By the title of my post, you can see I'm interested in losing body
fat.
My problem is, the more I read, the more confused I become. Everone
seems to have a different opinion.
I eat a rather healthy diet,(50% carbs, 30% protein, 20% fat)and my
blood lipids are well in the good zone,so my health is not my main
concern. What I would like to know is how much fat I am burning during
different times of the day and night.
I rise at 6:00am, drink a quart of water, shave,shower,take care of
the cat,and read the paper. At 7:00 I have coffee,and juice. 30
minutes later I lift weights (monday, wensday,friday)for an hour. The
rest of my day is pretty sedetary,walking to the grocery store,
running errands,etc.
I eat six or seven small meals a day,and a slimfast shake just before
bed. My boby weight has remained the same for the last four years.
So tell me, when am I burning body fat and how much
Thanks in advance,
Clark
Chad C. - 28 Jun 2004 06:20 GMT
Hi Clark,
I can't answer all your questions but in my assimilation of knowledge over
the past year or so I've seen it mentioned countless times that fat is
metabolized for energy 24 hours out of every day, I believe muscles in
particular are slow direct fat burners when you're not using them. Someone
will correct me if I am wrong on that. Interesting bit of trivia but I think
there is a limit to the amount of fat that can be converted to energy/hr,
I'm guessing for most people this would be about 400-500 cal/hr if glycogen
is fully depleted before activity.
Good luck,
-Chad
> By the title of my post, you can see I'm interested in losing body
> fat.
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> Clark
Jay Tanzman - 29 Jun 2004 01:13 GMT
> I rise at 6:00am, drink a quart of water, shave,shower,take care of
> the cat,and read the paper. At 7:00 I have coffee,and juice.
What do you do from 8:00 to 9:00, pee?
-Jay