Do you know how long it takes to lose a pound of pure fat?
1kg of fat ≈ 7700 kcal, the body follows the conservation and quantification of energy, fat is like an energy reservoir in our body, storing excess calories. When our daily calorie intake exceeds our body's needs, these excess calories are converted into fat and stored in the body.
And when we want to lose these fats, we need to make our bodies burn more calories than we eat, forcing our bodies to use fat banks for energy.
Scientific studies have shown that a pound of fat contains about 3,850 kilocalories. This means that if we want to lose a pound of fat, we need to make the body burn a calorie difference of 3850 kcal.
Therefore, we need to think about how to create this caloric difference.
On the one hand, we can reduce our caloric intake by reducing our food intake, and 3850 kcal is equivalent to 19 bowls of rice (a bowl of 200 kcal), which is equivalent to the calories of 8 packets of 100g potato chips and the calories of 8 cups of brown sugar Bobo milk tea;
On the other hand, we can increase the body's calorie consumption by increasing the amount of exercise, for example: jogging for 1 hour can consume 500-600 calories, and running for nearly 8 hours can consume a pound of fat calories.
If we were able to create a caloric difference of 500 kilocalories per day, it would theoretically take only 8 days for us to lose a pound of fat.
However, this is only an ideal theoretical value, and the actual process may be affected by various factors, such as individual differences, diet quality, exercise intensity, etc., which are all key factors that affect the speed of fat loss.
Therefore, on the road to fat loss, we need to pay attention to the scientific nature of the method. Blind dieting or excessive exercise not only fails to achieve the desired results, but can also cause damage to the body. Therefore, we need to make a reasonable diet plan, choose the right way to exercise, and do it under the guidance of a professional.