Maybe I'm not thinking correctly, but follow me here.
One pound of fat has roughly 4000 calories of energy. In order to lose one pound of fat you need to use 4000 more calories than you consume. So you would think you need to burn 4000 calories to lose a quality pound, right? OK, here is the rub. Lets say I'm going to perform an activity that will burn 2000 calories every day. on the first day I consume .5 lbs. of flax oil(pure fat) before hand to fuel my activity. On the second day I go on an empty stomach and expect my body to burn .5lbs. of its own fat (still 2000 calories) to fuel my activity. what I'm saying is on the second day your body would lose much more mass than .5 lbs assuming hydration levels are constant. Why do I say this? I forget what the number is, but soft body tissue is like 80% water right? so when you lose .5 lbs. of fat your body nolonger has the need for the 2.5lbs. of water it carried. I guess my point is for every 4000 calorie deficite you create(1 pound of fat) you can expect a body mass loss of 6 lbs. What am I missing here? Also, I am well aware that your body will not live solely off fat but will steal from your lean tissue as well, but the body mass principle is still the same. Any thoughts?
One pound of fat has roughly 4000 calories of energy. In order to lose one pound of fat you need to use 4000 more calories than you consume. So you would think you need to burn 4000 calories to lose a quality pound, right? OK, here is the rub. Lets say I'm going to perform an activity that will burn 2000 calories every day. on the first day I consume .5 lbs. of flax oil(pure fat) before hand to fuel my activity. On the second day I go on an empty stomach and expect my body to burn .5lbs. of its own fat (still 2000 calories) to fuel my activity. what I'm saying is on the second day your body would lose much more mass than .5 lbs assuming hydration levels are constant. Why do I say this? I forget what the number is, but soft body tissue is like 80% water right? so when you lose .5 lbs. of fat your body nolonger has the need for the 2.5lbs. of water it carried. I guess my point is for every 4000 calorie deficite you create(1 pound of fat) you can expect a body mass loss of 6 lbs. What am I missing here? Also, I am well aware that your body will not live solely off fat but will steal from your lean tissue as well, but the body mass principle is still the same. Any thoughts?