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2005/02/12, 10:11 AM
I've searched and read posts for a few days and not found this question. Can you convert a pound of body fat to calories? For example, If I had 1 lb of excess body fat could I calculate the number of calories I would have to burn in excess of my intake to loss that pound? Here is my logic. There are 453.5924 grams in a pound. If a gram of body fat has the same caloric value (9 calories per gram) as a consumed fat calorie then a pound of body fat would have 4,082 calories. Therefore, I would need to create a 4,082 calorie deficit with diet and excercise to lose that pound.
pedman
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2005/02/12, 12:32 PM
approximately 3500 calories for 1 lb.
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bb1fit@freetrainers.com
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2005/02/12, 12:37 PM
To lose 1lb of body fat, you need to deduct 3,500 calories. That might sound like a lot, but over a week, it amounts to 500 calories a day ....and that can easily be done by making a some changes to your diet.
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Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
Montreal Canada
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2005/02/12, 04:49 PM
It's as simple as that. Only it doesn't seem easy for most.
DX
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2005/02/12, 08:23 PM
It is recommended to work off 300 calories through exercise and take in 200 less dietary-wise daily to create the deficit for 1 pound a week weight loss.
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