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    im not understanding the energy expenditure.

    Posts: 261 Member
    edited March 7 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
    Here's my question why cant a sedentary person maintain on 3,000 calories but a active person can?

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      Because the energy required to make your muscles move around is taken in as food.

      A sedentary person moves less, therefore requires less energy, therefore requires less food.

      An active person moves more, needs more energy, and gets that by eating more food.
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      funchords wrote: »
      Because the energy required to make your muscles move around is taken in as food.

      A sedentary person moves less, therefore requires less energy, therefore requires less food.

      An active person moves more, needs more energy, and gets that by eating more food.
      So basically what your saying its because when we do cardio or strength training those calories go to our heart and muscles??? Like i really just dont get it. Because before i couldnt eat past 2000 calories when i was sedentary without gaining. Now since im active i can eat up to 3,000 without gaining. Do our metabolisms adapt or something?
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      taylorblade wrote: »
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      So basically what your saying its because when we do cardio or strength training those calories go to our heart and muscles??? Like i really just dont get it. Because before i couldnt eat past 2000 calories when i was sedentary without gaining. Now since im active i can eat up to 3,000 without gaining. Do our metabolisms adapt or something?

      Doing things burns energy....
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      os this for real? you are askin why can someone who exercises strength and cardio eat more calories and keep the same weight?

      Do you understand that exercise expends energy?
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      999tigger wrote: »
      os this for real? you are askin why can someone who exercises strength and cardio eat more calories and keep the same weight?

      Do you understand that exercise expends energy?
      Well see i mean i guess im saying this.... You know 3,500 calories is a pound of fat for everybody no matter what activity level anybody is right??? Im saying this why cant a sedentary person eat 3,000 calories a day and maintain there? 3,000 calories is not a pound of fat. Add 500 calories more then it is a pound of fat.
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      TavistockToad wrote: »
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      Doing things burns energy....

      Well what about a sedentary person who cleans the house or walk around in the store. You know small stuff like that.
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      taylorblade wrote: »
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      Well see i mean i guess im saying this.... You know 3,500 calories is a pound of fat for everybody no matter what activity level anybody is right??? Im saying this why cant a sedentary person eat 3,000 calories a day and maintain there? 3,000 calories is not a pound of fat. Add 500 calories more then it is a pound of fat.

      3500 calories ABOVE someone's TDEE equals a pound of fat...
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      TavistockToad wrote: »
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      3500 calories ABOVE someone's TDEE equals a pound of fat...
      Wait isnt that still 3,500 calories???
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      taylorblade wrote: »
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      Wait isnt that still 3,500 calories???

      No, it's above whatever a persons TDEE is...
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      MrM27 wrote: »
      I feel bad for anyone that falls for this thread.

      You mean you don't want to be able to use the :trollface: ???
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      edited November 2014
      He is baiting you
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      TavistockToad wrote: »
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      No, it's above whatever a persons TDEE is...
      (sigh) i guess i will never understand. :( i just keep confusing myself when i think about it.

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      taylorblade wrote: »
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      (sigh) i guess i will never understand. :( i just keep confusing myself when i think about it.

      What's not to understand about that?!
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      TavistockToad wrote: »
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      What's not to understand about that?!
      Idk.... I guess im just thinking to much about it.
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      OMG this thread has made me laugh so hard I can't lie
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    • Posts: 2,836 Member
      I'm wondering if the OP graduated from high school or attended any basic science classes.
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