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Originally Posted by burnin_vernon
I'm trying to lose 15-20 lbs and figure that will take about 2 months if I stick to it.
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You carry around 20lb weights for 3 hours a day? If that is true, then you could be burning 3700 calories per day. As for the 1700+400, actually the average male in his 30s burns 2400 calories per day just from sitting around, watching TV, sleeping, reading CP. So those could be close.
When I was losing weight, I didn't count any walking around work, taking the stairs (two at a time!!). But I have an office job... if your job, like you say, requires walking around with heavy weights, then not recording it would throw off your calculations.
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I'm going to try to lose 10 pounds myself, but have set a 2 month target. Which is only 1 pound per week. But slow and steady is more likely to lead to a sustained weight loss. Those that try a quick-fix typically end up gaining the weight right back as soon as their "diet" is over.