Even if you're a long way from your "ideal weight" it can be helpful to set a smaller goal like losing ten pounds. What does it take to lose that amount of weight?
How much Exercise
So if you want to lose 10 pounds worth of fat, how much exercise would
you need to do? You would need to burn approximately 34,731
calories. That sounds like a lot and it is, that's why patience is
required. It would take about 100 hours of brisk walking to burn that
many calories. So if you walk an hour every day it would take roughly
14 weeks or just over three months to burn that much fat. It will vary
quite a bit depending on your metabolism and various other factors but
that should give you a general idea of how much exercise is required to
lose weight.
How much Less Food
What if you try to lose the weight by eating less food? You need to
consume 34,741 calories less. A regular small chocolate bar contains
about 255 calories, so you would need to take 136 chocolate bars out of
your diet. Let's just saying you're currently eating 1 chocolate bar
per day, it would take 19 weeks or a bit over four months to lose the
weight.
If you regularly consume "junk food" start by cutting that out.
Calculations
One gram of fat contains 9 calories.
15% of the fat deposits in the body are actually water and
supporting structures. So that makes the task of losing weight 15%
easier.
