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Calories burnt vs Calorie Deficit

  • 29-03-2013 8:58am
    #1
    ebixa82
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    So to lose weight diet is more important than exercise.
    Exercise more important for toning and shape.
    To lose weight you need to burn more calories than you consume.
    A few of the mantras of this forum..

    I would consider my diet pretty good but sometimes I do the dog at the weekend.

    My question...

    Average adult burns 2,000 calories per day just going about their daily life..

    When I do a long run at the weekend (30+km, for marathon training) I burn 2,000-2,200 calories (roughly).

    So total calories burnt for the day might be 4,000.

    Assuming I have porridge for breakfast and a salad for lunch and consume say 700 calories, could I technically drink 6 pints of Guinness (1,200) and have a decent feed (1,800) and still have a calorie deficit for the day. Or is there more factors/variables to take into consideration, looking at this from a weight loss perspective????


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  • #2
    rocky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭rocky


    You might be in a calorie deficit for that day, but what happens in the other 364 days of the year? Consistency is the name of the game if you want to see results.

    I maintain at 2700 calories, not 2000.


  • #3
    ebixa82
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭ebixa82


    rocky wrote: »
    You might be in a calorie deficit for that day, but what happens in the other 364 days of the year? Consistency is the name of the game if you want to see results.

    I maintain at 2700 calories, not 2000.

    As I explained, just doing the dog on this day having done a 30K run. Otherwise, midweek I eat healthily and train, usually pre and post work, very consistently.

    My main query was, are there more factors that need to be considered apart from simply burning more/consuming less calories.

    i.e. am I able to go out and have a load of pints and still have a calorie deficit so long as I've burnt enough during that particular day by running?


  • #4
    rocky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭rocky


    ebixa82 wrote: »
    My main query was, are there more factors that need to be considered apart from simply burning more/consuming less calories.
    Try and get your daily protein.
    i.e. am I able to go out and have a load of pints and still have a calorie deficit so long as I've burnt enough during that particular day by running?

    yes


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