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Last night, I saw on a popular weight loss tv competition, people were having a problem losing weight and when their trainer grilled them on what they were eating they had confessed they had significantly cut their calories daily. For example, these teams were working out 6 hours per day and one woman was taking in 500…

thanks for all your replies, based on the varied answers - this is a good question. I tend to lean towards the thinking of our nursing student.

I workout quite a bit and find that when I add my exercise to my dialy log it adds on extra calories to consume for the day. Is it necessary to eat these calories in order to lose weight? Or will I lose weight quicker by eating only my 1200 calories allotted daily without the exercise?

Hi Canada! I was a compulsive eater, mainly over stress. I also stopped using food as a source of celebration: drinks for success or stress relief on the weekend, dinner for anniversaries, bbq's with friends. I focused more on the people and not the food and did other activiites instead. When I feel stressed now I start…