counting calories...

TiffanyDollface
TiffanyDollface Posts: 22
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
i know you have to have a 500 calorie defict a day to burn 1lb in a week. it confuses me. help meee

so far today i've eaten 530 calories but i've burned 179.

i dont get it lol

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  • TiffanyDollface
    TiffanyDollface Posts: 22
    i know you have to have a 500 calorie defict a day to burn 1lb in a week. it confuses me. help meee

    so far today i've eaten 530 calories but i've burned 179.

    i dont get it lol
  • jazpiri
    jazpiri Posts: 114 Member
    Wait until the end of the day. If at the end of the day you have burned 500 calories more than consumed, you will lose about 1lb per week. On a daily basis if you burn more calories than you take in you will lose weight. 3500 calories burned is about 1lb of weight loss. The important thing to remember is that you never want to eat less than 1200 calories a day because that puts your body into starvation mode, your body then holds every calorie it can get, and your metabolism slows down. Does that make sense? If you have more questions send me a message. "jazpiri"
  • IUChelle423
    IUChelle423 Posts: 197
    Keep in mind that this site builds in a calorie deficit. To see what your "Normal Daily Life" calorie is versus the calories you have to eat for weight loss, go to "Goals". They have probably already built in a 500 calorie deficit (without exercise) to get you a 1 lb weight loss/week, so you should have all the calories they say on here.
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    i know you have to have a 500 calorie defict a day to burn 1lb in a week. it confuses me. help meee

    so far today i've eaten 530 calories but i've burned 179.

    i dont get it lol


    Please read the newbie info under all topics, general, to help you with your confusion. Also, under help at the top, there's quite a bit of info there too, from what I remember, way back when I was a newbie. :smile:
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