Health & Exercise: How long to lose just 1 kg of fat??

It doesn't seem like much does it? Just 1 kg or 2.2 pounds. Here's what our friends at Nutrition Australia have to say about it.

"If you're talking about losing 1 kg of body fat, you need to use 39,000 kJ of energy. If the body weight lost is mostly fat but also some lean body mass (as commonly happens when weight is lost), a little under 30,000 kJ is the amount of energy that needs to be expended.

In other words, all other things being equal, if you weigh about 65 kg you need about 2 weeks of jogging 40-50 km per week to lose just one kilogram. No wonder people have trouble losing weight!"

For those who don't use kilograms, that converts like this: If you weigh 143 pounds, then you need about 2 weeks of jogging 11-14 miles per week to lose just one pound.

And on that note - I'm going to dig up some more low fat healthy recipes.....