2000 enough?

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NobleAbsinthe
NobleAbsinthe Posts: 10
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This site says I need 2000 thousand calories to burn 2lbs a week with a very active life style. Other sites say my maintenance is 3000 and my deficit should be at 2500. I just assumed my numbers to be higher.

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  • Jennikitten
    Jennikitten Posts: 142 Member
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    Eating that few calories with a very active lifestyle will probably make you drop weight a lot faster than 2lbs a week. If you are unsure though you might be better setting you activity level as none then tracking your actual activity that way you will get more accurate numbers
  • ninhogorgfan
    ninhogorgfan Posts: 15 Member
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    Anything over a 300 calorie deficit i would be careful because you run the risk of burning muscle. You will lose weight yes, but you will feel like crap. I had to lose weight for wrestling. I went from about 195 to 171 in the course of 1 month and i lost most of my stregnth (i was pretty strong too before).

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