Quick question.

RoyBeck
RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
edited January 30 in Health and Weight Loss
If your MFP goals are set to include no exercise and you have a calorie allowance of 2000 MFP is set up so as you lose a certain amount of lbs yes? Say 2lb for example.

If you then burnt 500 calories 7x per week would you not lose another 2lb of fat totalling 4 lbs per week?

Just wondering?

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  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    If your MFP goals are set to include no exercise and you have a calorie allowance of 2000 MFP is set up so as you lose a certain amount of lbs yes? Say 2lb for example.

    If you then burnt 500 calories 7x per week would you not lose another 2lb of fat totalling 4 lbs per week?

    Just wondering?

    Technically I believe the math supports 3 lbs per week. To get the original 2 lbs your deficit is 1,000 calories per day. Adding 500 more would get another pound lost in theory. I suppose it really depends on how much weight a person has to lose though. A morbidly obese person can sustain a higher deficit than someone with 20-30 lbs to lose.
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    You wouldn't lose another 2 pounds. 500 x 7= 3500 (1 Pound). Also, just because you lose weight on the scale, it doesn't mean that it is automatically fat.
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    Right. I'm currently 238 and my goal weight is 195. I'm still on 2lb per week right now but will reduce to 1lb in a few weeks.
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    You wouldn't lose another 2 pounds. 500 x 7= 3500 (1 Pound). Also, just because you lose weight on the scale, it doesn't mean that it is automatically fat.

    What I meant was that MFP sets you to lose 2lb per week. So scheduling another 3500 calories lost (What I meant originally sorry) would result in a 3lb loss?
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Mathematically yes, in the real world maybe, maybe not. Weight loss just doesn't conform that way. There's way too many variables to be able to predict that you ate exactly X and burned exactly Y plus factoring in that your body will do whatever if wants.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,459 MFP Moderator
    Here is what the math doesn't tell you - the breakdown of fat loss vs lean body mass (muscle, water, tissue, bone density, etc). Slow weight loss + high protein + heavy lifting = minimized muscle loss. Fast weight loss = more lean body mass loss + fast loss. If you want to be lean and fat, minimizing muscle loss is key. Otherwise it could take you much longer to hit your ideal body.
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    I see. Thanks for the replies. I'm not looking to lose weight quickly I'm just thinking of a million and one things about a million and one things ;)
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