2006-07-26 11:25:28 · 16 answers · asked by smart guy 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yes, it is 3500, but it would not be water weight. If you reduced your daily calorie intake by 500 daily, you would lose about 2 lbs. in one week. When you decrease your calorie intake by more than that, your metabolism starts to slow down and inhibits weight loss. Exercising, in addition to the 500 reduction will help you burn more calories, lose more FAT (not just water) and keep your metabolism high. Weight lifting during weight loss is critical to prevent muscle loss. Dieting, statistically causes a loss of half fat and half muscle. Weight lifting 2X weekly can reduce that muscle loss to half or less.
2006-07-26 11:33:36 · answer #1 · answered by lachichippie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to burn 3500 more calories than you take in to lose one pound
2006-07-26 18:27:41 · answer #2 · answered by Raven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3,500 calories make 1 pound.
If you consume 500 calories less per day than you burn, you should lose 1 pound a week.
2006-07-26 18:28:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 3500 calories in 1 pound of body fat.
2006-07-26 18:28:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i worked at the Y last summer and learned a lot about this kind of thing. you,d have to burn 3,600 calories to lose one pound of fat, but if your interested in losing water weight you can probobly go for about 1,000 calories.
2006-07-26 18:29:20 · answer #5 · answered by Meg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's 3,500 calories in one pound. I knew I was right and just looked it up.
2006-07-26 18:28:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your current weight, but normally its about 3500 calories.
2006-07-26 18:29:26 · answer #7 · answered by Why_so_serious? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each pound has 3500 calories
2006-07-26 18:31:02 · answer #8 · answered by mayris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3250 calories to one pound
2006-07-26 18:28:36 · answer #9 · answered by eric k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About a billion
2006-07-26 18:26:39 · answer #10 · answered by John T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋