On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:58:35 +0100, "Mette" <
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>
>"Joyce" <
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>> 16 ounces = 1 pound. So, rounding .74 to .75 (which is also 3/4 or 3/4 of
>a
>> pound) ... would give you .75 = 12ounces. Is my math clear as mud? <grin>
>Your
>> loss of .66 lbs would be a tad over 5 ounces (figuring .66 = 1/3 of a
>pound ... or
>> 1/3 of 16 ounces). In my book, that is definitely a loss - good for you!
>
>Why can't you just go metric? LOL
) I am still a tad confused. I have a food scale that I bought
>int he us - it has metric on one side and oz on the other side, and it shows that 300 grams = 10 oz
>- not 5 oz, like you said?...
hehehe - it just isn't gonna happen. I'm too old to learn yet another form of math. <G> I'd have to
go back to your original post (isn't quoted here) ... but my 5 oz figure came from you stating you
lost .66 of a pound, which is one third of a pound. I don't recall where the 300 grams came into
play. I also am not sure of the scale you have, as most all the nutritional labels I have state that
28g=1oz ... but I suppose 30g is close enough. <G> By that calc, yes - 300g = 10 ounces, which is a
little over 1/2 a pound (8 ounces = 1/2 a pound).
Ok, here is what you originally wrote:
>I lost 300 grams, which is 0.66 lbs - but since I am a metric person, I forgot how many oz
>to 1 lbs
)
Ok, that's where I messed up. You are right, should be 2/3 of a pound, or roughly 10 ounces. Sorry
'bout that! I stated 5 ounces, which is 1/3 of a pound ... didn't double it as I should have. That's
what I get for trying to move too fast.
<G>
>
>>> Eating below points isn't going to help at all either. Believe it or
>not, you DO
>> have to eat in order to lose. Eating too little will make your body hang
>on to
>> every little thing it can in order to prevent you from starving yourself.
>
>I am not eating below points, but sticking to the low end (18-20 pts) because I am not very
>physically active. But I also know from my previous experience that sometimes one will have those
>very small losses and it all evens out in the end
) - I am down several cm around my waist, back
>and hips already and feel far less bloated
)
Ahhhh, ok - I misunderstood. I interpreted *sticking to the low side* as being below - again, sorry
'bout that. <G> I was one who seemed to always have those smaller losses for several weeks, then all
of a sudden one big whoosh ... then again lots of little losses. Yup, they all add up and balance
out in the end. And I honestly do think we are better off losing slower, as it gives us more time to
adjust, learn and put into practice our new knowledge.
Joyce
