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Tue, January 27th, 2004, 04:06 PM
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sharger is offline
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John's Spreadsheet
Hi everybody
I'm using John's spreadsheet to record my food data. Can someone tell me why in the percentage formula the fat is *9 but the carbs and protien are *4?
Its probably totally obvious but I can't see it for the life of me.
cheers
Steve
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Tue, January 27th, 2004, 04:12 PM
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zamboni is offline
Join Date: Jan 24th, 2004
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I believe
Its because every gram of fat has 9 calories
Every gram of protein/carbs is 4 calories
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Tue, January 27th, 2004, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 22nd, 2004
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yup yup, just what zamboni said, which is why it doesn't take a lot of fat to start racking up the points in something, compared to frotein or carbs.
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First read about John - 13th Jan 2004
Comited to transforming - 13th Jan 2004
Current status - Almost there! Final few lb to lose before bulking.
Routine is 3 days MAX-OT weights, 3 days cardio, 1 day rest
Weight loss - 194lb to 162.5lb = 31.5lbs
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Tue, January 27th, 2004, 06:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 21st, 2004
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Zamboni is right.
Fat is a more dense macronutrient than carbohydrates or protein, that's why you multiply by 9 instead of for when figuring out the calories in a gram of fat.
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