Some interesting facts

Ok so I wanted to see what this website (http://www.naturalphysiques.com/howmanypounds/) had to say about the amount of weight that I want to lose, and I inputed 180 pounds, and this is what it had to say:

You entered 180 pounds (82 kilograms).

180 pounds is the average weight of a 40-year old man.

How Much Fuel Is That?

To lose that amount of fat would mean to burn 630,000 calories or 2,635,920 KiloJoules! That is the equivalent of 20.34 gallons of gasoline. Humans, however, are far more efficient than cars, getting about 912 "miles to the gallon". If you could dump this many calories into the tank of a Honda Civic, you would be able to drive it about 691 miles before running out of gas!

Let's see how your goal would convert to other forms of fuel. 630,000 calories is equivalent to:

• 20.34 gallons of gasoline, or


• 225.05 pounds of coal, or


• 312.55 pounds of oven-dried wood, or


• 27.54 gallons of propane

This amount of energy would ...

• Brew about 1,757 pots of coffee, or


• Light a 60-watt light bulb for 12,203 hours ( 508 days = 1.43 years)

Cutting 630,000 calories is the same as saying "no" to:

• 7,875 apples, or


• 6,300 bananas, or


• 37,059 cups of cabbage (whew!), or


• 4,345 baked potatoes, or


• 7,875 large eggs, or


• 5,250 cups of 2% milk, or


• 454 pounds of ground beef, or


• 7,241 glasses of wine, or


• 1,950 Snickers bars, or


• 2,625 Clif Bars ( 3,500 Luna Bars), or


• 4,532 cans of Coke, or


• 3,706 pints of Guinness beer, or


• 1,280 Big Macs, or


• 1,223 Quarter Pounders with Cheese, or


• 900 Whoppers, or


• 1,909 Subway 6" Oven Roasted Chicken Breast sandwiches, or


• 3,706 Taco Bell crunchy tacos, or


• 2,681 slices of pepperoni pizza from Pizza Hut

What it Takes to Burn 630,000 Calories

To burn 630,000 calories, a 190 pound male would have to:

• Backpack for 1,043 hours (43 days) nonstop, or


• Walk for 2,414 hours (101 days) at 3 mph straight, or


• Walk 7,241 miles (4,526 kilometers), or


• Bike for 1,826 hours (76 days) at 10 mph, or


• Bike 18,261 miles (11,413 kilometers), or


• Play basketball nonstop for 1,005 hours 42 days), or


• Play billiards for 2,917 hours (122 days), or


• Go bowling for 2,432 hours (101 days), or


• Stay on the golf course for 1,826 hours (76 days), or


• Spend 812 hours (34 days) playing competitive football, or


• Jump rope for 767 hours (32 days) straight!

You would have to walk the length of England about 12.14 times to burn 630,000 calories.

How Long it Will Take?

The range for safe weight loss is about 1 to 3 pounds of fat per week. It could take anywhere between 60 to 180 weeks (14 to 42 months) to safely and reasonably lose that amount of weight.

If this is how much you've already lost, congratulations! If you are looking to lose that amount, we wish you the best of health and success with your quest.