Maybe it will never be sustainable. When she refused to refer me to an endocrinologist, I fired her and got a new doc, who instantly game me a referral. The only way people can success is be consistent for a long time.

Thank you for the reply.

Ive def bounced around a bit but am averaging maybe 1.25 to 1.5 lbs per week. I'm currently burning about 2,500 calories a day as measured by the Fitbit Surge. I have been recording everything I eat pretty meticulously here at MFP, and it translates to FitBit. You should educate yourself about hypothyroidism before your next appointment so you can speak knowledgeably with the doc.

I've been wearing a Bodymedia for a couple months now. If you're looking to burn 2,000 calories a day, it might be easier than you think. The Zip measures about 15% fewer calories. So, here's the problem. So I guess what I'm hearing is that my calorie burn counts aren't unreasonable. if what you are doing right now is working then don't change anything.. I'll define injuries as soreness or fatigue that does not go away when I become active the next day. It's starch based with fruits and vegetables. However, I am usually in the top 1.5% of the writers on Amazon. Watch those calories, get daily exercise, and you will lose the weight. A few years I go I did go on a very low carb. The number of calories burned per mile of running varies significantly by weight. That's not enough exercise to make a meaningful impact on TDEE, I would be surprised if you were over 3300 or so. Creating your account is completely free, and takes about a minute. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for information on Community features, and tips to make the most of your time here. And I don't know about you, but once I've had one fancy craft beer, a second fancy craft beer sounds like the best idea in the world. - edited When actually we aren't working hard enough. I burn 2400 calories before exercise. First the Charge HR, then the Charge 2 when it came out. Weight loss is more about insulin than calories. Are you losing 5-7 pounds a week? We often will lighten our workout and think "Look how much better I am, I'm hardly feeling this!" 10:52. Can you do without injury? With this, MFP and FitBit both say I'm burning 3800 to 4000 calories a day. I exercise rarely right now because I have aspiration pneumonia and I have only exercised a couple times in the time I've had it (since the 14th because I got sick on the 16th). Let’s say for purposes of this article that you’re going to bed at 10 p.m. and getting up at 6 a.m. It will be necessary to consume some fat to maintain weight a high activity level. Is it possible for you? - edited That is what my HRM tells me. However this did not alleviate my symptoms such as sluggishness, irritability and of course continuing to gain weight. Options. I've found that I need to be pretty obsessive about weighing my food to the gram and logging it in correctly, because it all adds up very quickly. Just continue to do your exercises and eat at a deficit. I can't answer if you could but I'll describe whether or not I could: I'm small for a guy, 5'7" 151 lbs and 49 years old.

The more carbs, the more insulin, the more fat that particular meal creates. I've had mine for 2 months and my calorie estimates match up with what most online calculators give me as an estimate. I'll be 59 next week and routinely burn over 5,000 calories in a day (but by no means every day); that said, I did work up to it. Last summer, I tracked calories eaten compared to calories measured on the Surge, and found it took right at 3,500 calories to lose a pound.

I'm 6 foot tall, and at that time I was 240 lbs. ‎05-18-2016 If all checks out, start over as if you have never been any other weight but the one you are now. Fitbit is not a scientific instrument it's ok for step counting nothing else is accurate ,if you want to guarantee to lose weight go to weight watchers or hire a personal trainer. 13:02. It doesn't mean everyone needs to. Mine is about 2,500 calories. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for information on Community features, and tips to make the most of your time here. In my case, it's to maintain my health and to enjoy life. 5,000 calories is a starting goal. I do carry a pretty high level of stress so I'm thinking a portion of things could be cortisol, but I burn over 30,000 calories a week every week and I eat around 2200 a day, high side on "cheat day" being 3000 maybe 3500 at the most but no where near 4k and yes I've logged in the past when I started and more recently to confirm (I'm a software guy so analytics is something I'm pretty good at). You are currently viewing the message boards in: At first I thought it was saying 1300 calories per day, which seemed very low. Before you jump on me, please click the link at the top of the post and at least read the section titled: Excess Starch Does Not Turn to Body Fat, The human body does not have a process to turn excess carbohydrates into fat.

This really works well, but it will take a few weeks or so for your body to adjust. Hello @Bishop1968, I also have hypothyroidism. that I adjusted my Fitbit to reveal my current weight of 170, I burn about 2950 calories per day in average. https://help.fitbit.com/customer/portal/articles/898903. If I slack off and hit say, 210 pounds my calorie burn per mile bumps up to 159. I use the Polar FT4 and I really like it. I would provisionally accept them and move on to seeing if you can get corresponding real life results after trusting them for a month. When I was diagnosed 20 years ago, it was after gaining 20 lbs in a short time, after having been thin all my life. I have a torn rotator, so I get it. Is it possible to burn 5000 calories a day?

I’m 5 foot 8 180 pounds age 49. It sounds as if it's time to change up some of the workout routine. Yoga, stair training, circuit training, etc, can all be done at home if you dont have a gym (there are some great Youtube instructors) , and if you do, spin, elliptical, weight circuits, etc, are great ways to get your heart rate up for a sustained 30 - 45 minute period, which I suspect is the issue. I know my nutritionist was alarmed at how quickly I was losing (3lbs/wk), but said that considering the amount of calories I was eating still, there wasn't anything wrong with it. I'll need to burn 3,560 additional calories/day to get to 5,000. For instance, Michael Phelps is said to burn 8000-9000 calories in average. So, I would need to average 29 miles per day or 203 miles per week. You are currently viewing the message boards in: I'm 5' 11'', weigh 293 as of this morning and am walking 1500 steps a day (FitBit) and doing 30 to 45 minutes of hard work on the elliptical five or so days a week. Just ignore the plateau and scale in fact don't weight yourself anymore. I can safely say I could not do this without injury.

I'll define fatigue as sore muscles or tiredness that continues to the next morning.

Hey @jclookey my two cents for what its worth. Cheese was a big one for me. 06:55 I feel like MFP overestimates in some areas, and underestimates in others. Calories can not be ignored, but the ratio of carbs to protein is much more important, especially if you have plateaued. This includes sugar. Fitbit is much more generous than my Garmin Fenix .... it should not really matter, but I do like the bigger numbers. I sincerely doubt you are burning anywhere near that number of calories a day. I also use the time to plan the next chapter in a book or listen to a book. Or do you want to burn more in order to be able to eat more? Creating your account is completely free, and takes about a minute. This thread is a challenge to myself. ‎05-18-2016 When I have that need, I may find some animal products are required. This thread is a challenge to myself. Most of it would have been water and salt gain, not actual fat gain. http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=36&csex=m&cheightfeet=5&cheigh... My suggestion would be to do a two week period of  absolute food logging (everything cheat included) leaving nothing to guess/rounding and see if you notice a difference. I appreciate your info, however, my Fitbit will only “allow” me approximately 1000 calories a day if I’m just doing 250 steps for 10 hours a day in addition to regular daily activity. Get a BodyMedia or HRM if you want an accurate measurement. For us normal people, you'd pretty much have to work, sleep, eat, and exercise every remaining minute of the day.
I don't get the significance of the 5000 calorie goal. https://www.acsm.org/docs/brochures/selecting-and-effectively-using-a-pedometer.pdf. Just curious: what is it you’re trying to achieve by burning 4000, or even 5000 calories, a day? Is knowing exactly how much you burn really all that important? You simply do not have the time. I found during an experiment last summer that it's easy to run a 2,000 calorie hunger-free deficit with extra calories from exercise and a particular diet I'll describe in a later post. I was reading it wrong because now it is saying I burn 1800-2100 calories per day and I'm considered sedentary (based on what it reads as my steps per day). With a normal 8 to 5 job, you'd have to sacrifice sleep to do it. The body doesn't reach some magical goal at the number 5000. The temptation is to look at running. Answered! Note: I reserve the right to change my opinions at any time as I learn new and accurate information. For me, a 200 pounder, when I run do a long run at a 10 minute per mile pace, I burn roughly 151 calories per mile.

Is it possible to burn 5,000 calories a day withou... Is it possible to burn 5,000 calories a day without fatigue or injuries? However, if you have – say – six hours to spend on exercising every day (probably a conservative value for someone our age to burn 4000 calories or more), it would be sub-optimal IMO to spend all of them doing only one kind of activity, for instance walking and/or running. Lower the carbs in relation to the protien.

You are probably ok with that b/c I'm not such just how accurate your FitBit is. I burn 4000-4500 calories a day and eat 2000-2500 still not loosing weight It’s not making any sense.



Carbohydrates can't turn to fat. To burn 3000 calories a day, you need to alter and eat much lesser than your current diet patterns. Potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, and carrots. I think a lot of people are misunderstanding the 3500-4000 calorie thing - that's not activity only; that's including the number of calories needed to just keep the organs working and lights on 24 hours a day in addition to activity. Mine is pretty much spot on, unless I do high intensity workout then the numbers are inflated. So 2000-1200 = 800 calorie deficit. I started my journey in Dec 2015 at 425lbs. And maintaining that. 10:48

I just changed the handiness on it though to see if that feels more accurate. We've all made our own diet decisions by now. I just had a look at my stats: in my three years of using Fitbit, there has only been 12 days when I’ve burned more than 4000 calories, my highest day being 4799. By joining our Community, you agree to uphold these guidelines, so please take a moment to look them over. I gave up. Are you accurately counting what you eat? I'll use GershonSurge for this account. Example: my deficit is set to 500. You are probably ok with that b/c I'm not such just how accurate your FitBit is. There is the resitance crowd and the cardio crowd as well as all gradations in between. If you want his complete story, I suggest reading "The Starch Solution.".
Then there is the whole school of thought which says, "Eating fat cannot make you fat.". From the sounds of it you're eating plenty of food and losing lots of weight.