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Accrovideogames posted...

Offend me? No. Disgust me? Yes.

The whole "2000 calories/day" thing is largely nonsense, lingering from WWII-era nutrational recommendations. Actual caloric needs depend on height, weight, and physical activity level. I've calculated my own, based on moderate activity, and I came in at ~3400, which is purely a consequence of being 6'4" and 190 pounds. If memory serves, Clench is about that height and probably quite a bit heavier due to all the powerlifting, and definitely qualifies as being highly active, so 3000 is perfectly reasonable. If anything, I'd expect quite a bit higher than that.

https://globalrph.com/medcalcs/estimated-energy-requirement-eer-equation/

You can calculate your own there, if you're interested.

Clench281 posted...

$4000 per year? Are you sure that's not including eating out every week or something? I eat about 3k calories/day and spend about $200 USD a month ($2400 per year) on personal groceries.

It's based mostly on my Canadian experiences. Two of us spend ~$150-200 per week on groceries, which would be $75-100 each, or $56-75 USD ($2900-3900/year). So my mental math on the currency conversion was a bit off. Toss in that we just don't have the freezer space to take full advantage of Costco prices for perishables like meat and whatnot, plus the fact that Canadian meat and dairy (especially dairy. 2L of milk is consistently ~$4, the rough equivalent of $5.50-6/gal) is generally more expensive than American, and that explains my estimate being high. Even so, even if we say $2-3k instead, that's still an extra two orders of magnitude over Bezos' current net worth, so the point stands.

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