Calorie deficits?

incisron

Forgive me if this question is dumb, and hope it doesnt make anyone mad, but would anyone be kind enough to explain weekly calorie deficits to me?

pinggolfer96

Expending more energy than you take in. Either by eating less or moving more....or both.

rnohou2010

Undercut your current weekly calorie consumption by 3500 calories, whether through diet and/or increased exercise, and you will lose one pound.

incisron

Ok. Does that mean I eat 3500 calories less every week than I would if I were maintaining my weight?

jdleanna

Weekly calorie deficit - how much less you eat over the course of 7 days than your body burns. It's your daily calorie deficit times 7. You can count calories by the day or by the week in order to lose weight.

So, if you want to lose one pound a week, you need to eat 3,500 calories less each week than your body uses. If you do that, that's your weekly calorie deficit.

rnohou2010

Yes, exactly. That's 500 calories a day you need to cut IF you want to lose a pound a week. Maybe that's too much or not enough weight loss for you. Any combination of reduced calorie consumption or calories burned in exercise.

incisron

Thanks, every1 It confused me at first.