It takes about 3500 calories to burn off a pound of fat. If I eat 3000 calories a day and burn 3500 calories a day, I lose a pound a week. So for me to loose weight I have to determine how many calories a day do I burn, then set my diet to 1000 – 1500 calories a day less than that number. If I do that, I loose 2-3 pounds a week. So, how many calories a day do I burn?
Do a quick google search and you will find a calorie calculator (Calorie Calculator) to help determine how many calories you burn while exercising. I already know from my Bod Pod test that I burn 2200 calories a day while at rest. According to the calorie calculator, I burn 2088 calories EACH WAY! So on week days when I ride both ways, I burn about 6500 calories a day. If I could keep my caloric intake down to about 3000 calories, I would loose a pound a day! I really need to start counting my caloric intake – I gained weight last week. How much am I taking in each day to rip through 6500 calories and still put weight on?
2 replies on “Counting Calories?”
Count away my friend, if you get really good at it maybe lightning will strike every 1000 or so, like on sesame street.
ONE, ONE CALORIE WOO YHA YHA YHA…
TWO, TWO CALORIES WOO YHA YHA YHA…