Walking for weight loss
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Nah! But going on and on and on with an argument over whether 2000, 2250 or 2500 kcals a day is right might help!
As an aside president John F Kennedy one said every American should be capable of walking 50 miles in a day back in 1966. This was in response to a us marine officer showing him an executive order from Roosevelt in 1908 that every us marine officer should be able to walk 50 miles in 20 hours.
Now having done it I can say it is possible but you have to be fit and determined. If you want a good motivation to get fit, lose weight and get healthier then try to train up for a long walk like that. The cross Wales walk at 45 miles, the Keswick to Barrow charity walk at 40 miles or for the masochists the three rings of Shape. Try the fellsman, the woodsman or check out the annual Long Distance Walkers Association's 100 miler. Personally I think the cross Wales and the K2B walks are worth going for. They're well organised and raise money for charity. If weight loss is not enough motivation alne, then signing up for a charity challenge event adds another level IMHO. Plus the training, doing long walks, gets you out and seeing a lot more of the countryside.
Now having done it I can say it is possible but you have to be fit and determined. If you want a good motivation to get fit, lose weight and get healthier then try to train up for a long walk like that. The cross Wales walk at 45 miles, the Keswick to Barrow charity walk at 40 miles or for the masochists the three rings of Shape. Try the fellsman, the woodsman or check out the annual Long Distance Walkers Association's 100 miler. Personally I think the cross Wales and the K2B walks are worth going for. They're well organised and raise money for charity. If weight loss is not enough motivation alne, then signing up for a charity challenge event adds another level IMHO. Plus the training, doing long walks, gets you out and seeing a lot more of the countryside.
Of course he did. But realize just who Roosevelt was. This is the man (Roosevelt) who canoed the Amazon for days with fever refusing to swallow his cyanide pill because he didn't want to leave his son alone in the jungle. And Kennedy did similar acts after his PT boat was sunk.
There's a big difference between walking and a forced march.
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I'm a nutritionist by trade and have coached a lot of people with regards to weight loss in the past. Good group of people on this forum so I'm Happy to give advice (unofficial of course) if anybody wanted to ask anything regarding it.
I'm a nutritionist by trade and have coached a lot of people with regards to weight loss in the past. Good group of people on this forum so I'm Happy to give advice (unofficial of course) if anybody wanted to ask anything regarding it.
Paul. I'm sorry I got dragged into that but unless you understand your nutritional need you cannot stabilise your weight.
If you go off for a 4 mile walk as a lot of people do and then round it off with a pub lunch an a couple of pints you aren't going to lose weight.
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Cray , Welcome to the forum and nice sincere offer , I wouldn't wait or someone to ask you if you have anything to add , as you can see there are plenty of people here with plenty of opinions and they are all right ( in their own head ) , so please feel free to dispense with the globally recognised Canadian Politeness and feel free to jump on in.
Assuming you need 2,200 a day just to breathe, 40 miles in a flat neighbourhood will need 4,000 calories.
Assume you eat a relatively healthy breakfast of 500 calories and an evening meal of 900, you could have about 5 pub lunches and a beer.
Cheers Tim. Point well made.
No if you aren't going to lose weight on 1 lunch at 4 miles then 10 lunches at 40 will still make you fat.
Besides 2 pints a pop x 10 lunches I doubt many people would be walking anywhere!
When I say "can eat anything" for most people other than those with rather serious disorders a daily 8000 calories isn't likely.
Most of us fatties probably over eat by <500 calls a day and the weight creeps on over time.
I've noticed my weekday diet has me losing 1-2 pounds but I can put on 3 during the weekend this time of year. I'm a sucker for a party buffet or a meal out and drink socially at weekends.
I'm a very social person!
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No if you aren't going to lose weight on 1 lunch at 4 miles then 10 lunches at 40 will still make you fat.
Besides 2 pints a pop x 10 lunches I doubt many people would be walking anywhere!
When I say "can eat anything" for most people other than those with rather serious disorders a daily 8000 calories isn't likely.
Most of us fatties probably over eat by <500 calls a day and the weight creeps on over time.
I've noticed my weekday diet has me losing 1-2 pounds but I can put on 3 during the weekend this time of year. I'm a sucker for a party buffet or a meal out and drink socially at weekends.
I'm a very social person!
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It's very misleading to use JUST calories for judging your dietary requirements.
A calorie is just a measurement of energy.
It's not just energy our bodies needs it's the type of energy, be that taken from fat, carbohydrates, protein etc etc.
If you ate 2500 calories worth of bacon a day, then your fitness and health is going to deteriorate.
You should be looking to get:
10 to 35 percent of your calories from protein
45 to 65 percent of your daily calories from carbohydrates
20 to 35 percent of calories from fat (Unsaturated fats from: oils, nuts, seeds and fatty fish)
No more than 10 percent from Saturated (bad) fats from full-fat dairy products and meat
It's also a bit more complex than that as we have different carbohydrates
And fats
A calorie is just a measurement of energy.
It's not just energy our bodies needs it's the type of energy, be that taken from fat, carbohydrates, protein etc etc.
If you ate 2500 calories worth of bacon a day, then your fitness and health is going to deteriorate.
You should be looking to get:
10 to 35 percent of your calories from protein
45 to 65 percent of your daily calories from carbohydrates
20 to 35 percent of calories from fat (Unsaturated fats from: oils, nuts, seeds and fatty fish)
No more than 10 percent from Saturated (bad) fats from full-fat dairy products and meat
It's also a bit more complex than that as we have different carbohydrates
And fats
But if you stuck a wick where the sun doesn't shine you'll make an excellent lantern.
On a different note, I don't think anyone was seriously considering eating 10 consecutive pub lunches. Though the salt in bacon is probably going to get you before the fat does.
And yet the Inuit diet is nearly entirely composed of protein and fat but they are one of the healthiest and most long lived on Earth.
Aren't we humans amazing?
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Aren't we humans amazing?
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Damn lies and Statistics!
Article you ripped that from says those stats were fouled by contact with the Russians and introduction of disease.
http://www.canada.com/mobile/iphone/story.html?id=774f6379-ecd4-4c9a-8b2a-91a3a9ee31f0&k=66897
http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/all-meat-diets/
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_diet
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Article you ripped that from says those stats were fouled by contact with the Russians and introduction of disease.
http://www.canada.com/mobile/iphone/story.html?id=774f6379-ecd4-4c9a-8b2a-91a3a9ee31f0&k=66897
http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/all-meat-diets/
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_diet
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Don't for one second think I'm advocating 10kgs of bacon a day.
Bloody mouth watering as that thought is.
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Bloody mouth watering as that thought is.
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Yeah the ones you link state less about longevity and more about the lack of cancer as a health benefit. Other opinions cite the lack of longevity as the reason for the lower cancer rates. I tend to agree with the second set of opinions.
All that said, I'm like you about the bacon; I'd love to be able to eat 10 pounds a day! If only I could get away with it.
Dunno mate it's THAT hot here to i feel like a bloody candle
Why can't bacon and chocolate be as good for us and caloric free as say celery.
You'd think through evolution of our species we'd be attracted (taste wise) to things that would be safe to eat and good for us.
