Hi Pamela -
I have seen your name on DailyBurn and just now found my way to your website. I have always been heavy into exercise. I played Basketball in College (19 years ago) and have continued to run, cycle, & play basketball over the years. When I graduated from college (in 1991) I was 130 lbs and my body fat % was around 6. In January 2010 I purchased a scale for the first time in 15 years and found that I weighed 175! I knew my weight had been creeping up but I had gained 15 pounds since my last Doctor's appointment which was less than a year prior. So even with an active life style I gained 45 pounds in 19 years. Part of the reason for the weight gain was because I failed to change the diet I had in college and the bad eating habbits caught up with me.
Well, over the last 4 months, I have lost 30 lbs by tracking my calories. On average, I ate between 1200 - 1400 calories a day and I burned 1200 - 1600 calories per day through exercise. My main concern today is this -----Is is possible to exercise to much? AND - is it bad to expend more caloires through exercise than you intake? I am 41, 5'7 and my goal weight is 145; currently I am at 143 so I have lost 2 pounds since reaching my goal. Over the last 2 weeks I have been counting calories in my head instead of logging. I am eating between 1600 - 1900 calories per day and last week I burned an average of 1455 per day through exercise. This week, I have burned 1800+ calories per day through exercise. Is it a bad idea to burn more calories through exercise than you eat? Can you have long term effects from this? I feel great and have tons of energy. I love to exercise and I don't want to cut back too much. Thanks for taking a look at my question.
