Burning Calories - Weight Loss

Sea_Shell

dranzer01 said:

Tried the other day - definitely was challenging, so working my way up to that

Like I said, you'll be better off setting the speed/incline at a level where you don't need to hold on, at all...even if that starts off as being your usual outdoor walking pace.   You then build from there...not the other way round.

Yes, it will clock less calories that way, but they will be more accurate calories.

Absolutely no point in "tricking" the treadmill into giving you figures that you want to see.

dranzer01

I guess my math and numbering were off. I thought I weighed around 114kg. (My scales just came today, so im actually happier I weigh less than what I actually thought I did)

It shows BMR as 2017kcal?

(Im going to obviously assume anything in yellow and red is what I need to work on the most)

Sea_Shell

dranzer01 said:

I guess my math and numbering were off. I thought I weighed around 114kg. (My scales just came today, so im actually happier I weigh less than what I actually thought I did)

It shows BMR as 2017kcal?

(Im going to obviously assume anything in yellow and red is what I need to work on the most)

BMR is usually the number for when you're at rest.  Has it (the app) asked for your usual activity level, and factored that in?

Eg, Is your job a desk job or manual labour?

dranzer01

I do not believe I can see that and/or it asking me about my daily activities. However, I am sitting down for the whole day working from home (then do my cardio/exercise in the late afternoon/evening)

dranzer01

dranzer01 said:

I guess my math and numbering were off. I thought I weighed around 114kg. (My scales just came today, so im actually happier I weigh less than what I actually thought I did)

It shows BMR as 2017kcal?

(Im going to obviously assume anything in yellow and red is what I need to work on the most)

Since as the scales arrived yesterday afternoon, I was around 111kg (of course from the days eating and drinking fluids).

I have weighed myself this morning and I am 108kg - (So I am going to lean on 108kg is my true weight)

Sea_Shell

dranzer01 said:

dranzer01 said:

I guess my math and numbering were off. I thought I weighed around 114kg. (My scales just came today, so im actually happier I weigh less than what I actually thought I did)

It shows BMR as 2017kcal?

(Im going to obviously assume anything in yellow and red is what I need to work on the most)

Since as the scales arrived yesterday afternoon, I was around 111kg (of course from the days eating and drinking fluids).

I have weighed myself this morning and I am 108kg - (So I am going to lean on 108kg is my true weight)

First thing in the morning is probably a good time, after a wee and before eating/drinking anything. 😉   

Try and limit yourself to checking once a week, on the same day, same time.

It's like investments, checking too often can lead to anxiety and disappointment.  It's trends over time that are important, not daily fluctuations.

Grumpy_chap

Sea_Shell said:

BMR is usually the number for when you're at rest.  Has it (the app) asked for your usual activity level, and factored that in?

Eg, Is your job a desk job or manual labour?

The OP has the same scale / app as I use and the set-up asks for DOB, height and gender.  It is important to measure height accurately (and without shoes) so that the calculated metrics are as accurate as they can be.  There is also an "athlete" mode which uses different parameters for calculating some of the metrics but the criteria for that are so tight that very few people will be in the "athlete" category.

For any of the metrics, it is possible to press the displayed number and the app gives an explanation so, for BMR, it reads "Basal Metabolic Rate.  In an inactive state, this is the minimum necessary energy needed."  I've always taken that to mean the energy to just exist given other parameters entered and a totally sedentary survival.

For weighing, I always do first thing in the morning, before dressing, and the scale set on solid wood floor (so the true weight is measured, not reduced by sinking into carpet).  My scales display eight to 0.5kg increments, 500g, so that is the difference of 1 pint of water.  There will always be movements up / down between weigh-ins.

dranzer01

Is a 40-45 min cardio/treadmill session 4/5 times a week a good, steady rate of losing weight (excluding doing any form of weights?)

I can do weights, but I want to see differing and varying styles...

Sea_Shell

dranzer01 said:

Is a 40-45 min cardio/treadmill session 4/5 times a week a good, steady rate of losing weight (excluding doing any form of weights?)

I can do weights, but I want to see differing and varying styles...

Depends what's on the other side of the equation...ie calorie intake.


You need that 500 per day deficit, but you need to fuel your workouts too.

Have you done a comprehensive food diary yet?    Kitchen scales and a calculator!!

You need to nail down your baseline, current intake, before you can really start making changes that will have the best effect.

dranzer01

If ive programmed it and filled it in correctly, my 'base goal' is 2,160 calories a day (so it says on the app) , which then can split down into what foods I consume, which will make it increase , what exercises I do, which will make it decrease and then how many calories I have left to consume. If ive gone over , it was have a '-' in front of the number and it will be in grey.

So if the base goal says 2,160, would that mean I need to consume 1,660 a day to lose weight?