http://www.philonoist.net/2007/09/05/the-mathematics-of-losing-weight/ (noun, Rare.) A lover of learning. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:43:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.philonoist.net/2007/09/05/the-mathematics-of-losing-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-13724 Alison Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:41:17 +0000 http://www.philonoist.net/2007/09/05/the-mathematics-of-losing-weight/#comment-13724 <p>Hi Adam! Of course this entry peaked my interest since I have become somewhat knowledgable in this area after having lost a lot of weight in the past year and a half. And also because of my obsession with running. I don't think you can run off an entire bag of Fritos or an entire pound cake by running for an hour. Most sources I know of indicate that you burn about 100 or 125 calories per mile of running. In an hour, the average person probably runs about 7 miles. That is about 700-800 or so calories burned. I checked a bag of Fritos last night at the grocery store and I think it had a total of something like 1600 or 1700 calories. I don't know about pound cake, but I suspect an entire pound cake is more than 700-800 calories. As an avid runner, I do eat more than I would if I wasn't running. But I know that I can't over-indulge. A lot of runners eat whatever they want and don't lose weight and wonder why "because they are exercising so much." Running is not a license to indulge daily. Obviously I am not discouraging running or exercising; I'm just encouraging those who do to also be somewhat conscious of what they eat. Let's meet over hot fudge sundaes and discuss! LOL!</p> Hi Adam! Of course this entry peaked my interest since I have become somewhat knowledgable in this area after having lost a lot of weight in the past year and a half. And also because of my obsession with running. I don’t think you can run off an entire bag of Fritos or an entire pound cake by running for an hour. Most sources I know of indicate that you burn about 100 or 125 calories per mile of running. In an hour, the average person probably runs about 7 miles. That is about 700-800 or so calories burned. I checked a bag of Fritos last night at the grocery store and I think it had a total of something like 1600 or 1700 calories. I don’t know about pound cake, but I suspect an entire pound cake is more than 700-800 calories. As an avid runner, I do eat more than I would if I wasn’t running. But I know that I can’t over-indulge. A lot of runners eat whatever they want and don’t lose weight and wonder why “because they are exercising so much.” Running is not a license to indulge daily. Obviously I am not discouraging running or exercising; I’m just encouraging those who do to also be somewhat conscious of what they eat. Let’s meet over hot fudge sundaes and discuss! LOL!

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