Re:Energy Compensation and Adiposity in Humans
by bena on Friday September 24, 2021 @12:42PM
(#28644802)
If you wanted to lose weight solely by running:
You need to have a calorie deficit of about 3500 to lose a pound of weight.
Running a mile in about 20 minutes is about 200 calories.
So you would need to run 17.5 miles over 5 hours and 50 minutes to lose 1 pound. So running about 50 minutes a day, you could lose a pound a week if you don't change your eating habits.
Alternatively, if you eat 500 calories less a day, you would also lose a pound a week. You can probably do that just by skipping a part of a meal, cutting out snacking, or not drinking sweetened drinks.
You need to have a calorie deficit of about 3500 to lose a pound of weight.
Running a mile in about 20 minutes is about 200 calories.
So you would need to run 17.5 miles over 5 hours and 50 minutes to lose 1 pound. So running about 50 minutes a day, you could lose a pound a week if you don't change your eating habits.
Alternatively, if you eat 500 calories less a day, you would also lose a pound a week. You can probably do that just by skipping a part of a meal, cutting out snacking, or not drinking sweetened drinks.