calorie intake with exercise

jessies824
on 6/17/15 2:20 pm
VSG on 02/04/14

I'm trying to figure out how many calories I should be intaking if I'm burning 500 at the gym four days a week to maintain at 160 and how many if I want to lose another 10 lbs

Gwen M.
on 6/17/15 2:56 pm
VSG on 03/13/14

It is unlikely that you are burning 500 calories at the gym because calorie burn estimates are notoriously inaccurate.  Eat the way your plan says you should eat - if you keep losing weight, add a few more calories.  If you gain weight, remove a few more calories.  

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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jessies824
on 6/17/15 3:10 pm
VSG on 02/04/14

I can just about guarantee I'm close to 500 at the gym im working with a trainer and there for usually two hours

 

and am dripping sweat when I leave I'm just trying to figure out if my plans says 1200-1500 to maintain is that before or after I burn some off at the gym

Laura in Texas
on 6/17/15 4:42 pm

Then stay at 1200-1500. Do not eat back your exercise calories. That never works.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

Gwen M.
on 6/17/15 4:57 pm
VSG on 03/13/14

Unless you're using a heart rate monitor, you can't guarantee anything.  

But if your plan says 1200-1500, work with that.  Don't eat your exercise calories back. 

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

jessies824
on 6/17/15 5:28 pm
VSG on 02/04/14

ok thank you thats what I was looking for is if I needed to balance the two out I do use a heart rate monitor keeps me accountable to keep my heart rate between 165 -180

Hislady
on 6/17/15 3:26 pm - Vancouver, WA

I agree with Gwen surveys lately are showing that even heavy exercisers burn far less than previously thought and that unless you are working like a professional athlete at 6-8 hrs of extremely strenuous exercise you are not burning anywhere near what the old stats say you are.

So your best bet is to figure out what calorie level you need to maintain and then make any adjustments you need to for your exercise level. Even at 2 hrs a day of hard sweating exercise isn't considered extraordinary amount of exercise. Actually sweat isn't any kind of how hard you are exercizing because some of us sweat at the drop of a hat and others barely seat at all.

jessies824
on 6/17/15 3:49 pm
VSG on 02/04/14

can someone please respond that actually counts calories or give me an example of what their daily intake levels are instead of just dispute how many calories I am burning if I want to be around 1200 calories a day do I add what I eat then minus calories burned and want that final number at 1200

Dan1962
on 6/17/15 4:28 pm - Syracuse, NY
VSG on 09/23/14

One pound of loss equals 3500 calorie deficit.  So 500 calories per day either exercising or eating less will result in a one pound loss in seven days.  Its up to you to figure out how to determine your level but I can ell you the most accurate and effect way is to eat 500 calories less per day.  Its going to take some experimenting to determine what you want.

  

    

    
Laura in Texas
on 6/17/15 4:46 pm

Stick to your plan of 1200-1500 and see what your body does, then adjust. DO NOT add more calories because you exercise.

HERE is a great article that came out this week.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

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