started low calorie burn went to higher calorie burn now going to switch back to lower calorie burn

[rashad0071]

okay so I work out 2 times a day my old workout was 1300 calories burned and 1100 calories.... I got a little ambitious and moved the calorie burned to 1600 and 1400, now I'm realizing this wasn't a good idea as I went down in weight ,20 pounds ago this was cake now it almost takes 2 hours to finish a workout .. I currently weigh 217 pounds  height 5'10 and I was wondering if I switch out the 1600 and 1400 calories burned for 1300 and 1100 calories burned will I still continue to lose a pound every morning ...ps .. I've been losing a pound a day since I first weighed in at 281 now I'm down to 217 been working out since October 

[Esya]

That depends on how much you eat. If you burn more calories than you consume, you will lose weight. If you burn less calories than you consume, you will gain weight. If you cannot adjust your work outs any more, but want to change the rate at which you are losing/maintaining/gaining you have to change the amount of calories you are consuming. Best is to start logging so you understand how much you are consuming now and then when you apply changes you can see what the impact is. Remember to also log drinks in case they contain calories.

[Dominique]

It is a bit unclear to me where you’re coming from (starting weight, when?) and what is it exactly you are trying to achieve. Dropping weight at a rate of one pound per day doesn’t sound like something sustainable. Working out twice a day and expending 1000+ calories each time doesn’t sound sustainable either, especially when eating at a sharp deficit (if you work out hard, you need to recover, and eating enough food is part of the recovery process). Are you saying you were 281 lbs in October and 217 lbs now, ie. you dropped 64 lbs (23% of your starting weight in just three months)?! And you intend to carry on at the same pace?! If so, I’d suggest you watch the Losing All Your Weight At Once video and reset your expectations / replan things accordingly.

[rashad0071]

great video but what I said was I started at 281 pounds now I'm 215.8 so I'm doing well diet is good trying to get down to 187 pounds

[rashad0071]

and yes burning 1000+ calories is sustainable I burn 1600 from the Morning workout and 1400 in the night workout

[WavyDavey]

@rashad0071 wrote:

and yes burning 1000+ calories is sustainable I burn 1600 from the Morning workout and 1400 in the night workout

How many hours a day are you working out?  You say you're burning 3000 calories/day just from working out? I'm confused about the numbers...

[Dominique]

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@rashad0071 wrote:

I started at 281 pounds now I'm 215.8 so I'm doing well diet is good trying to get down to 187 pounds

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Well, the same "recipe" (caloric deficit) that got you down from 281 to 216 (-65) will also get you down from 216 to 187 (-29). Like @WavyDavey, I’m curious as to what workouts (type of exercises) can burn 1400-1600 calories. And how you are able to fuel them and recover from them when eating at a 1000+ deficit, but whatever works for you.

[rashad0071]

I'm working out (1 hour and 30-50 minutes) and also (1 hour and 30 minutes) a day two times a day just walking/jogging in place! The time was shorter before but I've lost a lot of weight so it takes more steps to burn this many calories!

[rashad0071 · Accepted solution]

I don't know why my legs don't hurt maybe it's cuz I'm not running? Maybe it's cuz I'm walking in one spot? Maybe it cuz when I first started I was interested in steps and then started working out by calories! So my legs are used to it and only require I sleep every night