For other uses, see Jack Frost (disambiguation). Jack Frost is the personification of frost, ice, snow, sleet, winter, and freezing cold. He is a variant of Old Man Winter who is held responsible for frosty weather, nipping the nose and toes in such weather, coloring the foliage in autumn, and leaving fern-like patterns on cold windows in winter.
Dear Countin' Cal, Theoretically, about 3500 calories equals one pound of body weight. This means that you'd have to take in 3500 fewer calories than you usually do, over a period of time, to lose one pound. Keep in mind, this is in theory; what happens in the real world can be very different.
2 Pound weight loss per week = 7000 cal, or a 500 cal deficit per day. 1 Pound weight loss per week just by walking = 5 extra miles walked per day - or 10,560 extra steps (in addition to the distance that you are currently covering while maintaining weight)