DEAR E. JEAN--
When I saw the Dear Sugar quiz called “SEMEN: What Do You Know,” it got me wondering. I’m very vain about my figure. I’m in great shape, ride my bike 120 miles a week, watch what I eat, and count every calorie. So, here’s my question: How many calories are in semen? My fiancé and I enjoy oral sex about three times a week. Is it fattening? ----Colorado Girl
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MISS COLORADO, MY KUMQUAT:
When sperm leaves the human male, it travels at a Lance Armstrong-grade bike speed of 27 miles-an-hour. It weighs in at about a teaspoon, contains three times the vitamins of a Jolly Rancher and fairly explodes with protein (about the same as an egg white.) As for calories? 5-7. Fewer than a cherry Life Saver. Bon Appetit!
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1wow. this topic has dumbfounded me. i'm seriously speechless.
2ummm I still don't understand why someone would ask this. Like, it's not like your gulping it down everytime he cums right? So obviously it's not going to go stright to your thighs...right???
3That's my opinion anyways haha!
Is this for real?????
4Seriously...someone did not ask about this!!!! If you are working out that much a few extra calories (especially when they are from such a fun source) do not matter!!!!
5lol...this post sounds like it's straight out of "Mean Girls"!!!! wow...i can't believe this one even got answered!
6This is actually very funny. If you are worried, don't swallow. = )
7WTF?...UMMMMMM..WOW!!
8EWW swallowing is so nasty! Who would ask this?!
9"Bon appetit." XD I'm sorry, that's hilarious. But Ms. E. Jean is right as always; I read in some Cosmo magazine that it's like 5 calories per teaspoon. But wow, you shouldn't worry too much girl.
next thing you know you'll be asking about calories
in water.
10omg, that was too funny.
11I heard it's high in potassium, too...
12Bon Appetit - ha! That's Hilarious!
13LMAOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14If this is serious, I'm worried about priorities. We should all be careful about what we eat, don't get me wrong, but I don't think you need to count semen into your Weight Watchers points budget for the day.
15why don't you just spit if it worries you that much?
16First of all this is a gross post. Secondly, this sounds like a post from a girl with an eating disorder. A lot of times girls can be pre-occupied with the dumbest things concerning calories when they're constantly keeping track of their weight.
17fairly explodes with protein??
I could always use a little extra protein in my diet...
18"Is butter a carb?" Seriously, how much is this girl ingesting that she is worried about the calories?
19I think I'm going to vomit, they're talking about it being in teaspoons. Hurl. What is wrong with that girl?
20wow, just wow.
21Um....
22Sickest. Thing. Ever. I just threw up in my mouth.
23So Gross!!! The whole teaspoon thing ewwww!!!!
24OMG this girl has major problems...think about the energy you already expended getting the semen. That and worrying about the caloric content of the semen should, if you don't have an eating disorder, use up more calories. See a psychiatrist pronto.
25This may have been the funniest thing I've read in a long time
26Wow. That was hilarious and I'm still laughing someone asked that question. Can you say narcissist haha.
27why is everyone so grossed out? i have wondered what was in sperm... i am swallowing it! Anything that goes into my body i want to know exacly what it is and what it is doing.
28i actually heard its GOOD for you!! hahahahah no joke. i think i read some where that its better than any face cream.. semen "explodes" [what an awesome use of vocab] with witamin c, proteins, and amino acids and is amazing for your skin. but STILL! i dont know if that motivates me to rub it all over my face but hey.. it def isnt bad for you!
29can we say oral STDS? I bet no one ever thinks of that.
30Gross but soooo funny!
31gross but funny... wow didnt know it traveled at 27 mph. that's actually pretty fast!
32Ok, first thought: if she's worried about the calories, how often is she doing it??
33Then I read the post again, and there is a woman that gives oral sex three times a week?
Second thought: this lady is ruining it for me!
Good Lord! I am amused, amazed, speechless, and sickened at the same time!
34ha!
35I'de rather swallow the sperm than eat the egg whites for my daily dose of protein lol....
36"Am I allowed to eat sperm if I'm a vegetarian?"
37haha! this sounds like a joke to me!
38Hahahahha I love her answer. As for me, I spit.
39hahahahaa omgggg everyone's comments are so funny. as long as its only one guy at a time, i think youre okay.
40hahah this is hilarious. good to know too i guess..
41It was kind of funny for me to see this post--the thought has never occurred to me to know what the calorie content of sperm was...it's such a small amount that, to me, it's negligible!
42Hello, everyone!
I LURVED your witty remarks about this
question.
The fact is, I've received queries on
this topic two or three times a year (!)
for the last fourteen years (!)
And yes, many women
(and men) are THAT strict about
counting calories.
Thanks for your clever comments.
You made my day!
Ravishing Regards,
43E. Jean
Speechless...
44ladies, ladies. how did we all overlook the fact that she's also burning calories at the same time? now she can look at is as a work out! what a lucky guy.
45Come on. This wasn't a bad question. I was totally interested and would have never asked it myself! What if it surprisingly had 10 fat grams and 400 calories? I'm glad to know it's as little as I had hoped! Good question Colorado Girl.
46IS THIS FOR REAL????? omg...lol...i'd me more worried about your obsession with counting calories...now that is disturbing!
47Thats pretty sick! I guess some people just gulp it down.
48lmfao
49lmao @ tokenguy
sick!
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