Sunday, March 06, 2005

average calories burned

LACK OF RECORDS IS SURPRISING

I'm surprised my records aren't more thorough.

I'll just use 2005. . .

Week end / average calories per day
01.08.2005 - 1512
01.23.2005 - 1787
02.06.2005 - 2040
02.12.2005 - 2198
02.25.2005 - 2089

Overall average: 1925 calories per day.

OUTPUT


01-01-2005 to
03-05-2005:

98 workouts for 79.9 hours;

I think the rough number is ~500 calories per hour for moderate to heavy exercise. My exercise is likely, on average, more moderate then heavy.

500 cal/hr * 80 hours = 40,000 calories.

1925 cals / day * ~90 days = ~175k calories

CI - CO = Weight (Loss)

Weight (Loss) = 35 pounds
= 35 pounds * 3,500 calories
= 122,500 calories

CI - CO = (122,500) calories

[CO = exercise + BMI]

CI - 40,000 cals - BMI = (122,500) cals

CI - BMI = (80k calories);

175,000 - BMI = (80k) calories

-BMI = 225k

BMI = 225k (for 90 day period)


OUTPUT
225k / 90 days = ~2500 calories per day for BMI.
~400 calories per day for exercise.

INPUT
~1900 calories per day

Therefore, seem to be dropping about 1k calories per day, or 7,000 calories per week, which is exactly in line with 2.0 pounds per week of my goal.

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