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    Quote Originally Posted by Mat:
    I run between 50 and 80Km a week - no wieght issue ;-)
    that's a good way to stay fit, I have never met a long distance runner who was overweight

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drunken Master:
    I walk 10 km daily, it burns calories very fast and allows me to eat whatever I like =]
    How long do you need for your daily 10 km?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 100LL:
    How long do you need for your daily 10 km?
    about 1,5 hours

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    gym? i go to physical in E house, CWB. those trainers there r nice n cute. XD ....


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    I've walked 45-70km a week (with some fairly sizeable hills) for the last 6 months - I'm fitter than I was 6 months ago, but no lighter.


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    Quote Originally Posted by PDLM:
    I've walked 45-70km a week (with some fairly sizeable hills) for the last 6 months - I'm fitter than I was 6 months ago, but no lighter.
    THAT could have had something to do with the beers you enjoy at the end of the hikes .....

    But seriously, have you analysed body composition? I'd bet you've changed fat into muscle (muscle weighs more than fat) over that time ..... what about waistline? A little bird told me you lost 2 inches - that also indicates body composition changes.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by virago:
    You should be able to lose 4 pounds in a week if you put your mind to it.
    Losing 4 pounds is very easy, losing 4 pounds of fat is another matter: 1 pound of fat equals 14 000 Calories. On average, women's daily caloric expenditure is around 2000 Calories while men spend roughly 7-800 more.

    Obviously this number can vary greatly depending on metabolism and activity. Contrary to popular belief, there isn't a huge difference between running and walking in terms of Calorie expenditure if the people cover the same distance. The rough formula is 1Cal/kg/km so a 90kg person running 10km would roughly expend 900 Calories regardless of whether running or walking. The walker might simply take twice as long. However regular running as been shown to increase metabolism and the more muscle one has, the higher the metabolism so there's still an advantage to running and exercising at higher intensities.

    As you can see, in order to lose 4 pounds of fat, someone would have to complete 10km every day while cutting around 1000 Cal every day. Not what I would call easy...

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    Quote Originally Posted by gilleshk:
    1 pound of fat equals 14 000 Calories.
    There are 3500 calories in a pound of stored body fat, not 14000 calories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 100LL:
    There are 3500 calories in a pound of stored body fat, not 14000 calories.
    Sorry, I meant 4 pounds is 14 000 Cal which was an obvious mistake
    Last edited by gilleshk; 22-10-2010 at 09:02 AM.

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    Try GM diet General Motors: Weight Loss Diet Program
    Its doable and it works for me, 4kgs lighter.


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