I became addicted to running, and lost 26 lbs. All thanks to ChatGPT

Re:I became addicted to running, and lost 26 lbs. All thanks... by AtlasBarfed on Thursday June 29, 2023 @10:01PM (#36529642)

Just to remind people of the physics!

10 lbs of fat is 36,000 calories. Which is:

- 82 miles of swimming

- 240 miles of running

- 700 to 900 miles of biking

26 lbs obviously being 2.6 times that: 200+ miles swimming, 600 miles of running, 2400 miles of biking.

So as you point out, 26 lbs lost isn't going to happen even if he ran that 1 mile every day for 3 months. The ONLY way is substantial caloric deficit through dieting/reduced food intake.

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Re:I became addicted to running, and lost 26 lbs. All thanks... by alvarezbjm-hn on Thursday June 29, 2023 @10:17PM (#36529754)

DISCLAIMER: Under no circumstance think about to stopping eating without consulting a nutritionist. There is no medical advice here!

Fun fact: If you stop eating completely, your metabolism goes down.

Still, with a basal metabolism of 1500 calories (daily) and no food, you would lose 160g of fat (daily). You can add exercise to lose more fat, and keep your muscle.

You could also stop eating (only water allowed) for 74 days and lose around 10 pounds (combined fat and muscle)

This is the reason diets don't work longterm. It takes great willpower (which the person didn't have much of to begin with) for a really long time (probably for life)

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Re:I became addicted to running, and lost 26 lbs. All thanks... by whateverman23 on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:46AM (#36530609)

Did you mean 74 hours?

You can lose 10 pounds in 35 days by just eating at a healthy calorie deficit.

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