JW's Weight Calculations ............ Was: Re: CRON sleep

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Hi JW:

I have been fascinated for a while with your calculations for weight

loss, such as those in your post below. But I do not understand

them. Would it be possible to explain a bit more, or provide a link

so that I can understand it better? It is the part about 6 oz. of

water per 100 kcal of glucose (and similar calculations for the other

macronutrients?) that I find interesting.

One particular detail I am confused about is that you seem to say

that a deficit of 100 kcal per day for ten days amounts to 3.3 #. I

assume your " # " means pounds?

I have seen other sources suggest 3500 kcal per pound. Using the

3500 number: 10 days x 100 kcal/day = 1000 kcal / 3500 kcal/pound =

0.286 pounds. That is a lot different from 3.3, so what am I missing

here?

TIA.

Rodney.

--- In , " jwwright " <jwwright@e...>

wrote:

> I eat usually 350 kcals for breakfast, the major meal about 1PM and

> snack at supper. If I work outdoors, I estimate 100 kcals per

> hour, or 300 kcals per hour walking. And I add that to my H-B

> calculated requirement. So if I'm short 100 kcals I will lose a

> little weight, and I calculate that by estimating that 1/3 is fat

> and 2/3 is glucose. For the 2/3 glucose I lose 6 oz of water per

> 100 kcals, or 4 oz in this case. 4 oz plus 1 oz carbo plus 1/3 fat

> = 5 1/3 oz weight. Notice that's 3.3 # for 10 days - much too

> fast, so I have to control to less than 100 kcals deficit per

> day. ................ My goal was to burn fat, not make more

> muscle. I can do that remarkably well now after experimenting for

> several years.