calories and pounds

[charbroil666]

I was just wondering if there is a direct ratio from calories to pounds.....

Like X calories = X pounds


Can anyone help me solve this?

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[psisar]

I think there's approx. 3500 calories in a pound

[Emily Coffin]

So I'd have to DDR about 640 hours to drop the 48 or so lbs I've got....that's sad! hahahaha I'm using all the random averages I've picked up from the forums to calculate that. Maybe my odds are better!

[psisar]

Emily said:

So I'd have to DDR about 640 hours to drop the 48 or so lbs I've got....that's sad! hahahaha I'm using all the random averages I've picked up from the forums to calculate that. Maybe my odds are better!

Well if you think about it, that equals out to 26 some odd days... so, theoretically, if you played DR consistantly for 26 days and didn't eat or sleep, you'd lose 48 lbs. Not that I would recommend that lol.

More realistically, you could definately lose 48 lbs through old fashioned diet and excercise. At a healthy 1-2 lbs a week that's very attainable in 6 months, which is what I would recommend

[abrannan]

Remember that that's a total calories deficit of 3500 calories, so if you're eating 2000 calories, and you BMR is 1700 calories, you're 300 calories to the bad right off the bat. On the other hand, If you're eating 1300 and your BMR is 1700, you've taken care of 400 before you even step on the mat.

Of course, as you lose weight, your BMR changes, since there's less of you to haul around. The body seeks equilibrium points, where it can maintain (or for survival's sake, gain a bit) weight. Remember that from an instinctual survival perspective, losing weight leads to starvation and death. We're evolved (or created, if that's your belief) to survive on a primal level. If we're losing weight, our bodies will try to compensate by reducing our metabolism, or shedding unused muscle rather than energy reserves (fat). So you've got to constantly fight against "sticking points" where your body has sought out and found an energy equilibrium.


I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the calorie counter in DDR is not accurate. I recommend you use it only as a relative measurement to compare two different workout sessions.

[cwr71]

Exercise actually increases your BMR for 24 hours after the workout. Thus, you are burning more calories than you think. Don't use the calories burned feature for anything but an idea of the intensity of your workout.

cwr71 (MD)

[Grant.]

cwr71 said:

Exercise actually increases your BMR for 24 hours after the workout. Thus, you are burning more calories than you think. Don't use the calories burned feature for anything but an idea of the intensity of your workout.

cwr71 (MD)

Whoa, I guess you learn something new everyday!