I think he was referencing a song as a pun. It’s around ~3-4 miles actually right?
I'm glad someone got it lol. Really need to work on my humor...
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ijustateacookie commented on I tried out-training my diet for 18 months medium.com/beingwell/you-... · Posted by u/ijustateacookie
ijustateacookie commented on I tried out-training my diet for 18 months medium.com/beingwell/you-... · Posted by u/ijustateacookie
> There’s been a misnomer floating around the bodybuilding bro-science industry for ages:
>> 1 lb of extra muscle = 50 extra calories burned per day
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> But in reality — those 50 calories are a myth. Studies estimate muscle burns only around 4.5 to 7.0 calories per pound per day.
This was new to me, I always heard that building muscle is key to permanent weight loss and that increased metabolic rate from muscle mass is the main reason.
It certainly helps, just much less than is usually promoted. (7 calories vs 50). Thanks for reading!
ijustateacookie commented on I tried out-training my diet for 18 months medium.com/beingwell/you-... · Posted by u/ijustateacookie
Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the read. In a similar boat myself, my fondness for beer, pizza and dark chocolate Hobnobs kind of undoes the occasional bit of running and weight training :-)
If you want an unsolicited bit of internet feedback I'd suggest your writing would be even better without the puns - it's engaging enough without them - but that's purely a personal opinion.
Thanks for the feedback, I'm always playing around with different styles to see what people enjoy more or less. Replies like this go a huge way in helping me fine-tune. Thanks for reading--and good luck with the pizza battles.
ijustateacookie commented on I tried out-training my diet for 18 months medium.com/beingwell/you-... · Posted by u/ijustateacookie
The meals that some athletes eat are outrageous, so there has got to be something to maintaining a high metabolism. You'll never do it with just walking and weight lifting though. When I was way skinnier I had hobbies and habits that had me doing high intensity cardio multiple times a day. As those went away I gained weight, even though my diet has not changed much. I'm sure getting older is a big part of it too.
I have no answers though, I was sure not drinking, and being on chemo therapy all year would help me lose weight, but somehow I gained.
I'm much more a believer in diet is 90% of the results these days, I just need to tinker until I find one that I can stick to more easily.
And definitely agree about the athlete diets--I was skinny all my life until I stopped playing sports 3-4 times a week. Oh, I also met my wonderful friend called beer, which certainly didn't help. Good luck with your own journey!
Fixing my vitamin d deficiency
Multiple day fasts every few weeks
Probiotics
Sleeping better and getting enough sleep
Not having any time alone to be bored