Donating Platelets (,or Blood, or Plasma) and Calorie Loss
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I'm not sure if this is in the correct category but I figured that the Fitness and Exercise has to do with losing calories just as donating whole blood or blood parts.
Anyways, to get back to the original point of this post... I donate platelets once every other week and I was looking for information on how many calories that would burn for me. I've read posts that say donating a pint of whole blood helps you burn around 600 calories as your body replenishes what was taken away. I've also read that replenishing plasma burns about the same amount of calories. The thing is, I can't find any information on platelet donations. If anyone has any information on this it would be greatly appreciated. If it makes any difference, I always give a triple donation. Thank you for any information you have.
Anyways, to get back to the original point of this post... I donate platelets once every other week and I was looking for information on how many calories that would burn for me. I've read posts that say donating a pint of whole blood helps you burn around 600 calories as your body replenishes what was taken away. I've also read that replenishing plasma burns about the same amount of calories. The thing is, I can't find any information on platelet donations. If anyone has any information on this it would be greatly appreciated. If it makes any difference, I always give a triple donation. Thank you for any information you have.
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Uh....er....I wouldn't rely on blood donations as an effective weight loss technique.0
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I'm not using my donations as a weight loss technique. I've been donating for years now and I've only been tracking calories for a month now. I was just wondering because I was super hungry today and I went more than 600 calories over my daily goal. I'm not trying to lose weight hard core anyways; I'm mainly looking to get an accurate calorie count at the end of the day.1
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I'm also a bi- weekly platelet donor. It never occurred to me that there might be some calorie burn. From webmd though it seems like it would negligible on a daily basis. The way I read it, the 600 calorie burn donating whole blood is spread out over the time it takes to replenish the whole blood which based on how often you are eligible to donate would be 56 daysi ie around 10 calories per day. Couldn't really find anything definitive on platelet donation but since replacement seems to take 14 days, if it was 600 as well it would be less than 50 per day. I'm going in this Saturday so may ask the nurses if they have any better info0
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Well this is certainly a new low for weight loss techniques1
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Calorie Burn = Energy Expenditure..... What part of losing body fluids has to do with converting calories into energy?0
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I would say that falls into the category of over-thinking things
That type of thinking will eventually drive you nuts anyway. For the most part, on any given day you can err to the tune of about 500 calories and not drastically impact your weight loss. So if you're hungry when you donate, eat. Just don't OVER eat. One day off the wagon isn't the end of things. 0 -
Learn something new every day.... Could not find the specific study however, according to the University of California, San Diego people burn approximately 650 calories per donation of one pint of blood. The calories are burned during the regeneration process.
Heres the problem. Although your plasma is regenerated in about 24 yours, the average timeframe your body takes to regenerate 1 pint of blood is 4-6 weeks. (lets say 5) So congrats, if you donate blood you earn yourself on average about an extra 20 calories (18.57) per day. You can now afford to enjoy a few more tic tacs.0 -
I'm sorry, but this kinda made me chuckle.
I think this bird might burn more calories...
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Relentless_0ne wrote: »Learn something new every day.... Could not fin the specific study however, according to the University of California, San Diego people burn approximately 650 calories per donation of one pint of blood. The calories are burned during the regeneration process.
Heres the problem. Although your plasma is regenerated in about 24 yours, the average timeframe your body takes to regenerate 1 pint of blood is 4-6 weeks. (lets say 5) So congrats, if you donate blood you earn yourself on average about an extra 20 calories (18.57) per day. You can now afford to enjoy a few more tic tacs.
Not if you couple this with cold showers...
I'm contacting my publisher right now!0 -
_HeartsOnFire_ wrote: »I'm sorry, but this kinda made me chuckle.
I think this bird might burn more calories...
Birds are fat burning machines. How do you think they can fly 1000mi without stopping for McDonalds?
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SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »Relentless_0ne wrote: »Learn something new every day.... Could not fin the specific study however, according to the University of California, San Diego people burn approximately 650 calories per donation of one pint of blood. The calories are burned during the regeneration process.
Heres the problem. Although your plasma is regenerated in about 24 yours, the average timeframe your body takes to regenerate 1 pint of blood is 4-6 weeks. (lets say 5) So congrats, if you donate blood you earn yourself on average about an extra 20 calories (18.57) per day. You can now afford to enjoy a few more tic tacs.
Not if you couple this with cold showers...
I'm contacting my publisher right now!
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SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »_HeartsOnFire_ wrote: »I'm sorry, but this kinda made me chuckle.
I think this bird might burn more calories...
Birds are fat burning machines. How do you think they can fly 1000mi without stopping for McDonalds?
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I thought this must be a joke. I've heard it all!0
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Relentless_0ne wrote: »Learn something new every day.... Could not find the specific study however, according to the University of California, San Diego people burn approximately 650 calories per donation of one pint of blood. The calories are burned during the regeneration process.
Heres the problem. Although your plasma is regenerated in about 24 yours, the average timeframe your body takes to regenerate 1 pint of blood is 4-6 weeks. (lets say 5) So congrats, if you donate blood you earn yourself on average about an extra 20 calories (18.57) per day. You can now afford to enjoy a few more tic tacs.
LOL....helps to read and understand the fine print, eh??
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_HeartsOnFire_ wrote: »SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »_HeartsOnFire_ wrote: »I'm sorry, but this kinda made me chuckle.
I think this bird might burn more calories...
Birds are fat burning machines. How do you think they can fly 1000mi without stopping for McDonalds?
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dafuq?0
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_HeartsOnFire_ wrote: »SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »_HeartsOnFire_ wrote: »I'm sorry, but this kinda made me chuckle.
I think this bird might burn more calories...
Birds are fat burning machines. How do you think they can fly 1000mi without stopping for McDonalds?
Welcome back! 0 -
^can I count this as a calorie burn. Hedge trimming has to burn something.0 -
trinatrina1984 wrote: »_HeartsOnFire_ wrote: »SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »_HeartsOnFire_ wrote: »I'm sorry, but this kinda made me chuckle.
I think this bird might burn more calories...
Birds are fat burning machines. How do you think they can fly 1000mi without stopping for McDonalds?
Welcome back!
Thanks love...but now I must go...
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I don't think this is a stupid question at all. After blood donations (especially right after), it's common to feel fatigued/hungry/dehydrated. After donating double red blood, I give myself an extra 250-500 calories, depending on how I feel. It's not about, "Woo hoo I earned more calories! Donating blood is exercise!" It's more about trying to bounce back afterwards. That said, it's not like blood/platelet donation means that you immediately have to replenish those calories. Your body will naturally replenish the platelets in about 7-14 days. Over those 7-14 days, the process of creating new platelets/stabilizing your body back to its normal platelet count probably does not use very much energy. If you're feeling weak after donating, I suggest upping your fluids and eating at/near maintenance levels.0
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According thos this site
http://plasmadonating.blogspot.com/2013/07/does-donating-plasma-make-you-lose.html
You lose approximately 470 calories with a plasma donation.0 -
britishbroccoli wrote: »I don't think this is a stupid question at all. After blood donations (especially right after), it's common to feel fatigued/hungry/dehydrated. After donating double red blood, I give myself an extra 250-500 calories, depending on how I feel. It's not about, "Woo hoo I earned more calories! Donating blood is exercise!" It's more about trying to bounce back afterwards. That said, it's not like blood/platelet donation means that you immediately have to replenish those calories. Your body will naturally replenish the platelets in about 7-14 days. Over those 7-14 days, the process of creating new platelets/stabilizing your body back to its normal platelet count probably does not use very much energy. If you're feeling weak after donating, I suggest upping your fluids and eating at/near maintenance levels.
I always carb load before I donate blood.0 -
Should I log bleeding once a month under zumba or vigorous calisthenics?1
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BombshellPhoenix wrote: »Should I log bleeding once a month under zumba or vigorous calisthenics?
Ohhhh I get a HUGE calorie burn!0 -
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »BombshellPhoenix wrote: »Should I log bleeding once a month under zumba or vigorous calisthenics?
Ohhhh I get a HUGE calorie burn!
Hey, if it justifies all this as free calories
I'll log it every month!
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britishbroccoli wrote: »I don't think this is a stupid question at all. After blood donations (especially right after), it's common to feel fatigued/hungry/dehydrated. After donating double red blood, I give myself an extra 250-500 calories, depending on how I feel. It's not about, "Woo hoo I earned more calories! Donating blood is exercise!" It's more about trying to bounce back afterwards. That said, it's not like blood/platelet donation means that you immediately have to replenish those calories. Your body will naturally replenish the platelets in about 7-14 days. Over those 7-14 days, the process of creating new platelets/stabilizing your body back to its normal platelet count probably does not use very much energy. If you're feeling weak after donating, I suggest upping your fluids and eating at/near maintenance levels.
People often donate platelets as a funding source. They aren't considered blood products, so you can sell them. My ex used to do it twice a week. Eating extra calories twice a week every week could really inhibit weight loss, especially if people are at a small deficit. That is rather different than donating whole blood once every 6 weeks.0
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