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How to lose 1lb.

InstructorLeake
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FYI: You have to burn 3,500 in order to burn off 1 lb.
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or eat 3500 less calories0
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FYI: You have to burn 3,500 in order to burn off 1 lb.
-- of fat...
You can lose 1lb by using the washroom sometimes0 -
You can lose 1lb by using the washroom sometimes
HAH!!! Or more if you've had a big lunch. LOL0 -
Sometimes I have to remind myself in the morning when I realize I"m up 3 lbs or something ridiculous (due to water retention) that I know for a fact that I did not eat 10,500 extra calories the day before so i did not gain 3 lbs of fat over night.0
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get the flu!!!!0
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Sometimes I have to remind myself in the morning when I realize I"m up 3 lbs or something ridiculous (due to water retention) that I know for a fact that I did not eat 10,500 extra calories the day before so i did not gain 3 lbs of fat over night.
Wow I never thought about it like that. That's great, thanks!!
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Sometimes I have to remind myself in the morning when I realize I"m up 3 lbs or something ridiculous (due to water retention) that I know for a fact that I did not eat 10,500 extra calories the day before so i did not gain 3 lbs of fat over night.
If I stare at a box of cookies long enough, my body osmosis the calories and I'll wind up being 4 lbs heavier the next day.0 -
Or drink a gallon of water in one day. Worked for me yesterday.0
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get the flu!!!!
I second that.0 -
You can "gain" a pound by drinking two 8-ounce glasses of water. As Alton Brown says, "a pint's a pound the world around."0
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