1500 as a weight loss measure, and most people cut 500 per day to lose weight. Pretty standard calculation/wisdom (that is often wrong, as PPs have pointed out). |
Anonymous
Exactly, wearing weights helps you lose weight. It probably just slows you down and hurts your form. If you want to improve fitness, then just run faster or farther as your fitness improves. You are doing great to exercise every day. You burn roughly 100 calories per mile. You need to burn 3,500 calories to lose one pound. So if your weight was stable and you are eating the same, then you will lose one pound per week by running 5 miles per day. If you want to accelerate progress, then try making one or two weekly workouts include intervals, where you run extra fast for 1-3 minutes, and then run slower to recover. Also, switch to resistance exercise one day per week (squats, push-ups, pull-ups, presses, rows) or at least something different from running (rowing, biking, swimming). Variety will reduce injuries and spur progress by training different muscles. |
Anonymous
| OP has yet to say what she is eating. 500 calories of cucumbers are not the same as 500 calories of potato chips. |
Anonymous
From fat loss perspective they are. |
Anonymous
It helps to burn more calories duh. Running faster doesn't burn more calories when talking the same distance. And if someone is so frail they cannot add a few extra pounds when walking, then they have some big issues to deal with first. 
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