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3500 calories

harleygirl6363
harleygirl6363 Posts: 426 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So if you have to burn 3500 calories to burn a pound is it also safe to say i takes 3500 to gain a pound??

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  • harleygirl6363
    harleygirl6363 Posts: 426 Member
    So if you have to burn 3500 calories to burn a pound is it also safe to say i takes 3500 to gain a pound??
  • Cindysunshine
    Cindysunshine Posts: 1,188 Member
    Yep that's exactly right. :heart:
  • harleygirl6363
    harleygirl6363 Posts: 426 Member
    wow thats an eye opener so some days i was gaining a full pound just from what i was eating wow gross lol
  • msarro
    msarro Posts: 2,748 Member
    wow thats an eye opener so some days i was gaining a full pound just from what i was eating wow gross lol

    Its actually not that bad :) Your body can only process so much at a time, so a lot of it slips through your system without actually adding any weight. Its quite hard to gain an entire pound in a day :wink:
  • Cinnamon_Kisses
    Cinnamon_Kisses Posts: 83
    wow thats an eye opener so some days i was gaining a full pound just from what i was eating wow gross lol

    Its actually not that bad :) Your body can only process so much at a time, so a lot of it slips through your system without actually adding any weight. Its quite hard to gain an entire pound in a day :wink:

    Sounds like a challenge to me :laugh:
  • ohthatbambi
    ohthatbambi Posts: 1,098 Member
    wow thats an eye opener so some days i was gaining a full pound just from what i was eating wow gross lol

    Its actually not that bad :) Your body can only process so much at a time, so a lot of it slips through your system without actually adding any weight. Its quite hard to gain an entire pound in a day :wink:

    It seems like I gain even when I eat less than 3500!!!
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