Jees 2500 calories doesn't get you far
12 January 2010, 05:10 PM
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Jees 2500 calories doesn't get you far
As part of my health kick and NY resolution of getting fit and loosing the paunch, I decided I'd tot up the calories eaten today.
Who made the figure up of 2500 for the average man??? It gives you nothing.
By the time I go to bed tonight, I will have eaten 3500 calories, suppose the good news is my weight is stable so I must me burning most if not all of it.
Who made the figure up of 2500 for the average man??? It gives you nothing.
By the time I go to bed tonight, I will have eaten 3500 calories, suppose the good news is my weight is stable so I must me burning most if not all of it.
12 January 2010, 05:15 PM
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Sitting on my *** in the office, the only exercise I get is walking to and from car, up and down 2 flights of stairs going for smokes, and up and down stairs at the flat again for smokes and wandering around the archery club 1 day a week.
12 January 2010, 05:16 PM
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just try to eat small healthy meals more during the day. 5-6 small is better than 3 large meals. keeps the metabolisum working constantly with out it just not being able to cope with the amounts eaten
12 January 2010, 05:19 PM
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lol 2500 gets you plenty!
What have you had today then to crank it up so high?
I have had cereal @ 250cals and a cottage pie at 450. Done an hour of cardio and 40 mins of weights at the gym on that, and been at work all day.
Tonights dinner will be chicken breasts and a pitta bread, so still way under 2500.
PS as for the exercise, just go for a mild evening walk.
What have you had today then to crank it up so high?
I have had cereal @ 250cals and a cottage pie at 450. Done an hour of cardio and 40 mins of weights at the gym on that, and been at work all day.
Tonights dinner will be chicken breasts and a pitta bread, so still way under 2500.
PS as for the exercise, just go for a mild evening walk.
12 January 2010, 05:29 PM
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lol 2500 gets you plenty!
What have you had today then to crank it up so high?
I have had cereal @ 250cals and a cottage pie at 450. Done an hour of cardio and 40 mins of weights at the gym on that, and been at work all day.
Tonights dinner will be chicken breasts and a pitta bread, so still way under 2500.
PS as for the exercise, just go for a mild evening walk.
What have you had today then to crank it up so high?
I have had cereal @ 250cals and a cottage pie at 450. Done an hour of cardio and 40 mins of weights at the gym on that, and been at work all day.
Tonights dinner will be chicken breasts and a pitta bread, so still way under 2500.
PS as for the exercise, just go for a mild evening walk.
Cause its not 5.30 so how did you do 1 hour 40 mins exercise then there is travel to and from exercise place on top of that?
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12 January 2010, 05:45 PM
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2500 is a lot, here are some calorie values for typical takeaway
Medium deep pan pizzahut chicken supreme 1506cals
Big Mac meal 820cals
BK Whopper 634cals
Now im not suggesting you eat the above on a health kick but a medium deep pan pizza is a LOT of food and would still leave 1000 cals for lunch/breakfast
Medium deep pan pizzahut chicken supreme 1506cals
Big Mac meal 820cals
BK Whopper 634cals
Now im not suggesting you eat the above on a health kick but a medium deep pan pizza is a LOT of food and would still leave 1000 cals for lunch/breakfast
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Not every person in Britain finishes at 5.30.
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As part of my health kick and NY resolution of getting fit and loosing the paunch, I decided I'd tot up the calories eaten today.
Who made the figure up of 2500 for the average man??? It gives you nothing.
By the time I go to bed tonight, I will have eaten 3500 calories, suppose the good news is my weight is stable so I must me burning most if not all of it.
Who made the figure up of 2500 for the average man??? It gives you nothing.
By the time I go to bed tonight, I will have eaten 3500 calories, suppose the good news is my weight is stable so I must me burning most if not all of it.
if you wana get fit, look at P90X
12 January 2010, 07:12 PM
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I've had:
cereal - 200cals
ham sanny - 275cals
babybell light - 45cals
beans on two slices of toast - 500cals
Milk in teas - 50cals
Still to come:
muller light - 100cals
Tunnocks Tea Cake - 110cals
That should put me on about 1300 for the day. Given I work from home, am inactive, and I'm trying to lose weight - that's probably not bad. Boring as **** though
Don't forget drinks when totting up. I drink non-calorie drinks during the day but milk, coke, diluting juice, etc all mounts up.
cereal - 200cals
ham sanny - 275cals
babybell light - 45cals
beans on two slices of toast - 500cals
Milk in teas - 50cals
Still to come:
muller light - 100cals
Tunnocks Tea Cake - 110cals
That should put me on about 1300 for the day. Given I work from home, am inactive, and I'm trying to lose weight - that's probably not bad. Boring as **** though
Don't forget drinks when totting up. I drink non-calorie drinks during the day but milk, coke, diluting juice, etc all mounts up.
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lol 2500 gets you plenty!
What have you had today then to crank it up so high?
I have had cereal @ 250cals and a cottage pie at 450. Done an hour of cardio and 40 mins of weights at the gym on that, and been at work all day.
Tonights dinner will be chicken breasts and a pitta bread, so still way under 2500.
PS as for the exercise, just go for a mild evening walk.
What have you had today then to crank it up so high?
I have had cereal @ 250cals and a cottage pie at 450. Done an hour of cardio and 40 mins of weights at the gym on that, and been at work all day.
Tonights dinner will be chicken breasts and a pitta bread, so still way under 2500.
PS as for the exercise, just go for a mild evening walk.
half hour cario is a lot, considered HIT?
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Not all calories are created equal.
Last night I had a huge plate of mixed veg, brown rice and two fillets of basa - less calories than beans on toast but probably more filling.
I lost weight when I started looking at what a proper portion size actually was - my OH was horrified when I weighed out 75g of rice, he was used to eating double that at least.
Last night I had a huge plate of mixed veg, brown rice and two fillets of basa - less calories than beans on toast but probably more filling.
I lost weight when I started looking at what a proper portion size actually was - my OH was horrified when I weighed out 75g of rice, he was used to eating double that at least.
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annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd breathe!I work abnormal hours for personal reasons. I quite easily managed to fit in the said routine, and was at work when I posted it. Blimey, suspicious or what
PS, without being too complex about it.... I went before work lol. Not rocket science is it?
Wrighty, its not high impact or anything, and is split into 2 sessions, 1 as a warm up, one as a cool down from weights. Only a short term regime.
Dedrater, cheers, spot on mate. Some people eh lol
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lol amen to that. With rough working out, on the very basic maths of the machines, it takes 7 mins to do 100 calories, at pretty high intensity. **** trying to rack up 2500. On a really hard push, I can manage 1000, split between x trainer and treadmill. Again, using the rough guide of the machines.
13 January 2010, 11:47 AM
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you dont have to burn 2500calories per day as your calorie intake would be 0 or very lttle if you burn 500 calories 3 times a week in the gym and stick to a healthy 2500 calorie a day diet you will loose weight simples.
13 January 2010, 01:04 PM
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I work 12-6
I train from about 8am til 10, then walk the dogs for an hour, top up on cereals then go to work
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