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From an energy standpoint I believe a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. It's just a measure of energy. One food calorie is the energy required to raise 1kg of water 1C. All things being equal if you require X calories a day and you only consume X-500 calories a day you'll lose weight. The issue comes in from a nutrient…

@stroutman81 great post that is very informative. I heard a lot of 'starvation mode' and did a little research on my own. It's nice to hear from someone that is well grounded and backs up their positions with scientific evidence and research. You filled in a lot of holes in my knowledge.

From what I've read "Starvation mode" is the body adjusting to a lower caloric intake. Essentially the fewer calories you eat the fewer calories your body burns. They ran one or two studies (you'll have to google) where they took some test subjects below 1200 calories a day. It was "Semi-starvation" as actually starving…

"Volume for volume fat weighs more than muscle." Perhaps you made a mistake? Did you mean to say something along the lines of 1kg of fat displaces more volume than 1kg of muscle? 1 cm3 of fat weighs less than 1cm3 of muscle. @OP: I wouldn't worry about "bulking" up as long as you do high reps 12-15 and then reach failure.…