Weight Loss, Exercise & Calorie Deficits

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Katie

Guest
Losing weight isn't a simple mathematical equation. In a laboratory,
one pound of fat equals 3500 calories -- if you accumulate a caloric
deficit of 3500 calories, your body will shed one pound of fat and if
you eat 3500 excess calories, your body will gain one pound. It's also
why most nutritionally sound diets will only provide (for women) a
weight loss of between 1 and 2 pounds a week -- do the math and see how
difficult it would be to get more than a 7000 calorie deficit in a week

As an evolutionary mechanism to survive famine and starvation, if you
provide too few calories to your body on a consistent basis, it will go
into "starvation mode" and your basal metabolism will slow down.

Generally diets for women which are below 1200 to 1400 calories will
slow down the basal metabolism. Consistent aerobic exercise will of
course help weight loss because even though the basal metabolism is
slowing down, exercise burns calories both during exercise and for a
period of time afterwards. Muscles also raise metabolism in the sense
that body fat is inert and doesn't require fuel except that which is
necessary to schlep it around :smile: Muscles actually require energy
(calories) even when not being used -- that's why the same weight
person who is more muscular will have a higher basal metabolism as a
VERY general rule.

Every person is individual -- if you are exercising way too much and
eating too little, your metabolism might slow down.
 

KCM

Right Where I Belong
:clap: Good post! Several years ago my trainer had me on a 1400 calorie diet. I noticed that I stopped losing weight. We adjusted it to 1500-1600 calorie diet and the pounds came off. It has taken me over 2 months to lose 10 pounds the healthy way.
 
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Katie

Guest
KCM said:
:clap: Good post! Several years ago my trainer had me on a 1400 calorie diet. I noticed that I stopped losing weight. We adjusted it to 1500-1600 calorie diet and the pounds came off. It has taken me over 2 months to lose 10 pounds the healthy way.

There is NOTHING wrong with 5 lbs a month. I am lucky right now if I lose 4 lbs in 2 months. :twitch:

I have done the not enough calories thing, and passed out in a class because I had only eaten maybe 600 calories that day.

I get an email sent to me every day with tips, if I see a good one I post it!
 

KCM

Right Where I Belong
Katie said:
There is NOTHING wrong with 5 lbs a month. I am lucky right now if I lose 4 lbs in 2 months. :twitch:

I have done the not enough calories thing, and passed out in a class because I had only eaten maybe 600 calories that day.

I get an email sent to me every day with tips, if I see a good one I post it!

Thanks! I have a few more pounds to go! After having surgery in February and not being able to exercise for months the weight came back on. Not a whole lot but enough for me to be unhappy about it.
 

gigi6

New Member
If any of you want a real quick way to chart how many calories burned, regardless of the exercise, check out the website www.changingshape.com

They have a calculator that will give you the amount of calories burned, per exercise. PLUS....they have a free calculator to decide how many calories that you should eat to lose wieght and how long you should exercise. And they will give you sample diets of the different diets. The best part? It's all completely FREE!

Have fun! :getdown:
 
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