Though it just seems to be an extension of the previous PACTs, this one has a slightly different purpose. I am doing my very best to take this slow, and let it be primarily about gathering information than being a push to accomplish some big thing to “fix” me. I’ve been doing a bit of thinking about the simple-ish concept of living in a “calorie deficit” mode. Rather than do my usual obsessive deep dive with all kinds of trackers and burn myself out, I am choosing to take baby steps.
So, I looked at some initial healthy recommendations and came upon the general consensus that a calorie deficit of 500 calories per day was a healthy and moderate amount. Since that can be accomplished by either reducing intake or increasing use, I figured I’d answer the question of how long/intense of a walk would it take to burn roughly 200 calories. I looked at my past few weeks stats from my health app during my PACT 003 experiment. Based on the numbers, I decided my next PACT would be to gather info on how many calories my app says I burn during 30 minutes of regular (around the neighborhood) walking.
Here we go!