Alright, so I'm a little confused. I ate a 260 calorie breakfast, then I burned off 510 calories at the gym with cardio, and did 20 minutes of strength training. so I was at -350 calories. Then I had another 260 calorie meal, and I'm at -90 calories. And I've got hockey in a few hours. So does that mean I have no calories in my body at the moment? And a 90 calorie defecit?
Oh, I don't know if this helps, but i'm 18, 5'4, and 145 lbs and have a high activity level (hockey 6 times a week and gym inbetween)
(I know, I know, I should be eating way more calories, I was told I should be having 2500 cuz of my activity level to start with)
2007-03-01 08:00:39 · 10 answers · asked by toronto_leafs 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I want to drop 25 lbs....
2007-03-01 08:12:52 · update #1
The phrase "does that mean I have no calories in my body at the moment" has no meaning. Your body is made of calories and if your body does not get enough calories it will extract the needed calories from your body.
You have burned more calories than you have taken in, so you are probably going to lose a tiny bit of weight, by virtue of the fact that your body is going to burn some of itself for energy.
2007-03-01 08:10:13 · answer #1 · answered by David V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not eating 'enough calories' to lose weight. I know that seems 'backward' but you have put your body in to a 'starvation state' where it 'protects you from starving to death' by maintaining a higher weight than is 'good for you.' You should eat a breakfast of 400-800 calories, have a 200 calorie 'snack' at 'halfway between breakfast and lunch' then eat a 400-800 calorie lunch and another 200 calorie snack ... and you 'last meal' of the day (including dessert) should bring your 'total calories eaten' for that day up to the 2500 calories you were told is 'right for you' because of your 'activity level' being so high. I know it may 'seem' like you're eating a 'lot' but I'll bet that you'll start LOSING some weight if you keep your 'activity level' as high as it is now.
2007-03-01 16:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you're in normal fully fueled condition, there are 2000-2500 calories worth of glycogen (muscle and brain fuel) stored in your muscles and liver. That doesn't include your breakfast. So while you've tapped into some of your glycogen stores, you're nowhere near depleted.
If you eat nothing before hockey, practice could take you pretty close to the edge. That's a condition runner's and cyclists know as 'bonk'. With no glycogen, all your body can depend on for fuel is fat conversion, and that doesn't happen very fast, certainly not fast enough to play hockey, run, or cycle at more than a slow, pathetic pace. If you ever get to that point, you'll know it, because its instantly 'game over'.
2007-03-01 16:12:55 · answer #3 · answered by silverbullet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should start at how much your body burns off. Let's say 2600 (2000+510+90) calories 2600 calories -260 -260= 2080 you burned off for the day. So you are burning off 2080 calories per day be eating that much. That's way too much. 3500 calories burned =1 pound of weight lost
2007-03-01 16:10:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't have negative calories. It means your body is using energy it has stored, instead of converting the food you ate into calories.
Your body uses several hundred calories a day just living. So, you definately need to be eating more. Your body will think it is starving, and this will actually make you gain weight.
2007-03-01 16:10:06 · answer #5 · answered by jaynarie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You body is a storehouse of potential energy which is taken in and burned off using the calorie as a measure (just like a car engine produces horsepower). So your body will supply the energy you need from what it has stored. If you stay out of balance your body will either lose weight if you use more calories than you take in or gain weight if you take in more calories than you use
2007-03-01 16:09:37 · answer #6 · answered by jonnyraven 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your are losing weight then. In order to lose weight you need to burn more calories than you gain per day. This just shows that your body used some of the stored calories from those 25 LBS.
2007-03-08 18:19:43 · answer #7 · answered by Mike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The calories you eat are either burned right away as energy you use to live, work out, breathe, etc. If you take in more calories than you burn off, they will be stored as fat. If you take in less calories than you burn off, your body will use up some of the fat to burn for energy for you. That is why if you eat more than your body needs you get fat, and if you eat less than your body needs you lose fat.
2007-03-01 16:13:32 · answer #8 · answered by cowabunga mama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't eat more, your body will start using muscle mass for fuel. That's not good. You're very active, so I would think counting calories shouldn't be a priority- being healthy and feeding yourself properly is a better idea.
2007-03-01 16:08:20 · answer #9 · answered by Violet Pearl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋