Matt

24 de septiembre de 2012

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Based upon the studies I've read that suggest resveratrol can have positive effects on longevity, eyesight, and weight, I went ahead and grabbed a bottle. What could it hurt? (Well, technically, most of the studies have been done on animals, and the long term effects aren't known, so it could hurt a lot of things... but that wasn't sufficient to deter me.)For the past two weeks I've been moderately restricting my calorie intake, and tracking my calories, water intake, exercise (mostly walking and body weight exercises), and various other things. Based upon the "calories in/calories out" model (taking in fewer calories than you burn through exercise and basal metabolic processes), I should be losing about 1.79 pounds a week (at 3500 calories per pound.) Instead, I've been losing 5 pounds a week.I'm not sure whether I should give credit to resveratrol, or resveratrol alone, but something is causing me to lose weight more than twice as fast as anticipated.I've also increased my intake of dark leafy greens and water, and have committed myself to walking about an hour a day, so it may or may not be the resveratrol that's having the effect I'm witnessing. It could be any number of factors, or a combination of them.Preliminary research on rats shows that reservatrol increases lipolysis (breakdown of fats) and decreases lipogenesis (storage of energy as fat), so I could be witnessing those effects. And even if it's coincidental, I see no immediate reason to stop taking this supplement.If you track your calorie input and output, and take a resveratrol supplement, I'd love for you to leave a comment about how changes in your weight compare to what's expected on a simple calories in/calories out model. It provides a good baseline of comparison, and perhaps we'll be able to see if resveratrol is the culprit. And informal scientific study, if you will.(((basal metabolic rate x 7) - calories consumed in a week) + calories burned through exercise in a week) / 3500 calories per pound = expected weight loss per week((14,518 - 11,900) + 3656) / 3500 = 1.79 pounds per week (expected)Starting weight (9/10/2012): 220Current weight (9/24/2012): 210(220 - 210) / 2 weeks = 5 pounds per week (actual)Search for a BMR calculator to get your basal metabolic rate (the number of calories you'd burn if you sat around and did absolutely nothing). Multiply that value by 7 to get how many calories you'd burn in a week. Subtract the number of calories you consume in a week from that. If the result is positive, you're fewer calories than you'd burn by just sitting around, if it's positive, you're eating more calories than you'd burn by just sitting around. Add that to the number of calories you burn in a week and divide everything by 3500 (calories in a pound of fat). The result is how many calories you should be expected to burn in a week. If it's negative, that means you should be gaining weight.Ver más

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