Calories is an energy measurement of the amount of energy obtained from food that is available through cellular respiration.
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I really want to pick up weight I'm too skinny [duplicate]
I am a 18 year old boy which suppose to look healthy n fit and have a great built but instead I look like a broomstick and I hate that so much I have tried many things such as drinking eggs and milk ...
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Teen Calories/ Workout
I am a 16 year old boy. I work out for 15 minutes daily (intense cardio and about 50 pushups), and I am mildly active. I have read online that I should be eating between 2000 and 3000 calories a day, ...
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Is it possible to measure calorie burn from heart rate alone?
I have a Polar heart rate monitor chest strap, and a compatible Android phone on which I can run a number of different apps for recording my heart rate. My primary interest is in how many calories I ...
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What can cause an unexpected weight gain with constant workouts and calorie control?
I am trying to shift a lot of fat, and I have started to up my game. I am working out 4 times a week on weights (1 hour sessions), and trying to go for 2 30-40 minute runs on top of that.
On top of ...
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Caloric benefit to working out in hotter temperatures?
I have noticed a difference in my workouts when the only factor I change is the temperature of the room in which I workout.
I am aware that there are risks and benefits to exercising in hotter ...
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Drinking pure olive oil [closed]
I want to gain weight and I'm thinking about drinking large amounts of olive oil to get more calories in my body.
Is there an issue with drinking 100ml (~800 calories) at once?
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Calorie Deficit to BMI ratio - how fast can I lose weight without losing muscle
27 year old male - 5ft 11in
7 Months ago i had a BMI of 40+ (21.5 stone).
After sticking to a 1000-1500 daily calorie intake (Counting & weighing everything) i have dropped to a BMI of 33.6 ...
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Is there a weight gain formula for young children?
I am looking for a formula to help me work out the following:
On average, how many calories would a 3 year old (weighing 11kg) have to consume daily to weigh 16kg by the time she is 4 years old?
The ...
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Estimated calories you burn throughout day
If one has normal activity throughout the day, for example wake up at 10AM sleep at 11:30PM, drive to work, work, walk to get lunch, drive home, do laundry, etc.
What is the estimated amount of ...
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How to gain weight? By higher calorie intake or muscle building through exercise?
My BMI is 18.5. Age 24, height 172.5 cm and weight 55 kg.
I am undergoing training for triathlon. I swim 3 to 4 days a week (6-8 km in 4.5hrs - 6 hrs).
I cycle around 50 km a week in 2.5 hrs.
I run ...
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Is there any info available on how to measure daily eating calories perfectly? [closed]
I am trying the measuring calorie eating for reducing fat but couldn't find a way to measure the calories i am eating ..Is there any ways to do this perfectly ?
thanks
Shihab
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BMR+Harris-benedict equation: case of negative output
I was using the BMR and Harris benedict equations. I got a negative result when i used the following information just by curiosity:
Age: 80
Height :1feet 0 inches (ie 12 inches)
weight :22 pounds
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Should I eat more calories when working out even though I'm trying to lose weight?
For example, if I use one of these calculators that tells me how many calories to eat,
if I put in that I am sedentary it tells me to eat (for example) 2000 calories. If I put in that I'm moderately ...
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What's the difference between calories and kcal
What are the differences between Calories, calories, and kcals?
Why do we have different terms to describe the same concept?
In what cases is it useful to use one unit of measurement over the other?
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Is there a problem with my gym routine?
I try to go the gym every night, at about 10pm - 12pm.
Is it good to go at this time?
My aim is to become thinner, I am quite stocky, I have never been to the gym to increase muscle size, only to ...
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Trying to lose weight, two questions
I am currently 18.6 stone. I started dieting three days ago and have massively reduced my caloric intake. For example, last night I had only 200 calories after subtracting my cardio, according to my ...
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How does Zumba Fitness 2 calculate the calories burned?
Zumba Fitness 2 keeps track of how many calories are burned in a session. However, there isn't any indication of what it uses to determine the amount burned. I have to take the number of face value.
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what is burnt first, muscles(protein) or fat
I'm trying to reduce my belly fat, for which I'm doing exercise for a month now, but no result yet. So now thinking of starting diet. But if I do that, and eat much less calories, then what will be ...
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How many extra calories do I burn when running with a jogging stroller?
I'm curious how to figure out how much extra work I'm doing pushing a jogging stroller while running? I have a 20 lb baby sitting in an otherwise empty Bob Evolution stroller.
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Always running out of energy when running
I'd love to get some advice on this one.
tl;dr: I can't figure out my calorie intake, and often end up dying in the middle of my 5k runs.
The longer version:
I've been running since ...
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How many calories should I intake and how much should I “spend” daily?
I am a Computer professional. My job involves sitting on a pc for the whole day without much physical work.
I am 32, male.
I would like to know what is the amount of calories I should consume daily ...
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How to accurately work out calories burned on exercise bike
I am looking for a way to accurately workout how many calories I am burning on my bike. I have a standard bike mounted on a cycle exercising stand. At the moment, I have no way of working out ...
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How do different modes of transportation compare from a caloric burn perspective?
Assuming that I'm travelling the same route between two points how do walking, running and biking compare with one another?
My instinct is that calories per mile (metre, kilometre, or what have you) ...
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So am I at a calorie deficit now?
I am 21, 6'4 and 19 stone (266 pounds) and my estimated BMR is 2545.58
Last night I did 90 minutes walking at a slow pace. This estimates I burned between 319-440 calories. ...
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Does working out with a sweatshirt on burn more calories?
I am over weight (6 ft 1" and 105 kgs/231 oz). I started working out 8 months ago and I have lost 25kgs/55 pounds. I run for 25 minutes (and cover about 3.20 kilometers/2 miles in that time ) on the ...
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What's my GDA to lose weight?
I'm 5 feet 11 and I weight 189 pounds, I'm trying to lose some weight to reach 176 pounds. My calculated GDA (with online tools) should be 2800 Kcal/per day. My question is: if I lower this value to ...
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What are the foods that are low in fat but high in calories? [closed]
Can you cite the foods that are low in fat but high in calories?
I'm 21, male, around 5'7" tall and I'm kinda skinny. I've read online that one of the things I should consider to gain weight is ...
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Pedometer / Heart Rate Montior Recommendation [closed]
I am looking for a device that I can use to measure how many calories I burn.
Features I am looking for
Take in my weight into consideration to give accurate calories burned.
Takes in factors ...
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Why can extreme athletes eat so many calories without health risk?
Michael Phelps (the famed Olympic swimmer and many-time gold medalist) is one of the most fit people in the world, and most people would look at him and say that he is extremely healthy. However, he ...
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Is it necessary to eat fewer carbs in order to lose weight?
I'm using DailyBurn.com as my guide/tracking system for losing weight and I always seem to hit my recommended carb limit for the day really easily. I really like eating rice, pasta and bread.
To put ...
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Does exercise REALLY increase the basal metabolism rate for any significant length of time after the exercise is over?
I am new to this site, but have read several questions and answers here that are related to this question and have found different contradictory answers. Some say that the only effect is that a ...
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Is there any practical difference between “calories” and “calories from fat”? [closed]
I was eating a frozen yogurt earlier and noticed the nutrition label said:
Calories 200
Fat Cal. 70
I'm not sure what to make of this. I'm guessing 200 is the total calories, 70 of which comes from ...
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Does drinking ice water burn up to 1000 extra calories per day? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does being cold help lose weight?
I read this comment on a YouTube video showing body builders having breakfast:
Ice water. That's the key. Not just plain water - ...
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Does lifting weights pull back you weight losing process?
I am out of shape(else why would I be here, lol), I weigh 185 pounds, 178cm height(5'9'' I guess). Lately I have been trying to work out and lift some weights for around 4 weeks, but yesterday I was ...
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How many calories would a programmer (or somebody who is mostly at a desk) burn on a daily basis? [closed]
I need to know how many calories one would burn if they just sat at a desk all the time on their 9-5.
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Calories burnt by fidgiting?
I am wondering if there is any significant calorie burning from fidgeting (bouncing your heel, tapping your foot, moving your fingers, etc.) LiveStrong has an article on this discussing Non-Exercise ...
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Are calories the only important aspect of a diet?
I've recently started using apps like MyFitnessPal to calculate the amount of energy and nutrients I consume and do some simple number crunching for me. However, all these apps seem to be focused on ...
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The relationship between basal metabolic rate, calories, and activity level
I have a base BMR of about 2200 calories without the activity multiplier using this formula:
66 + (6.23*240) + (12.7 * 70) - (6.88*31)
I supervise an automotive shop and generally consider walking, ...
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Is it true that thinking uses a lot of calories?
I have read a lot of stuff that says the brain is one of the parts of the body that consume the most oxygen. Is this true? Does that mean when you're thinking hard, you're actually burning a lot of ...
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Does exercising at different times affect the amount of calories needed per day?
Just wondering if the time of the day when you exercise affects how many calories you should consume for the day? So I am essentially wondering is, if I change my training time, does it change how ...
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How can I consume more calories without feeling bloated?
I am looking to gain muscle but I cant seem to consume more calories without feeling bloated. That feeling masks hunger such a way that I have to skip a meal, thus avoiding caloric excess that is ...
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Eating more calories to improve performance?
I have been struggling to make progress in my swimming for quite a while now. Is it simply a need to eat more food to improve? I recently took 2months off swimming to assist my recovery. I want to ...
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Get calories from nutritional information [closed]
I'm eating a pack of biscuits and on the label the following information is given:
Nutritional information per 100g of product
Carbohydrates - 75g
Proteins - 6g
Fat - ...
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Calories in a fried egg yolk [closed]
As an estimate, how many calories would one consume if he ate only the yolk of an egg which was fried in butter?
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What is the benefit of eating excess calories when strength training?
Is there a benefit to eating excess calories while strength training? Programs like Starting Strength suggest that a novice should be eating many calories in excess of what is needed, and that in the ...
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Which is healthier: Mayo, Honey Mustard or Oil + Vinegar? [closed]
Which is healthier on a sub sandwich? Mayo, Honey Mustard or Oil + Vinegar?
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Estimating burnt kcal from one type of activity when measured by heart rate and measurement assumes different activity?
I have a certain watch that can be linked to a heart rate monitor. It then will give me the amount of calories based on the premise that I am running. However, obviously the watch can be used also for ...
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Is a drastic calorie reduction harmful?
For a long time I was consuming 4000 calories a day. This was between soda and various "junk foods". I was surprised to find my protein, carb and fat levels were pretty close to what they should have ...
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“Negative” Calorie Foods to Renew Energy
Apples, celery, cabbage, and etc. are considered "negative" calorie foods. While I understand that the "negative" portion of that statement is largely mythical in nature, as they are actually just ...
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How does calorie burn affect appetite?
What's the relationship of calories burned (e.g. through exercise) and appetite level?
Let's say there are two hypothetical situations:
A) Over the course of one day my body burns 2300 calories but ...
