calores in/calories out is bogus; just came off a week long food bender

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5 years ago 08/13/2018 7:55am EDT

I just came back from vacation yesterday after gorging myself with food and alcohol for an entire week. I ran one night because I got drunk and found myself in the hotel gym. Ran 0.5 miles at 12% incline at 9:00 pace on the treadmill (it was hard). Other than that I didn't do anything except consume maybe 3000-5000 calories a day.

And guess what? Today I weighed myself, as I do mos morning at home (right out of bed before consuming anything), and I was up a mere 0.5 lbs! Based on my caloric intake and the calories in/calories out dictum I should have gained AT LEAST 5lbs. But I didn't. Calories in/calories out is BS.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 9:19am EDT

re: sfsdfsdfddd

No, it's not BS at all. Anecdotal evidence isn't nutrional science.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 9:24am EDT

re: sfsdfsdfddd

Excessive alcohol consumption actually results in your body burning more calories than you've consumed to rid itself of the toxic metabolites. Often why most long-term alcoholics begin to lose weight. So no it's not BS.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 9:32am EDT

re: Seriously mate?

A one week long food binge is nothing. I'm close to hitting 2600 weeks straight and still maintain my high school weight. Real men don't perseverate on amount of calories consumed. Get a manly compulsion like counting the hairs on your thinning scalp.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 9:48am EDT

re: you pathetic weakling

So you were drinking all weekend? Ya, you probably lost a lot of water weight and were dehydrated when you weighed yourself. Think a little.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 9:50am EDT

re: dramamine

dramamine wrote:
So you were drinking all weekend? Ya, you probably lost a lot of water weight and were dehydrated when you weighed yourself. Think a little.

Agreed.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 11:24am EDT

re: dramamine

dramamine wrote:
So you were drinking all weekend? Ya, you probably lost a lot of water weight and were dehydrated when you weighed yourself. Think a little.

Not all weekend. All week.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 1:24pm EDT

re: sfsdfsdfddd

Eat 2500 calories of meat. Just meat. Do that every day for a week. Weigh yourself before and after.

Eat 2500 calories of your regular diet. Do that every day for a week. Weigh yourself before and after.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 2:12pm EDT

re: sfsdfsdfddd

sfsdfsdfddd wrote:
I just came back from vacation yesterday after gorging myself with food and alcohol for an entire week. I ran one night because I got drunk and found myself in the hotel gym. Ran 0.5 miles at 12% incline at 9:00 pace on the treadmill (it was hard). Other than that I didn't do anything except consume maybe 3000-5000 calories a day.
And guess what? Today I weighed myself, as I do mos morning at home (right out of bed before consuming anything), and I was up a mere 0.5 lbs! Based on my caloric intake and the calories in/calories out dictum I should have gained AT LEAST 5lbs. But I didn't. Calories in/calories out is BS.

Let’s split the difference of your estimated range and say you ate 4000 calories per day.

4000 x 7 = 28,000. Half a pound gained is an excess of about 1750 calories. 28,000 - 1750 = 26,250 calories burned. You easily burned 1000 during your treadmill run. So 25,250 calories burned. 25,250/7 = 3,600 calories burned per day. This can just about be done simply by walking a little and existing. Throw in the dehydration factor and there you go. Not surprising at all.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 2:21pm EDT

re: GBohannon

It definitely is bogus. Nobody comes close to 100% digestion and absorption.

5 years ago 08/13/2018 2:33pm EDT

re: Drink some 10W30

Metabolism

Genetics

Body Type

Macros

5 years ago 08/13/2018 2:47pm EDT

re: Other Factors:

Also, people who exercise and are in shape burn more calories than those who don't/ aren't.

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