A calorific view of life
It was all fine till I started to calculate the calories burnt by my morning jog/walk.
Apparently a 4 km jog/walk helps me lose a miserly 250 calories. A single idly (and it is never a single idly for breakfast) will add roughly about 70 calories. Maybe add another 20 calories for ‘ketty chutney’.
I learn that it takes a deficit of 7700 calories to lose a kilogram of body weight. Deficit here refers to the difference between calories lost and calories consumed. My Base Metabolic Rate is about 1800 calories. Assuming I consume exactly the same calories I burn (which is optimistic to say the least), I would need to run for 31 days to lose a single kilo of body weight. Or more realistically, I would need to keep running just to prevent from adding further weight too soon.
Last week, after a heavy lunch in ‘Ente Keralam’ I asked my friend how many calories would’ve been added to the system. It was an unlimited meal with two special pradhamans - he mentioned a ball park figure of 700-800 calories. And we are not even counting the many butter dosais, podi dosais, nendhram chips….Aah… Life is difficult.
September 24th, 2008 at 6:08 am
enna dhideernu, wt loss padalam?
September 24th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Naanum idhe maadhiri calorie, keelorie nu paathu paathu saapittu, jogging ponaalum weight kurayara maadhiri theriyala. Idhellam velaikkaagadhu nu vittutten.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:00 am
PK, just taking into account calories would not do. Calories paarthu - saapidaama irukku mudiyumaa? Choose your food and eat to heart’s content. But exercise regularly. It takes atleast 3 months to notice considerable difference but believe me - you will. Adhai vittittu ghee ivvalavu calories, vennai ivvalue calories-nu paarkuradhu konjam “peterings” maadhiri irukku. I am not denying the calorific content but “am burning X calories, am eating Y calories, so I have to still burn X-Y calories” type of equation does not work here. Body mechanism avvalavu simple-nu nenacheengala? So just enjoy your food but choose your food and exercise just as you brush, bathe everyday - it is that essential - not just to reduce weight but for a healthy body as well. As time goes up, you will get used to it and you will see a difference. I am saying this because I have done the same and seen the results as well. And the best way to exercise would be not to exercise explicity instead incorporate exercise in our daily routine (as was the case with our ancestors) - use a public mode of transport, use a cycle, take up petty jobs at home, play a game. You can make it a fun routine.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Ravi
yenayya ipdi tin katti adikareenga! apdi onnum perisa thappu pannalai naan!
I am no expert. but i know that 4-5 dosais with chutney sambhar, a full 3 course lunch with paruppu ghee, sambhar, rasam etc + a good siesta in office meeting room followed by a full kattu dinner will have its after effects….
idhuku ellam 3 months thevaye illai… 15 days podhum… and btw i am saying this because i’ve done the same
I agree with your points to some extent, but eating to our hearts content laam konjam over … enakku sila vishayangal la nejamaave big heart!
Nneenga sonnadhileye mukiyamaana matter ‘play a game’, i should figure it out sometime.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:40 am
chakra,
En life laye ennale jogging panna mudyum nu naan nenachadhu kooda illai.. i’ve always restricted myself to walking.. ennamo oru kuruttu dhairiyathula arambichen, life bore adichadhu dhaan main reason….
mitha vishayangal ellam adhoda thodarchi….one you do somethhing, you tend to search for related information…
Do you know Ram viswanathan? http://ram.viswanathan.in.. ivar namba NV sir friend… he is the one behind chennairunners…. dhinam morning 5AM ku elundhu odaraanga… there are around 300 ppl in chennairunners group… .quite a few of them run every day….neengai idhai nambiye aaganum…
naanum parthen.. easy running day is wednesday.. minimum e 5 km.. namakku seri padaadhu nu vittuten…aana all said and done enaku inspiration naa ivanga dhaan…
As a counter point, i also read that yoga expert TKVD says running is not a good exercise… but heck, epdiyum knee pain vara dhaan pogudhu,
vettiya uutkarndhu vandhuchu nu irukaradhai vida.. marathon odi vandhuchu nu irukaradhu better la??
September 24th, 2008 at 8:41 am
subha
life bore adichudhu…
idhile endha ul nokkamum kedayadhu enbadhai therivithukolgiren
September 25th, 2008 at 5:26 am
Not a lot to add PK, but just wanted to say full unlimited meal with two pradhamans I think will be double the calories your friend has estimated
September 25th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
WA
neenga dhaan seri! someone six yrs younger had been diagnosed w type 2 diabetes today… effects of ‘eating to hearts’ content’ maybe..
September 25th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
PK,
ippadi irunthaa dhaan nalladhu…Keep it up 
ennai maathri eppa aaneengha?
Long time, not sure if you remember me. How are you doing?
September 26th, 2008 at 1:22 am
J
welcome! thank you:)
of course i remember you