Hmm. Not as much as I hoped. You could probably eat that many calories in the free snacks they have afterwords without anyone even looking at you funny.
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fubo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The number floating around the web is 650 calories but I haven’t been able to track down the actual source.
Fosheze@lemmy.world 10 months ago
DrMango@lemmy.world 10 months ago
There is no good way to outpace calorie consumption with activity. It is far far easier for humans to consume usable calories than it is for us to spend them.
In our ancestors this meant that we were able to go a long time between good meals during times of scarcity and still survive, but today it just means that if you’re worried about calories you should start in the kitchen, not the gym
key@lemmy.keychat.org 10 months ago
Eat the snacks before donating. That way your blood glucose spikes and you ‘burn’ maximum calories.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Grow a wizard beard. That way you have crumbs and can eat while donating too.
Overzeetop@kbin.social 10 months ago
So I can shotgun two pints of beer after a donation (gotta rehydrate!) and still be a couple hundred calories ahead? Win-win!
jscummy@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
And you’ll get drunker due to the blood loss!
FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 10 months ago
brb, donating blood
Scrollone@feddit.it 10 months ago
Jokes aside, you shouldn’t drink alcohol the day before and after your donation