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In episode 2 they claim to be starving

Mr._WokMr._Wok
edited August 2012 in The Walking Dead
but in the freezer Kenny states that Larry is 6'4" and 300 pounds. My boss is 6'6", 235 and he's solid muscle. Larry would need approximately 3500 calories per day to maintain that weight at his age and height according to the "Basal Metabolic Rate" calculator. How can they be starving when Larry is consuming 3000+ calories all by himself or is that the reason why they are starving?

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  • sc4recrowsc4recrow
    edited August 2012
    Perhaps he's not maintaining his weight or they only recently ran out of food. You could get pretty hungry in a week.

    Also worth not over thinking comic book based fiction too much or the fact the dead have come back to life and walk around will cause real questions.
  • The_Cheshire_CatThe_Cheshire_Cat
    edited August 2012
    But I think they found or got into a grocery store thanks to Mark. So they were eating pretty good (I would assume) up until recently
  • Kiel555Kiel555
    edited August 2012
    Processed food has lots of calories and as cheshire cat pointed out they only recently ran out of food that Mark made available when he opened the door to the commisary to Lee's group.

    I think they only recently began rationing and living off the land. What's the formula, 1 pound of fat is 3500 calories. Larry can go a long time before showing signs of weight loss. That's one advantage of being "husky" in a ZA...lots of fuel reserves.
  • thesporkmanthesporkman
    edited August 2012
    It's also possible Kenny was exaggerating his weight in order to help his case. Or maybe he knew that Larry had weighed 300 pounds at one point but in the heat of the moment wasn't taking into consideration the amount of weight he must have lost by then.
  • Viner16Viner16
    edited August 2012
    thesporkman wrote: »
    It's also possible Kenny was exaggerating his weight in order to help his case. Or maybe he knew that Larry had weighed 300 pounds at one point but in the heat of the moment wasn't taking into consideration the amount of weight he must have lost by then.

    True, in a zombie apocalypse would people really be asking around, seeing how much you weigh? He was probably just estimating.
  • GenericMartiniGenericMartini
    edited August 2012
    Lilly was probably directly favoring Larry and giving him more food than the rest of'em so he maintained his weight with Lilly giving him food regularly.
  • jaybreezyjaybreezy
    edited August 2012
    thesporkman wrote: »
    It's also possible Kenny was exaggerating his weight in order to help his case.

    I'm glad that someone else said this. I highly doubt that Kenny busted out his digital scale and had Larry hop on.
  • WarfolomeiWarfolomei
    edited August 2012
    Or they used protein pills from the medical store.
  • ommmnomnomnomommmnomnomnom
    edited August 2012
    Mr._Wok wrote: »
    but in the freezer Kenny states that Larry is 6'4" and 300 pounds. My boss is 6'6", 235 and he's solid muscle. Larry would need approximately 3500 calories per day to maintain that weight at his age and height according to the "Basal Metabolic Rate" calculator. How can they be starving when Larry is consuming 3000+ calories all by himself or is that the reason why they are starving?
    it's a game, about zombies, get over the logistics of reality!
  • craftyardcraftyard
    edited August 2012
    jaybreezy wrote: »
    I'm glad that someone else said this. I highly doubt that Kenny busted out his digital scale and had Larry hop on.

    Haha :D
  • WarfolomeiWarfolomei
    edited August 2012
    He is also around 50 and uses Glyceryl trinitrate for his hearth, which decreases appetite in some cases.
  • MilosuperspeshMilosuperspesh
    edited August 2012
    or cos he shoves the bacon/jerky up lee's ass
  • WarfolomeiWarfolomei
    edited August 2012
    That would be just a waste of food.
  • CiraaxxCiraaxx
    edited August 2012
    "here have some bacon Larry"

    "Yea yea I still fucking hate you Lee."

    ...I've killed Larry in my mind 20 times by then.
  • WarfolomeiWarfolomei
    edited August 2012
    Why would you give him bacon or you know.. anything ?
    If during conversation with mark you answer with *He just worries about his daughter*.. larry actually seems to back off a little.
  • Master of AeonsMaster of Aeons
    edited August 2012
    From what I see, you lose muscle pretty substantially by the 8th week of starvation. He'd be 20 pounds lighter by that time. If they found Mark and the supplies a month or earlier after the end of episode one, Larry would be thinner.
  • WarfolomeiWarfolomei
    edited August 2012
    He does look a bit thinner, or his clouths a lot bigger.
  • harrisonpinkharrisonpink Telltale Alumni
    edited August 2012
    Maybe that wooly sweater is REALLY thick.
  • Rommel49Rommel49
    edited August 2012
    It's implied the food shortage and rationing is fairly recent, since it's stated the food Mark was able to get from the commissary was both enough for everyone and was "almost gone" by the time of Episode 2.

    It also wouldn't surprise me if Lilly was sneaking Larry extra food too; I think Mark even suggests as much.
  • MilosuperspeshMilosuperspesh
    edited August 2012
    harrisonpink wrote: »
    Maybe that wooly sweater is REALLY thick.

    like the wearer ;)

    also i fed larry just to see what would happen, totally worth it
  • RoboSheriffRoboSheriff
    edited August 2012
    Mr._Wok wrote: »
    but in the freezer Kenny states that Larry is 6'4" and 300 pounds. My boss is 6'6", 235 and he's solid muscle. Larry would need approximately 3500 calories per day to maintain that weight at his age and height according to the "Basal Metabolic Rate" calculator. How can they be starving when Larry is consuming 3000+ calories all by himself or is that the reason why they are starving?

    Heh well then, it looks like basal metabolic rate calculator is WRONG...
  • WarfolomeiWarfolomei
    edited August 2012
    I though it was just an estimate and more of a point maker.*Big guy, big trouble*
  • duNksteNduNksteN
    edited August 2012
    Mr._Wok wrote: »
    but in the freezer Kenny states that Larry is 6'4" and 300 pounds. My boss is 6'6", 235 and he's solid muscle. Larry would need approximately 3500 calories per day to maintain that weight at his age and height according to the "Basal Metabolic Rate" calculator. How can they be starving when Larry is consuming 3000+ calories all by himself or is that the reason why they are starving?

    dude chill out it's just a game!
  • CyreenCyreen
    edited August 2012
    I think that should be taken that into account when rationing food, anyone packing extra weight gets lower rations, until their bodies stored reserves are used.
  • Kiel555Kiel555
    edited August 2012
    Cyreen wrote: »
    I think that should be taken that into account when rationing food, anyone packing extra weight gets lower rations, until their bodies stored reserves are used.

    That sounds like something Lilly would do.
  • CapnJayCapnJay Banned
    edited August 2012
    Kenny personally weighed Larry last time they were at the doctors office to loot meds. He also gave him a prostate exam. It was an Awkward moment for the both of them.
  • alithanar8alithanar8
    edited August 2012
    well something we can all agree on is that larry is a full head shorter by the end of episode 2 and about 10-15 lbs lighter... maybe more if we take ego into account
  • CyreenCyreen
    edited August 2012
    Kiel555 wrote: »
    That sounds like something Lilly would do.

    No, she was just feeding the hunters and her father.
  • godzilla999666godzilla999666
    edited August 2012
    The thing is when you don't eat for awhile, your body enters starvation mode, and doesn't break down your fat stores as fast, as when you are eating something. Read up on dieting, they all tell you have to eat something in order for the body not to enter starvation mode, you will lose weight faster.
  • DrbgDrbg
    edited August 2012
    Bowzaka! Dieting 101 up in deeze forums son!
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