Re: Fasting and weight loss

From: Bully (neil.simpson_at_virgin.net)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:51:33 +0100

Jay Tanzman wrote:
> Roger Lepine wrote:
>
>> Given: a standard 2000 calorie diet.
>> Activity: normal office activity, no exercise
>> Weight: 200 pounds, male.
>>
>> If a person fasts for, 32-36 hours, say from
>> Thursday night, until Saturday morning,
>
> 2000 kcal/day x 1.5 days = 3000 kcal
>
> One pound of fat contains about 3000 kcal, so if you didn't lose any
> lean body mass, you'd lose about 1 lb. You will, of course lose some
> lean body mass, and lean body mass is heavier per kcal than fat,

Can you explain that please?

> so
> the 1 lb. is probably an underestimate.
>
> -Jay 

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