On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:18:09 -0400, tray.b <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Thing is, even if a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, a body isn't a body
>isn't a body.  How calories are used is going to differ amongst individuals.
>
>A fun aside, but relevant: An online acquaintance did a week-long challenge
>in which he ate 4,000 calories each day (he tracked in a program, like
>Fitday) from meat and fat only.  He did not change his exercise regime (not
>much of one) or anything else, just that.  He'd already been eating low carb
>and paleo for some time AND had shed excess bodyfat along the way (he's
>tall, but quite lean), and he still lost a pound.
>
>Anyone else wanna try it?  ;)
>
>Tracy

So much variability in the human body, though!  I mean within his own.  And a 
pound is within normal variation.

Too small a sample size?

Virginia