Oaden t1_j6hc6eg wrote
The entire point of losing weight is to get your body to convert its fat reserves into energy.
So if you burn 2000 calories and eat 1500 worth of food, your body will make up the shortfall by converting muscle and fat into calories. You then lose a bit of weight.
Unfortunately, fat contains quite a lot of energy, so you will need to keep this pattern of burning a little fat per day for a long time.
vvarmbruster t1_j6hcch1 wrote
>Unfortunately, fat contains quite a lot of energy
Our hunter-gatherer ancestrals reading that: 0_0
thalassicus t1_j6ig452 wrote
Specifically, around 3500 calories = 1lb of body fat. A 500 calorie daily deficit will generally result in losing 1lb of body fat per week. You would want to eat enough protein and use some weight lifting to minimize muscle loss during this time. Bonus, muscle (even at rest) burns calories so the lifting helps with the deficit even more.
SleepWouldBeNice t1_j6jurna wrote
When I look at nutrition labels, I'm never sure whether to be amazed at how many calories are in our food, or impressed with how efficiently our bodies use calories.
KcHecKa t1_j6k7dou wrote
bro that stuff goes right through me. I'm like a stick 💀
EightOhms t1_j6kengl wrote
I was for all of high school. I could shove a ton of food into my face and never gain any weight.
Then I got to college and it all changed. And before you ask, it was the buffet style dining hand and not beer. Didn't drink until I was 30 but put on plenty of weight.
scarecrows5 t1_j6hmptz wrote
Fat: 9 cal per gram CHO's: 4 cal per gram Protein: 4 cal per gram
tm0587 t1_j6m8c3v wrote
The trick is also to get your body to burn fats rather than muscles, which can be tough.
Hence when someone says he wants to lose weight, I will tell him that he should concentrate on losing body fats than weight.
A good eg is me (mid 30s) vs my dad (high 60s).
He is lighter than me and appears skinny but he has a higher body fat % (22%) than me (18%).
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