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To: nickcarraway

“With water only, but no food, survival time may extend up to 2 to 3 months.”

Impressive. But what a way to shed pounds.

He lost 2.5 pounds lost per day x 4,100 calories per pound of body fat = 10,000 calories per day.

A man that size has a Resting Metabolic Rate of about 3,000 calories per day. He must have been doing a lot of work to burn those other 7,000 calories per day.


8 posted on 11/22/2023 2:22:25 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

He should have gone on the Naked and Afraid show.


9 posted on 11/22/2023 2:25:24 PM PST by oldasrocks
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