From Joely, Age 13 - 01/09/10 - IP#: 216.183.205.xxx Click here to reply Ht. 5'3", Start: 185 lb, Today: 185 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 150 lb - Okay, so. Hello I've got a few questions. First off. When I like work out, for a couple hours, I can lose 5 pound, like suoer easy! Is this normal?? Second off. Uh, Anybody want someone to talk to? Like, a weight loss buddy? If so, Email me. jogath@yahoo.com Thanks!!
Reply from Taylor, Age 16 - 01/10/10 - IP#: 75.66.56.xxx The five pounds you lose can't be real fat. Because you have to burn 3500 calories to burn off ONE pound of fat (granted your body will do a bit of this for you, using it for daily activities if your intake is low enough, but still high enough to be healthy)... and an hour of running non-stop pretty much only burns 700 calories. It'd take about five hours of non-stop running to lose a pound of fat just from exercise. So it could be water weight your losing, which is just water you retain, it can be easily lost, or it may just be a technical error, like you're weighing yourself in different clothes (it's amazing how much weight your clothing can add, and a lot of people don't think about it), if you're weighing on carpet instead of a hard flooring then it can mess up your results. So I can't be sure what it REALLY is, but you CAN'T lose five pounds of fat after two hours of exercising... it's physically impossible.
