Comments on: Engineering Your Weight Loss

By: Ludo

Ludo — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:39:34 +0000

To lose extra pounds, I’d recommend hiking trips at this point. Say you go hiking for 2 weeks, you can lose 5-10 pounds for good. Regular trips are good as well, as long as you spend your days visiting stuff on you own (plus a little help of public transportation here and there obviously).

I’ve been using this technique in the last 3 years, and it seems that at least 50% of my weight loss occured that way. I

By: Joan

Joan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:57:36 +0000

Your breakdown of energy intake and expenditure is beautifully simple. It is true that small things can really make the calories add up, but making equally small cuts to your diet can reduce the amount of calories you consume.

Blaine, I agree that you need to make sure you consume enough calories otherwise your body will hold on to every ounce of energy you put into it. Starving is not a healthy way to lose weight. When I first began dieting I kept a weight loss journal. Here I documented all the calories I ate and the exercises I did. It was a bit of a tedious process, but I learned so much about how many calories foods contain.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:21:08 +0000

So you’re sayin’ that if your intake is greater than your output your upkept WILL be you downfall! Great post.

By: Reba

Reba — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 15:18:22 +0000

I LOVE it! What a great formula and I love the logic. It’s so entertaining to boot that I’m positive it will stick in my head quite nicely. Thanks

By: Dr. Lee Miller D.C.

Dr. Lee Miller D.C. — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:11:42 +0000

Just an additional point to help people decide what they should be eating.

Carbohydrates- 4 calories/gram
Protein- 4 calories/gram
Fat- 9 calories/gram
Alcohol- 7 calories/gram

These values can help explain why fats, and the occasional drink can sabotage a weight loss program. Knowing nutrient density also helps you make better food choices.

By: jank

jank — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:42:25 +0000

Blaine – very, very true. But, in general, even when folks start counting calories, they tend to still underestimate what they’re eating.

By: Dori

Dori — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:42:12 +0000

I love the formulas! I’ve been in denial about how little things add up–thanks for putting it so succinctly.

By: Blaine Moore (Run to Win)

Blaine Moore (Run to Win) — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:44:30 +0000

One thing to be careful about here is that you can not use the energy > calories formula except very carefully as you have to lose weight.

If you do not eat enough calories for your activity levels, you will actually gain fat because your body will think that you are enduring a famine and it will begin to store fat as a safeguard. When that happens, it becomes very difficult to lose weight, and if you do you lose muscle mass and not fat.