Do you runners eat 3500 calories a day? I call BS

IcallBSonThisGuy wrote:

5' 8" tall @ 136 LBS and eating 3500 a day?

sorry man I'm calling BS on you fella.

East Africans eat a bit of rice and ugali

http://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2012/04/22/london_olympics_canadian_marathoner_reid_coolsaet_a_glutton_for_punishment.html

5'11", 148 for me. I consume 3000-4000 calories per day and I run 70-75 mpw. Beer counts for a lot of those calories (2 craft beers per night, 5 nights per week). Based on my admittedly rudimentary understanding of how kcals work, (at least I know what a kcal is, right?!), 3500 very believable. Consider:

The average person burns 1500-2000 calories per day simply by living (I think...)

I run 10 miles per day which burns an additional 800-1000 calories (Right?)

I do push-ups/sit-ups regularly and am an active person overall. Let's count this for nothing, but assume that it keeps me in the high end of the 1500-2000 calorie scale.

My body is much more efficient that the average person's. My metabolism is fast (running does that, doesn't it?). This gives me a 20-25% calorie burning edge over the average fatty American. At least.

2000+0.25(2000)+1000 = 3500

That is just to maintain weight. Science doesn't lie, bro.

You only eat 2000 calories a day because you only run 30 mpw, and you chubby so you're trying to lose weight (or atleast should be) If you increase your mileage wouldn't you increase your daily calorie intake also?? Cmon now I'm a highschool student and I know that.

6000 lol you fat tub of lard haha

How can anyone who exercises at all eat under 3,000 calories per day?

A footlong meatball sub at Subway by itself is 1,240 calories. Throw in chips and a cookie and a normal lunch is now close to 1,500 calories.

Now throw in 2 more meals and you're way above.

try running 120-130mpw with quality thrown in there. I'm only 5'9" 130ish but 3500 calories is easy. It takes a lot of fuel to feed that fire.

IcallBSonThisGuy wrote:

5' 8" tall @ 136 LBS and eating 3500 a day?

sorry man I'm calling BS on you fella.

East Africans eat a bit of rice and ugali

http://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2012/04/22/london_olympics_canadian_marathoner_reid_coolsaet_a_glutton_for_punishment.html

YAWN

icallbstoo wrote:

I'm 5'7"

165 LBS

run 30 miles a week

eat 2000 a day and drink 3 beers a night

I CALL BS

3 beers have 450 Kcal in them ... so go back and read what you wrote.

Oh, wait. I just did. You said 30 mpw. Each mile burns about 100 Kcal, so a hard-training runner would burn 7000 kcal more per week than you and 1000 more per day.

interesting, but not really wrote:

It's very easy to take in 3500 calories when you drink your tea with A LOT of white refined sugar and whole milk and eat Ugali

A cup of Ugali is just under 500 calories. They eat a lot more than a cup a day. It's basically served with every meal.

A quart of whole milk is 592 calories. They easily consume this in the large amounts of tea they drink daily.

They add a ton of sugar....a ton. Like at least half a cup a day. That is just under 400 calories per day of just sugar.

IcallBSonThisGuy wrote:

5' 8" tall @ 136 LBS and eating 3500 a day?

sorry man I'm calling BS on you fella.

East Africans eat a bit of rice and ugali

http://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2012/04/22/london_olympics_canadian_marathoner_reid_coolsaet_a_glutton_for_punishment.html

They take a QUART of milk and 27 teaspoons of sugar in their TEA every day?

Female runner chiming in:

5'7 114 12% BF when training 109/110 when racing

Only running 60-70 mpw with a bit of strength training but lead an active life outside of running.

On avg I eat about 2,700 give or take. When I'm hungry I eat. When I'm not I don't. The majority of my caloric intake is between the hours of 3-9pm post work-training and life. All morning runs are done fasted and on double days I eat pretty light between workouts.

A male of that size eating 3,500 does not seem abnormal. If I drop below 2,000 my workouts suffer, as does recovery, mood, sleep etc.

Average 20km a day = about 1700 calories at 6'0 and 175lb for the run.

Plus 3500 calories a day in maintenance due to daily exercise and a physical job

BS on which direction? If you ask me, it is BS being way too low, not the other way around. Only 3500 calories for that many miles? You eat a small little bag of peanuts and it is a huge 280 calories!

3500 would be 60mpw, IMO.

everyone is different.

I weigh 170 running 60mpw + lifting and if I don't eat 3500 the very least I'll fall apart, but then my training buddy weighs 180 doing the same training and he gets fat if he eats more than 2500.

- wrote:

6' 2", 185 lbs. Run 80-90 miles a week. There's a lot of fluctuation, but I would say I average 6,000 calories a day. No clue what my body fat percentage is, but there sure as heck ain't much to trim. I could see 3,500 still being on the low end for one of them tiny 135 lb runner types. I would be painfully hungry after a 3,500 calorie day.

So big for a 6'2" runner... I'm 6'1" and 154. About 80 mpw in fall - spring and up to 110 mpw in the summer (I love training in the heat). I eat a TON of food, fluctuating between 5500 - 7000 calories a day. Most people tell me that it's unhealthy, but then they realize i'm still really skinny, so.....I let my do the talking.

i was taking in near 5000 a day during the summer

Its easy when the majority of your diet is carbs

The average person whether they work out or not, overestimates the amount of calories they burn/need everyday to function.

The 2,000kcal a day idea orginated from back when the soldiers were fighting back in WW2. So this idea that the average American needs 1,800-2,000 calories a day is a myth...especially of you don't work out.

I am 115lbs right now. I know I don't burn 100 kcal a mile, because my body has adapted to running and I don't weigh enough to be burning that many calories per mile.

I agree with the posters who say that it is possible to eat 3500kcal a day. I have days where I feel like an eating machine and days where I don't. As long you exercise daily and don't overdo it, you're better off then most.

The average person whether they work out or not, overestimates the amount of calories they burn/need everyday to function.

The 2,000kcal a day idea orginated from back when the soldiers were fighting back in WW2. So this idea that the average American needs 1,800-2,000 calories a day is a myth...especially of you don't work out.

I am 115lbs right now. I know I don't burn 100 kcal a mile, because my body has adapted to running and I don't weigh enough to be burning that many calories per mile.

I agree with the posters who say that it is possible to eat 3500kcal a day. I have days where I feel like an eating machine and days where I don't. As long you exercise daily and don't overdo it, you're better off then most.

Mayo Clinic says I need 3100 per day....

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/calorie-calculator/itt-20084939

Typical hobby joggers post. Do some meaningful activity to warrant that about of Kcal and then get back to me.

IcallBSonThisGuy wrote:

5' 8" tall @ 136 LBS and eating 3500 a day?

sorry man I'm calling BS on you fella.

East Africans eat a bit of rice and ugali

http://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2012/04/22/london_olympics_canadian_marathoner_reid_coolsaet_a_glutton_for_punishment.html