Originally Posted by
goldfinch
The inefficiency he is talking about is where you don't plan ahead to minimize the work you need to do, but instead you just jump up if you need something. Run here, run there. Don't conserve your energy.
I understand. I just don't think that this difference in style can account for that many calories, and I
also disagree with the supporting idea that the metabolic rates are reversed (smaller low, larger high). Although, I wasn't there and the co-worker could be much more peripatetic than I'm imagining.