Mr_Knight Member

I run at least 5k every day. Done.

A 3 mile run at your weight burns about 200 calories. Your BMR is around 1200 calories/day. Your non-active TDEE is around 1400 calories/day. So your total burn is ~1600 calories/day, assuming you average 3 miles of running (not walking - running) per day. To lose 2 pounds a week you need a deficit of 1000 calories/day.…

Very very few.

Very few things burn calories like moderate, steady running. It can be 5x the calories per unit time, relative to "lifting". And it can be done everyday, day after day, without risking injury.

The single most important element of successful long term weight management is regular, vigorous exercise.

No. At your weight, you're 45 calories/mile, 30 calories/km.

500 calories @ 200 pounds is a 4 mile run.

There is no such thing as "French" weather - Normandy is completely different than Provence.

It makes ZERO sense. Adding muscle volume is extremely hard, and 99.9% of people who come here with problems are not gaining muscle, at all. There is no "volume" in play here, at all.

+1 Not as entertaining as one-wheeled lead bikes, though....

Wait until you can actually run the 5k. Then add a couple of more days walking - when that starts to feel comfortable, then you can safely start running 5k every day.

One wheeled bike? Bike made from lead? I give up.

I'm buying a bike for triathlons. I don't need to know anything about the volume of the bikes I'm looking at to compare the weights of the bikes I'm looking at. I have no idea what you're actually trying to say...

Strava.

What the....?

Have to disagree. First, he argues *against* losing fast. Second, the approach he suggests for people who insist on doing it anyway is extremely well grounded in medical science. PSMFs are hard to live with, and few can stick to them for very long. But they are safe, relatively easy to understand, and will maximize the…

Another 18:6er here. :drinker: "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands...!"

It needed to be done. Decided to do it.

"Common sense" is just a collection of biases. Sometimes they're the right biases, and sometimes they're not.

Conceptually? Yes, it's simple. In practice? It's quite hard, for most people. It's the difference between theory and the real world.

You have been eating more than you think. It's that simple. If it continues, and you need it to change, get a scale and start actually weighing your food. Good luck! :drinker:

There is no way to know. All you can do is see if they're successful.

CICO doesn't go out the window because someone is running. Running burns calories - a lot of them. There are few activities that burn more, in less time. If someone is running a lot, and not losing weight, then they are eating at maintenance, and an elevated maintenance at that. Running cannot stop weight loss. I looked at…

Yep, it does.

Sure. The calories above maintenance are definitely worse than the others.

+1 Strongly suggest opening your diary.

If you are being physically active, your body will tell you if you're under-fuelling. And it won't be subtle - you'll crash. I would also suggest opening your diary, because nobody gains that kind of weight on 1400 calories/day.

No, they aren't any better than BMI, in the general case. There are studies on this stuff...

Sure, they could do customized testing on everyone, which would cost a bunch more money, and raise rates anyway. Obladi oblada...

Ah, yeah, the 4iiii situation....wow.