Dropping 7 pounds! In 3 weeks! Oh Dear!

Posted on September 9, 2016

Alrighty then.... I am back!

I am in three games. One game I have 21 days to complete b/c I joined late. This game will be my daily target game. I need to lose 7 pounds basically in all three games. However in the short 3 week game, the math works out to needing to lose 5.33 ounces a day consistantly, in order to win.

The math goes like this:

I need to lose 7 pounds or 7 x 16 ounces = 112 ounces in 3 weeks or 21 days

112 ounces divided by 21 days is 5.33 ounces a day.

HOW?

Being a math person (with no real personality, except that I am ok with that. I really 'get' Sheldon!) I know that a pound of weight is the equivalent to 3500 calories. Off or on, 3500 is a pound of weight. Either you eat 3500 more than you burn and you put weight on or you eat 3500 less than you burn and you take that off. So....

3500 calories a pound is the same as 218.75 calories an ounce. (218.75 * 16 = 3500)

I need to lose or burn off 5.33 ounces a day ... so that is....(5.33 x 218.75 = ) 1166 calories a day

Crap. That's a lot of calories. But I can do this! But that is a lot of excercise! I walk about a 20minute mile or 3 miles per hour (maybe... I am a slow walker) and that is only 90 calories a mile. Ten miles would only be 900 calories!!!! WHAT!!!!!!!!!!

On the other hand they say (who is they?) that 80% of all weight loss is managing what we eat. OK ... I like to eat! How much can I eat??? According to a website (http://www.acaloriecounter.com/diet/calorie-maintenance-calculator-daily-calorie-requirements/) Body Weight (lbs) x an activity number = estiimated calories needed to maintain your body weight.... where activity number is 14 for seditary to 17 for really active. I will use 15 because I walk everyday but I don't really do anything else but sit and walk. This means my math for calories I can eat to maintain my big butt is: 175*15= 2625 less 1166 I need to not eat or burn off for a daily target total of...... 1459 calories a day!!!

Oh dear... check me out tomorrow to see what I came up with!.... 1459 calories a day.... I hate counting calories....!

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Julie Lama

09/10/2016 7:19PM

Lol. I think your personality adds up to be fun. Happy counting. I am counting carbs and even then still have to not go over calories. Geese. Wish I was more of a math wiz. Good luck! Hope you join us next month too!

Reiner Jo

09/09/2016 11:25AM

I LOVE THIS.. I have a chart of where I need to be my -1.5 a week and what reality is, I ignored it for a while and just went back to it and found HEY I am OK... I will say like they say (whomever they is) you can't out exercise a bad diet.. SO.. words to the wise is watch what you eat.. train yourself to like the stuff that is good for you! and DRINK THAT WATER .... EAT THAT PROTEIN... Protein and water will keep you FULL.. and not CRAVING!

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Susan L.

09/09/2016 8:02AM

Oh Louise.....I love you!!! You are great and these "facts" are soooo good! This is hilarious. Keep it up!!!

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BCbabe

09/09/2016 7:31AM

ok you need to let go of your "Sheldon" personality and let Louise shine through!! you can do this and you might not be able to lose your goal ounces each day (I don't think I could even try that!) but I know you will lose the 7 pounds in three weeks!! you can do this!! I know you are a rock star so shine on!!

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BCbabe

oh BTW that is way too much math!! lol