Myth or Fact? Simple Math: 3500 calories = one pound? Eat

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  • mscj98
    mscj98 Posts: 1
    This info was very helpful! I will print and keep it! It's very informative, I didn't realize 3500 calories is a pound of fat!. I'm considered obese, because of my height (5'2), so I'm working on it!
  • aliciadub
    aliciadub Posts: 73 Member
    thanks! So helpful after all of the conflicting info I've come across.

    bump
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Not sure if anyone else has posted this link, but it's an explanation from body recomposition.

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/a-primer-on-dietary-carbohydrates-part-1.html
  • 1pandabear
    1pandabear Posts: 336 Member
    saving thread for later
  • IsmailW
    IsmailW Posts: 1
    http://www.fitwatch.com/weight-loss/3500-calories-to-lose-a-pound-is-this-formula-all-wrong-237.html

    The article was lifted from Tom Venuto "Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle" author.

    Give Credit where credit is due. He even lists REFERENCES

    About the Author:
    Tom Venuto is a lifetime natural bodybuilder, an NSCA-certified personal trainer (CPT), certified strength & conditioning specialist (CSCS), and creator of the”Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Program.” Tom has written hundreds of articles and been featured in IRONMAN, Australian IRONMAN, Natural Bodybuilding, Muscular Development, Exercise for Men and Men’s Exercise, as well as on dozens of websites worldwide. For information on Tom’s Fat Loss program, visit: www.burnthefat.com
  • GerardMc2k13
    GerardMc2k13 Posts: 4
    im anorexic and go by this rule of 3500+1lb and has worked for me
  • ScotDan
    ScotDan Posts: 6
    Is there any advise for disabled people loosing weight safely? I am on 1200 calories a day and I am losing weight but need to keep all the muscle mass I can
  • CeleryStalk
    CeleryStalk Posts: 3
    Is there any advise for disabled people loosing weight safely? I am on 1200 calories a day and I am losing weight but need to keep all the muscle mass I can

    What's your body condition like now? Obese? Average? Lean?
  • judyde
    judyde Posts: 401 Member
    Bump
  • Popsplusfour
    Popsplusfour Posts: 1
    This is great for me. My sons and I need to lose weight and get in shape. We are just starting the process and this will help us set our goals. Thank you.
  • spirit095
    spirit095 Posts: 1,017 Member
    Bumping because of good information and more people should read this ^^
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,833 Member
    I love science!!
  • brandihutchinson
    brandihutchinson Posts: 68
    Great article!
  • wikersham
    wikersham Posts: 1
    Thanks a million for this excellent article. It explained so much to me that I did not understand before. My goal is to reduce fat and build muscle, and your article helped me see that the dietary needs at each phase of my weight loss program must be adjusted in order to maintain the positive momentum (downward) toward my goal and avoid the plateauing, and eventually returning to my former place, that I have experienced in the past.
  • miznyc
    miznyc Posts: 2
    What a great post! Thanks so much! I will have to keep this in mind as I continue on my journey.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    THANK YOU :flowerforyou:

    finally someone answered my question: 3500 calories doesn't always equate 1 pound fat....
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    OP,

    I do have another question: how long does it take to start losing muscle say, if I had very steep deficit...is it immediate or graduate?

    :flowerforyou:
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    Can I propose that this post deserves a sticky?
  • Mykaelous
    Mykaelous Posts: 231 Member
    Seems pretty accurate and correlates with my personal experience. I have read some research on long distance athletes who over time increase their bodies ability to efficiently metabolize fat by performing low level activity(walking) on a fast. Both sets of athletes were restricted to the same overall caloric intake and same training regiment(the only difference was when they ate/exercised). Athletes who had trained on a fast demonstrated better endurance as their body was more efficient at metabolizing fat and thus performed better.
  • sabified
    sabified Posts: 1,035 Member
    bump to finish reading later... well written, from what I have read! Thanks!
  • stepkiko
    stepkiko Posts: 10 Member
    I read these boards every day. This is one of the best posts I have ever read. Thank you!
  • Morphinedrip
    Morphinedrip Posts: 1
    This is probably one of the best write-ups I've ever read on weight loss, and I'm a pharmacist, I'm surrounded by allied healthcare individuals every day. Kudos to you!!
  • WandaWoman41
    WandaWoman41 Posts: 153 Member
    bump
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    Fair warning: old but totally awesome read

    bump this up so more people could read...
  • prettyface55
    prettyface55 Posts: 508 Member
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  • shall724
    shall724 Posts: 18 Member
    Really good post Robin. Likewise from a purely thermo-chemical standpoint. the ignition of 1 pound of fat would indeed yield the energy (approximately) required to raise 3500 Kilos of water 1 degree Celsius at one standard atmospheric pressure (air pressure at sea level)

    What? lol :noway:
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  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    I heard a lot of people might be converging on this old thread soon, so thought I'd stake out a spot now.
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