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diet and exercise question
im male 6 foot 2 inches and weigh 310 pounds
i eat 1600 calories a day and ride recumbent bike it says i burn 600 to 800 calories a day riding it. should i eat 500 more calories to make up for the burned calories? its not like im starving but i dont know whats best to do. thanks |
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"Woodroe S" wrote in message ... im male 6 foot 2 inches and weigh 310 pounds i eat 1600 calories a day and ride recumbent bike it says i burn 600 to 800 calories a day riding it. should i eat 500 more calories to make up for the burned calories? its not like im starving but i dont know whats best to do. thanks Just a couple thoughts... 1600 calories for your weight might be a little low. You could most likely increase the calories and still lose weight. I don't know how you're calculating the calories burned from the exercise but often the numbers from a read out on the machines may be a little high and the calories from several websites tend to run a little high, too. You may not be burning as many calories as you believe. If you're losing weight and aren't hungry it isn't necessary to eat the additional calories earned from exercise. I seldom eat extra calories because I've exercised. The only time I eat something is if I'm hungry from the exercise. I can run on the treadmill or workout with weights and seldom eat but let me come in from a long bike ride and I'm usually starving IMHO you should eat if you're hungry and skip it if you're not. Beverly |
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"Woodroe S" wrote in message
... im male 6 foot 2 inches and weigh 310 pounds i eat 1600 calories a day and ride recumbent bike it says i burn 600 to 800 calories a day riding it. should i eat 500 more calories to make up for the burned calories? its not like im starving but i dont know whats best to do. thanks Your body weight will tell you whether or not you're eating enough. If you're losing more than about 2 lbs per week (on average), you should probably up your calorie intake slightly. If you're losing less than 1 lb per week, you should probably decrease your calorie intake, or up your exercise a bit. Best of luck. -- GG http://www.WeightWare.com Your Weight and Health Diary |
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thanks to all above for the good information
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I'd take my cues from how I was feeling and how fast the weight was
coming off. You don't want to be in starvation mode - you will feel deprived and won't be able to last (never mind that you might end up feeling sick, weak, light headed etc.). Most of us aim for 1-2 pounds a week as a good sustainable loss. What are you eating for your 1600 calories? Enough protein? Lots of veg? Low sugar, carb, fat so your blood sugar stays even keeled? Mary G. |
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"Woodroe S" wrote in message im male 6 foot 2 inches and weigh 310 pounds i eat 1600 calories a day and ride recumbent bike it says i burn 600 to 800 calories a day riding it. should i eat 500 more calories to make up for the burned calories? its not like im starving but i dont know whats best to do. If you're not hungry then there's no problem. If you are hungry, increase the number of calories you are eating by making use of foods with a higher satiety value. I'm a woman of 5.4 feet and a little lighter than you and I average about 1800 calories a day burning only an extra 300 calories per day with exercise and I'm still losing well. My eating plan must comply with a basic requirement that I am never hungry, never mind "starving". Maybe it will need to change when I get closer to my ultimate goal weight, but for the time being this works fine. Moira, the Faerie Godmother Day 26 of my new WOL 136.8kg/131kg/90kg |
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