Re:Thoughts on the potato diet
by rootusrootus on Monday July 11, 2022 @08:42PM
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I can find claims that people were eating 14 pounds a day. That seems implausible. They'd have been really fat on nearly 5000 Calories per day.
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If you're building a house or something 12 hours a day, you're going to burn that much.
Re:Thoughts on the potato diet
by rootusrootus on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:41AM
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I don't buy that. We've studied cultures where everyone works really hard all day. Their metabolism adjusts pretty well and functions at a level not too different from the rest of us.
https://www.lhsfna.org/burning-calories-on-the-job/
Burning 400 calories an hour for 12 hours would be about 5000 calories.
Anecdotally, I know a retired guy who's been constructing a gymnasium sized $150K play tube structure for the past month, and he's lost like 25lb.
What is a play tube because it makes me think of those structures that kids play in at McDonalds and something like that couldn’t possibly cost $150K.
Yes, it's something like that. I imagine the cost is proportional to the size and complexity of the particular setup? The company quoted $20k just to install it, which is why my acquaintance is volunteering to do it.
Athletes or active teens could eat that much easily
Re:Thoughts on the potato diet
by rootusrootus on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:44AM
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Very specific athletes can burn that much for a while. And teens can do it for a bit during growth spurts. But regular people? Nah. That's been studied pretty well. If you work hard all day, your metabolism compensates. It's also why exercise has quickly diminishing returns.