Topic
I’m so confused re: daily calorie requirements
Forum Posting
A Membership is required to post in the forums. Login or become a member to post in the member forums!
Home › Forums › General Forums › Food, Hydration, and Nutrition › I’m so confused re: daily calorie requirements
- This topic is empty.
-
AuthorPosts
-
Aug 10, 2011 at 8:20 am #1767811
If your goal is to figure out how much weight you will lose per day if you don't bring enough food than 3500 Calories / lb is the number you need to use. Generally this is the more useful number for most people's calculations. When determining the energy supplied by your food than the 9 Calories / gram is correct.
Beyond that more information on the composition of human body fat while interesting is not all that useful in meal planning.
Aug 10, 2011 at 9:22 am #1767825Curtis,
Don't sweat it for 5 days. Over about forty years I usually figure
1.1 pounds per day of high density food
1.5 pounds per day of medium density foods.
2.0 pounds per day of regular food.I have spent up to 6 weeks out with 1.1 pounds of food and only lost 7 pounds. Conversly, I have spent 14 days out and lost ten pounds with 2.0 pounds per day.
I always seem to loose some weight when I am out.A LOT will depend on you, what you do, your metabolism, as well as the type of food you bring. At BS camp we were eating MRE's for two meals and cocoa, oatmeal, and coffee for breakfast. This was OVER 2.5 pounds of food, but I still lost some weight. Turns out I was only getting ~3400C if I ate everything.
Oct 6, 2011 at 5:56 pm #1787527When you gain or lose weight you are adding or subtracting lipid content from adipocytes. Mostly you are not changing the number of cells; just their bulk. It makes sense to ignore cellular components other than lipids in the context of fat gain and loss.
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Forum Posting
A Membership is required to post in the forums. Login or become a member to post in the member forums!
Our Community Posts are Moderated
Backpacking Light community posts are moderated and here to foster helpful and positive discussions about lightweight backpacking. Please be mindful of our values and boundaries and review our Community Guidelines prior to posting.
Get the Newsletter
Gear Research & Discovery Tools
- Browse our curated Gear Shop
- See the latest Gear Deals and Sales
- Our Recommendations
- Search for Gear on Sale with the Gear Finder
- Used Gear Swap
- Member Gear Reviews and BPL Gear Review Articles
- Browse by Gear Type or Brand.