-- Posted by Raspy at 5:43 am on Oct. 1, 2008 I need to lose around 8 kilos to be my healthy/goal weight and get my BMI back to where it should be. Today I burnt off 630 calories at the gym..is this a good start combined with healthy eating every day or do i need to aim for at least 1000 calories. -- Posted by Sins and Demons at 5:45 am on Oct. 1, 2008 3500 calories burned is supposed to be 1 pound burned, idk how much a kilo is. -- Posted by rosebud at 5:47 am on Oct. 1, 2008 1. you probably didn't burn off 630 calories at the gym 2. when people say you need to eat 2000 calories, they mean that if you eat any less you will lose weight and that if you eat any more you will gain weight. they take your activity level into account in formulating that number, so if you are highly active then they will say you need to eat 2400 calories instead -- Posted by HumanJournal at 5:47 am on Oct. 1, 2008 Its a start:) Good luck. -- Posted by Raspy at 5:48 am on Oct. 1, 2008 Obviously unless I spend 8 hours in  a gym im never going to burn off that much. -- Posted by rosebud at 5:48 am on Oct. 1, 2008 Quote: from Raspy at 10:48 pm on Oct. 1, 2008 Obviously unless I spend 8 hours in  a gym im never going to burn off that much. you burn most of your calories just being alive, breathing, moving around a little bit, etc., all the running and rowing and cycling is just a few hundred extra -- Posted by Raspy at 5:52 am on Oct. 1, 2008 Quote: from rosebud at 5:48 am on Oct. 1, 2008 Quote: from Raspy at 10:48 pm on Oct. 1, 2008 Obviously unless I spend 8 hours in a gym im never going to burn off that much. you burn most of your calories just being alive, breathing, moving around a little bit, etc., all the running and rowing and cycling is just a few hundred extra Treadmills dont lie. -- Posted by rosebud at 5:56 am on Oct. 1, 2008 Quote: from Raspy at 10:52 pm on Oct. 1, 2008 Quote: from rosebud at 5:48 am on Oct. 1, 2008 Quote: from Raspy at 10:48 pm on Oct. 1, 2008 Obviously unless I spend 8 hours in  a gym im never going to burn off that much.    you burn most of your calories just being alive, breathing, moving around a little bit, etc.,    all the running and rowing and cycling is just a few hundred extra Treadmills dont lie. yes they do http://archive.recordonline.com/archive/2005/05/18/treadmil.htm -- Posted by Raspy at 6:01 am on Oct. 1, 2008 But are are pretty accurate. -- Posted by Duke at 6:08 am on Oct. 1, 2008 Quote: from Raspy at 7:52 am on Oct. 1, 2008 Treadmills dont lie. Maybe not, but they guestimate. Weight loss comes down to one basic law of biology. You lose weight if you consume fewer calories than you burn. So Michael Phelps can eat 5000 calories or whatever ungodly amount he eats, but he stays skinny because he swims 8 hours a day, burning huge amounts of energy. So how much work you will have to do to lose weight depends on your fitness level, overall condition, diet, calorie burn level and other factors. -- Posted by metalhealthpatient at 6:13 am on Oct. 1, 2008 heres advice STOP FUCKING EATING SO GOD DAMN MUCH