1 lb of fat = how many calories?
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How many calories will I have to burn, to lose 1 lb of body fat. Does this even make sense?
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35000
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3500 calories...so about 500 less calories taken in a day = 1 pound loss a week0
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The "standard" for that equation is 3500 calories to burn 1 lb of fat.0
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35010
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4 082.33133 to be exact.
3500 is used on MFP to make the weekly calculations easier.0
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