Post by pierinifitness on May 17, 2020 17:08:56 GMT
There's a growing number of lamestream media articles popping up about Quarantine 15 which describes weight gain during the Coronavirus thing going on, much like the Freshman 15 to describe weight gain by college freshmen. I quickly skimmed a couple of these articles looking for what they were based on and generally no evidence was cited. They're written and published on the internet for their clickbait potential and qualify for the label "fake news."
Elsewhere, however, I did find one article referring to data accumulated by Withings, a manufacturer of digital scales. Many of these users share their data so Withings is able to compile meaningful statistics from its users. Their data, which used the period from March 22nd (when New York state ordered people home) to April 18th, showed the average user gained 0.21 lb. during that period. Some, 37 percent, gained more than a lb. but this is a far cry from a Quarantine 15. The article points out that in a typical year, Americans gain 1 to 2 lbs. which is the equivalent of eating between 10 and 20 calories a day in excess of calories burned (basal metabolic rate plus daily activities plus exercise). Blame it on a couple bites of that apple!
I have a Withings digital scale and regularly use it. Reviewing my morning weigh-in data, during the same period mentioned in the article, my weight increased by 3.1 lbs. but this is an anomaly because my morning weight on March 22nd was unusually low. Looking back at my training journals, the previous day I had done a higher-volume burpees workout and that jarred my memory of what was going on at home during that time. My wife had taken total charge of my eating, not wanting me in the kitchen so she could control things and keep us Coronavirus safe since I was still going into the Coronavirus rat race being a minimum essential type. I was going through a period of eating her way rather than my way and this caused a temporary down spike in my weight. If I compared March 16th (the date of California's shelter in place executive order) to today, my morning weight is 1.3 lbs. higher. So, no Quarantine 15 for me.
How about you?
Elsewhere, however, I did find one article referring to data accumulated by Withings, a manufacturer of digital scales. Many of these users share their data so Withings is able to compile meaningful statistics from its users. Their data, which used the period from March 22nd (when New York state ordered people home) to April 18th, showed the average user gained 0.21 lb. during that period. Some, 37 percent, gained more than a lb. but this is a far cry from a Quarantine 15. The article points out that in a typical year, Americans gain 1 to 2 lbs. which is the equivalent of eating between 10 and 20 calories a day in excess of calories burned (basal metabolic rate plus daily activities plus exercise). Blame it on a couple bites of that apple!
I have a Withings digital scale and regularly use it. Reviewing my morning weigh-in data, during the same period mentioned in the article, my weight increased by 3.1 lbs. but this is an anomaly because my morning weight on March 22nd was unusually low. Looking back at my training journals, the previous day I had done a higher-volume burpees workout and that jarred my memory of what was going on at home during that time. My wife had taken total charge of my eating, not wanting me in the kitchen so she could control things and keep us Coronavirus safe since I was still going into the Coronavirus rat race being a minimum essential type. I was going through a period of eating her way rather than my way and this caused a temporary down spike in my weight. If I compared March 16th (the date of California's shelter in place executive order) to today, my morning weight is 1.3 lbs. higher. So, no Quarantine 15 for me.
How about you?
