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Hey all! Just checking in saying hello. I'm at a healthy weight and active but I started a new job a couple months ago (hello travelling and stress) and gained a few pounds and don't like the way it feels. Looking for a few friends to join me on my weight loss journey. 5'5" strength training 3 days/week cardio 4 days/week…
Lets talk about calories; Question for you at the end
A normal non-obese individual typically needs 25-30 kcal/kg/day. To lose 1 lb per week (not accounting for lean muscle mass increasing passive caloric burn) you need to be in a 500 kcal deficit every day. That math looks like (using my weight of 146.0 lbs for example purposes): 146.0 lb/2.2=66.4 kg 66.4 kg*25 = 1660…