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<blockquote data-quote="mightymouse" data-source="post: 3026612" data-attributes="member: 15253"><p>My memory may be faulty, but it used to be said that 3500 calories equals one pound. So, to lose even two pounds in one week, a person would have to burn approx. 7000 more calories than they took in (2lbs X 3500 calories). In other words, that person would need to run a calorie <strong>deficit </strong>of approx. 1000 calories a day. It can be done, but it is difficult. Feeling hungry <em>all the time</em> is just part of it. On the other hand, the average adult female is, by body weight, approx. 50% water. It is very easy to lose a couple of pounds of water weight (that's how fad diets--like the grapefruit diet--work. You lose a lot of water weight quickly. But, if you have healthy eating habits, it will all come back). The key is to find a sensible diet (i.e, a better way of eating) that you can maintain over the long term (this lets fad diets out) and that will allow you to lose a sensible one or two pounds a week. It doesn't sound like much, but 52-104 pounds over the course of one year can make a substantial difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mightymouse, post: 3026612, member: 15253"] My memory may be faulty, but it used to be said that 3500 calories equals one pound. So, to lose even two pounds in one week, a person would have to burn approx. 7000 more calories than they took in (2lbs X 3500 calories). In other words, that person would need to run a calorie [B]deficit [/B]of approx. 1000 calories a day. It can be done, but it is difficult. Feeling hungry [I]all the time[/I] is just part of it. On the other hand, the average adult female is, by body weight, approx. 50% water. It is very easy to lose a couple of pounds of water weight (that's how fad diets--like the grapefruit diet--work. You lose a lot of water weight quickly. But, if you have healthy eating habits, it will all come back). The key is to find a sensible diet (i.e, a better way of eating) that you can maintain over the long term (this lets fad diets out) and that will allow you to lose a sensible one or two pounds a week. It doesn't sound like much, but 52-104 pounds over the course of one year can make a substantial difference. [/QUOTE]
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