calories in VS calories out!

[BrianaChavez]

Hi my name is Briana i am a new fitbit user as of monday!(:

My question is how many colories should i take in compared to losing.

my fitbit says my calories amount out should be 2,458 but i never hit that amount i always go over.

monday i was 2,554 out. with 11,234 steps, and i had about 80 fl oz of water.

tuesday i was 3,301 out. with 22,690 steps, and 73.5 fl oz of water.

wdnesday i had 1,519 in and 3,018 out. with 19,128 steps, and 90 fl oz of water.

today i was 1,542 in and 2,813 out. with16,805 steps, and 83.9 fl oz of water + a lot of tea.

Im wondering if im burning to many colories then i should, my aunt said i am and that im going to make myself sick, but so far i feel fine.

Also my goal is to lose 30lbs so if anyone has an tips to help me that would be great(:

Thank you so much!

[SunsetRunner]

There are height and weight tables available, and there are also daily calorie intake tables available.

Unless your aunt is a medical professional, her opinion is (although well meaning) not useful to you.

If you are 30 lb. overweight, then that's 105,000 calories that you want to use up (there are about

3,500 calories in a lb. of fat). If you're truly concerned, see a qualified physiologist or nutritionist.

Burning "too many calories" is seldom a problem. Burning too few calories (or eating too many)

has resulted in your weight gain. Eat the calories for the weight that you want to be, and use the

exercise calories for weight loss. When you get close to your "ideal weight", eat the calories for

your "ideal weight" and add the exercise calories so that you maintain your "ideal weight".

Here are the websites to get the information:

http://www.calculator.net/ideal-weight-calculator.html

http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=30&csex=m&cheightfeet=6&cheigh...

[AutumnTiger]

Hi Briana,

The advice from your aunt is based on the idea that if you burn many more calories than you consume then your body will feel like it is starving and will slow your metabolism down in order to conserve your precious body fat in case times continue to be hard / get harder.

Sports/nutrition wisdom says that the calorie deficit should only be about 15% for sustained and safe weight loss.  This advise tends to offer results that are far slower than the average person would like, and would like to see to keep them motivated.

The level of deficit is a personal choice, bearing in mind the risks associated with impacts on metabolism and how to return to normal eating when your 'diet' is over without experiencing significant rebound.

So, how to find the balance?  There is advice that suggests a compromise and this would be never to let your Calories In drop below your resting metabolic rate (RMR), which there are equations for online as it depends on your age and gender - the Harris-Benedict equation is the one most often cited, but there is apparently one that is replacing this that is supposed to be a bit more accurate.  Given that all Fitbit can do is use averages, then I would say the Harris-Benedict one will get you close enough.

Your Calories Out calculation looks very similar to mine and my RMR is around 1650 calories - but this is based solely on weight whereas your Fitbit Calories Out will be based on both weight and your declared baseline activity level (so you may weigh less than me and/or be more active) - and/or your history, when you build some up.

I have set my baseline calorie consumption at 1,750 to give me a 750 cals per day deficit aiming for 1.5lb per week weightloss against a 2,500 cals per day Calories Out.

Sorry if this is information overload, but I hope it helps.

Also, I only got my Fitbit last Thursday, so I can't confirm if I am doing things right yet, as any initial weight loss is easy/water weight, etc.

Best wishes.

[Heybales]

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@BrianaChavez wrote:

Hi my name is Briana i am a new fitbit user as of monday!(:

My question is how many colories should i take in compared to losing.

my fitbit says my calories amount out should be 2,458 but i never hit that amount i always go over.

monday i was 2,554 out. with 11,234 steps, and i had about 80 fl oz of water.

tuesday i was 3,301 out. with 22,690 steps, and 73.5 fl oz of water.

wdnesday i had 1,519 in and 3,018 out. with 19,128 steps, and 90 fl oz of water.

today i was 1,542 in and 2,813 out. with16,805 steps, and 83.9 fl oz of water + a lot of tea.

Im wondering if im burning to many colories then i should, my aunt said i am and that im going to make myself sick, but so far i feel fine.

Also my goal is to lose 30lbs so if anyone has an tips to help me that would be great(:

Thank you so much!

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A goal is something to reach - you are surpassing your goal - great work!

But you fail to mention in the above the other huge part of the equation.

Calories in. Make that reasonable, and calories out really doesn't matter.

With only 30 lbs to lose, keep your deficit to 500 cal until you reach last 10 lbs, then switch to 250 cal.

That keeps a reasonable deficit.

Reasonable weight loss will help it be mainly fat.

Unreasonable will include muscle mass - you'll regret that later.

And yes - that is an eating goal that is also important to try to reach.

Sometimes the body may not feel hungry after certain types of exercise.

But you feeling full, and your body being fully fed for level of activity - are not related.

So use your brain - not your stomach.

Or as mentioned above - your body will find a way to adapt to compensate for what you are doing to it.

[Elhager9]

I have trying for the past hour to find out when we are getting a watch with CKG.

[Heybales]

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@Elhager9 wrote:

I have trying for the past hour to find out when we are getting a watch with CKG.

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Probably be useful to start your own post on your subject since it has nothing to do with the subject you left a message under.

Might be seen by more with an appropriate subject.

[DanOstin]

Thanks for info