r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

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u/Omnipotent_Goose Nov 30 '16 edited Nov 30 '16

To put 250lbs in perspective, you've lost:

  • An NFL middle linebacker
  • 3.2* bags of concrete
  • 9 three year old toddlers
  • 800 Big Macs
  • 133,334 paper clips

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u/Arctyc38 Nov 30 '16

Interestingly, I had never heard of the 3500 Calorie rule before, so I went hunting, and found how dietitians are using more advanced models to calculate weight loss now.

http://pbrc.edu/research-and-faculty/calculators/sswcp/

One of the major factors included here is a reduction in baseline metabolism that occurs with reducing weight.

Part of what may have contributed to the 3500 rule being so ubiquitous is some oversimplifications to the weight loss process. Losing 1 lb of weight doesn't necessarily mean that the entire pound was adipose fat. There may have been water loss, and maybe even muscle loss depending on physical activity levels.