Calorie deficit for dummies (a little long)

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  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
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    Bump...all new members need to read!
  • Silky815
    Silky815 Posts: 367 Member
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    Makes sense. Thanks for posting this.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,060 Member
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    bump
  • abihaila
    abihaila Posts: 24 Member
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    bump
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
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    damn, totally forgot I wrote this.

    One small correction to myself though. The body doesn't convert amino acids to glucose when it uses protein for energy, it converts it to pyruvate, which eventually boils down to ketones which, for all intents and purposes does the same thing, except you have less energy per molecule, and different waste products (but it's 6 of 1... because they both provide the energy for ATP).
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,060 Member
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    One small correction to myself though. The body doesn't convert amino acids to glucose when it uses protein for energy, it converts it to pyruvate, which eventually boils down to ketones

    Oh. Well. Of COURSE. pffffffft . We all knew that. We just didn't want to hurt your feelings by pointing that out.......:wink:




    this is an oldie.....I just happened to run across it.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
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    One small correction to myself though. The body doesn't convert amino acids to glucose when it uses protein for energy, it converts it to pyruvate, which eventually boils down to ketones

    Oh. Well. Of COURSE. pffffffft . We all knew that. We just didn't want to hurt your feelings by pointing that out.......:wink:




    this is an oldie.....I just happened to run across it.

    funny thing is, this is newer than a lot of my posts. How scary is that?
  • MEMoggridge
    MEMoggridge Posts: 151 Member
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    Bump!!!:smile:
    Excellent info!!
  • JoyousRen
    JoyousRen Posts: 3,823 Member
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    bumping
  • akapel
    akapel Posts: 10
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    Bumping :smile:
  • Kristyb1010
    Kristyb1010 Posts: 39
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    BUMP!
  • bevpulse
    bevpulse Posts: 54 Member
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    Thanks.
  • kimiel
    kimiel Posts: 108
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    Thanks!! :smile:
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
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    someone's been bumping my old posts. :drinker:
  • cowlover22
    cowlover22 Posts: 309 Member
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    This is so true but it is hard to get it in my head..to lose weight you eat less and to gain eat more. My body is the opposite and the sooner I accept this the better. I think this has so much to do with how we are brought up..most people dont know this or believe it..you could actually have someone who is eating 700 cals a day and weigh over 200 lbs. Most people think that person is cheating, but prob not just really slowed her metabolism down and has more fat than muscle.
  • LJA1968
    LJA1968 Posts: 516 Member
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    Bumping this old thread because of the good info here.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
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    I agree :tongue:
  • Kriszti29
    Kriszti29 Posts: 32
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    You made me seriously rethink my approach...


    And |'m bumping you.... :happy:
  • cardbucfan
    cardbucfan Posts: 10,396 Member
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    bumping to keep on my topics page. I reread often!
  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
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    Super read! Thanks!

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