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    Calorie deficit for dummies (a little long)

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    • Posts: 3,222 Member
      Bump...all new members need to read!
    • Posts: 367 Member
      Makes sense. Thanks for posting this.
    • Posts: 34,462 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 24 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 7,161 Member
      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).
    • Posts: 34,462 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 7,161 Member
      show previous quotes

      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?
    • Posts: 151 Member
      Bump!!!:smile:
      Excellent info!!
    • Posts: 3,823 Member
      bumping
    • Posts: 10
      Bumping :smile:
    • Posts: 39
      BUMP!
    • Posts: 35 Member
      Thanks.
    • Posts: 108
      Thanks!! :smile:
    • Posts: 7,161 Member
      someone's been bumping my old posts. :drinker:
    • Posts: 309 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 516 Member
      Bumping this old thread because of the good info here.
    • Posts: 7,161 Member
      I agree :tongue:
    • Posts: 32
      You made me seriously rethink my approach...


      And |'m bumping you.... :happy:
    • Posts: 10,571 Member
      bumping to keep on my topics page. I reread often!
    • Posts: 818 Member
      Super read! Thanks!
    • Posts: 3,416 Member
      thanks for the info.
    • Posts: 9,377 Member
      Thanks for bumping! I'll definitely be reading this again. And re-reading... :)
    • Posts: 987 Member
      Bump
    • Posts: 532 Member
      Bump!
    • Posts: 315 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 10,571 Member
      bout to fall off my topics!
    • Posts: 78 Member
      Bump
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