Simple bit of maths...

[Moshe Gariani]

I am 7 weeks into a calorie counting diet.

One of the ways it works for me is engaging with the mathematical calculations of totals and averages etc.

Normally I think I'm ok at it but this morning I am confusing myself - please help.

If I have averaged 1,545 calories per day over a 6 week period and then this last week I averaged 1,464 per day - what is my new daily average for the 7 weeks...?

 

[Camicus]

1533

 

[Bozza]

1533

((1545 *42) + (1464*7)) / 49

 

[Moshe Gariani]

1533

((1545 *42) + (1464*7)) / 49

Yes, that is what I made it but then a subsequent, supposedly checking, calculation created my doubt.

Having looked again I have now worked out where I went wrong.

I am working on a target average of 1,500 per day. So last week's average of 1,464 per day meant that I had effectively "saved" 252 calories (36 per day) overall against that aim. I then went on to calculate that, having now done 49 days in total, the saving of 252 calories would result in a drop in my overall average of 5 calories per day (i.e. from 1,545 down to 1,540) - so I was confused by the apparent drop in overall average of 12 calories (from 1,545 to 1,533).

My mathematical muppetry is, of course, the result of a crucial flaw in logic.

Last week's effort of averaging 1,464 per day may have been only a 36 per day "saving" against the originally targetted 1,500 per day, but in fact it was an 81 calorie per day saving against my then current average of 1,545 per day.

81 x 7 = 567

567 / 49 = 12

Confusion cleared up.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Yes, that is what I made it but then a subsequent, supposedly checking, calculation created my doubt.

Having looked again I have now worked out where I went wrong.

I am working on a target average of 1,500 per day. So last week's average of 1,464 per day meant that I had effectively "saved" 252 calories (36 per day) overall against that aim. I then went on to calculate that, having now done 49 days in total, the saving of 252 calories would result in a drop in my overall average of 5 calories per day (i.e. from 1,545 down to 1,540) - so I was confused by the apparent drop in overall average of 12 calories (from 1,545 to 1,533).

My mathematical muppetry is, of course, the result of a crucial flaw in logic.


Last week's effort of averaging 1,464 per day may have been only a 36 per day "saving" against the originally targetted 1,500 per day, but in fact it was an 81 calorie per day saving against my then current average of 1,545 per day.

81 x 7 = 567

567 / 49 = 12

Confusion cleared up.

Thank f*** for that. I can sleep again.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

What is the resultant weight loss of your calorie saving? I think that is what the people of NSC want to know.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Thank f*** for that. I can sleep again.

I thought you would be relieved.

 

[StillHateBellotti]

Go on then, how much you lost! I started two weeks ago and have lost 4 kilos and can see a difference in fatness around the gut already! its a pain in the arse to keep counting but really makes you aware of how much shit you actually used to eat on a daily basis! I set mine at 1500 a day but was on about 3000 a day going on looking a warppers on everything. Feel kind of a freak in boots at lunchtime!

 

[Moshe Gariani]

What is the resultant weight loss of your calorie saving? I think that is what the people of NSC want to know.

Warren Aspinall down to Michael Robinson....?

1,500 per day is a saving of 7,000 per week and should result in weight loss of at least 2lbs per week.

I think I've lost over a stone so far. Don't know for sure as avoiding the tyranny of the scales and focussing on the process is what makes it work.

(NB 1,500 per day is demanding - a trip to The Amex usually creates quite a bit of making-up that week..!!!)

 

[narly101]

You'll shit less too.......and save money on loo roll. Win win.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

its a pain in the arse to keep counting but really makes you aware of how much shit you actually used to eat on a daily basis!

Yes, it does! It's funny totting up the occasional "blow-out" to 3,000 or 4,000 and then thinking how often one has done the same in the past during a weight accumulation phase...

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Warren Aspinall down to Michael Robinson....?

1,500 per day is a saving of 7,000 per week and should result in weight loss of at least 2lbs per week.

I think I've lost over a stone so far. Don't know for sure as avoiding the tyranny of the scales and focussing on the process is what makes it work.

(NB 1,500 per day is demanding - a trip to The Amex usually creates quite a bit of making-up that week..!!!)

Interesting. I am wanting to do something similar, but I am about to start marathon training and my teacher training is hard work, so don't want tp over do it. Has it affected your energy levels?

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Interesting. I am wanting to do something similar, but I am about to start marathon training and my teacher training is hard work, so don't want tp over do it. Has it affected your energy levels?

Obviously if you do marathon training then you will be able to eat more. I would have thought marathon training would lead to weight dropping off provided you are not overdoing the "calories in" part of the equation.

 

[Jim D]

Interesting. I am wanting to do something similar, but I am about to start marathon training and my teacher training is hard work, so don't want tp over do it. Has it affected your energy levels?

Don't know about energy levels but it seems to have affected his brainpower.

 

[nwgull]

This may sound counter intuitive, but you'll probably do better to up your intake to 2000 calories now. 1500 is very low for a man, and, although you've done well so far, your body will adapt to the shock of having much less fuel to burn. This means that you're likely to store fat and start burning muscle to preserve energy. Keep eating good quality food though and you should be fine.

 

[StillHateBellotti]

Interesting. I am wanting to do something similar, but I am about to start marathon training and my teacher training is hard work, so don't want tp over do it. Has it affected your energy levels?

Once you have done your exercise put it in to the calculator and it will add calories so you can eat more! should be fine on the energy front. I was doing 1500 a day but that is way too low so may bring it up near to 2000. That's a bit more realistic aswell for a fat twat!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Once you have done your exercise put it in to the calculator and it will add calories so you can eat more! should be fine on the energy front. I was doing 1500 a day but that is way too low so may bring it up near to 2000. That's a bit more realistic aswell for a fat twat!

How did you know I was a fat twat? :-(

 

[spongy]

Congrats on losing the weight, I need to start a diet again. But its coming up for winter and my food generally gets worse as stews, pies and other hot food is eaten more often.

Is your diet a slimming world/weight watchers one or something different that you're just doing yourself?

I did the slimming world diet for a month with the missus, work on a "sin" system. I lost 7 lbs in week 1, 6lbs week 2, 6 lbs week 3 and 3 lbs week 4.

It works well, but making dinners from scratch every day just got too much of a pain. Last thing I wanted to do after 12hr shifts.

And there is only so much fruit you can eat in a day before being sick of it.

I will try the weight watchers one, one day. Looks better as you can still eat the same stuff, rather than that crap 400g Brown bread etc. And pasta carbonara recipe using yoghurt is just rank.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

1533 calories? f*** that! 2500-3000 + regular gym sessions will do me fine!

 

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