the truth about calories?

Question

f i eat about 2300 calories a day, and cut down to 1000 a day is it true i will lose weight?

i figure i eat about 16,100/cals week currently, and if i cut to 1000 it would be 7000/cals a week. that makes a deficiency of 9,100 calories. divided by 3,500 this is 2.6

would i really lose 2.6 lbs a week by doing this? without exercise?

(i exercise a lot, so i'm just wondering if eating less will really change my weight that uch)

Answer 1

yes it is true
stick to 1200 calories a day if you eat too little your metabolism will slow down and you will stop losing weight

the first 3-4 days will be hard but eventually your stomach will adjust and it will be easier

have apples, carrots and celery to snack on - count calories - write them somewhere

if your regular metabolic intake is 1,700 calories (for ex) and you eat 1,200 calories a day then every week you will burn one pound of fat (you have to burn 3,500 calories to burn off a pound of fat)

make sure you drink plenty of water - your body needs it to break down the fat

good luck!

PS I've lost 20 pounds by eating well but I never exercise
but the combination would probably be best

Answer 2

Theoretically- yes, you SHOULD lose at least 2 pounds a week if you reduce your Caloric intake to 1000 a day. But that's a LOT easier said than done; and your body isn't going to give up those extra pounds without a fight. STILL, if you CAN halve the Calories you eat every & keep up the exercising- you should lose quite a bit of weight over time- if you can keep it up (just eat HEALTHY- whatever you do, or you'll "short circuit" the whole process & ruin your health). Good luck! :)

Answer 3

1000 calories is far too few. i am a calorie freak and even i can't go that low. it's is simply not healthy. like the first respondent said, you can burn that easily by walking. 1 glass of OJ is about 130 calories alone. That's not even close to the size of even the smallest meal! If you want to lose weight then try to gradually lower the intake from what you are wating now. try 1800 or 2000 calories per day.

Yes you are losing 2.6 pounds per week. but do you know where that is coming from by doing that???? that is coming from your muscles, protein, and emergency fat deposits that your body needs in case of sickness. you are just burning body cells for the most part, not fat. This is because you are not eating enough calories to fuel your body for regular/daily functions. This is extremely unhealthy. expecially if you are exercising b/c then you are burn even more muscle, body cells, etc that are not getting their required daily energy, and thus failing.
You have to eat. Just eat WISELY

Answer 4

Yes, you would lose weight, but 1000 calories a day is dangerously low. if you eat 500 less calories per day, you would lose 1 pound per week strictly from your diet. That's about the most you want to lose weekly by diet to remain healthy. Losing the rest through excercise is best.
Shape up America has a lot of great tools and information for you.

Answer 5

if you place your body in a state of starvation you will retain fat and burn muscle, try 155 then go to 1200 , 1000 is too Little
you will also lose water so weight is a bad way to judge try different measure ments of your body

Answer 6

yeah u will lose weight but you r supposed 2 eat 1200 calories a day and ofcourse excercise is a nessesity

Answer 7

yep. But it's only for short term. Exercising is still the best way. Since you do exercise a lot, why not continue exercising? So your metabolism won't drop.

Answer 8

This is my theory and this is what works for me. Everyone is different so it may need to be adjusted to your own personal needs.

Energy In/Energy Out

Food Intake: 1,200 Per Day

One Pound equals 3,500 Calories

To loose one pound per day, You need to burn your food intake plus your one pound of fat

1,200 (intake) + 3,500 (Outtake) = 4,700 Calories Burn

You must burn at least 4,700 Calories everyday to loose one pound at least. It is very easy to go up and beyond 4,700 calories each day.

Best way to do this is to track your progress on a calorie counter monitor watch. If you do it by the numbers you can loose the weight. It is just a matter of changing the way you think about weight loss.

Once you start wearing your calorie counter you can see the numbers increase and you fill find yourself doing extra things in your day, like tapping your foot while waiting at the light in your car, chewing gum, singing out loud and so on onto of your workout routines. You begin to see that everything you do in your day contributes to the overall numbers needed to loose that pound.

I, myself, have done this recently. Two weeks later, I lost one pant size and 10 pounds. And that is just my current progress. I have used this method previously after childbirth and have gone from 168 to 127 pounds with in two months.

I personally burn 1,000 calories by Walking in my community for one hour in the morning and I also burn 1,000 calories by simply using a stationary bike while playing xbox. I get so involved in playing xbox that I completely forget I am pedaling or working out. Think about it..How many hours have you spent playing video games..why not burn calories while you are doing it.

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Water Intake/Less Storage

Most people do not get enough water in their system. Water is your body's principal chemical component, comprising, on average, 60 to 80 percent of your weight. Every system in your body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.

Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don't have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. To determine if you are getting enough water use this simple formula.. Take your weight, for example 150 pounds and divide by 2. Take your answer which is 75 lbs and change it to ounces, in this case 75 ounces. That is how many ounces of water you need a day. Your body performs mostly on water. If you make sure you get enough water everyday your body will perform at top notch and your body will no longer have the cravings of junk food. You will have a better performing body system to help you work out and feel better thru out your day.

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Good Food

My favorite things to eat:

Avocado Wraps

Simple: Low Carb Tortilla, Half Avocado sliced, alpha sprouts, lettuce, soy bacon...Just wrap it up and eat. You can vary the things you put inside so long as you keep it to approx 4 or 5 items. You want to make sure they are fresh, low calorie and filling. Avocado and mushrooms can replace meats in your meal and still have great taste.

Special K Cereals are fantastic. They have that sweetness that one craves and is so good for you. Calories are low. Great for even just dinner.

First thing in the morning...A Glass of Chocolate Milk. Yup!! Chocolate Milk. We all crave that "got to have" item in the morning. Milk is the best thing you can have for yourself while working out. The chocolate (and you can use Carnation Instant Milk for this but I simply use Nestle dry mix) will give you that sweet "snack" that you need. If you give your body a little bit of it and its in a control way, you will not crave sweets and junk the rest of the day.

Lean Cuisines

Fantastic food! Each meal is approx 180 t0 380 calories per box. So think about your calories. 1,200...You can still have several of these meals a day and still be under your intake requirements.

It’s all about the numbers and watching what you take in and what you burn out. And you know what..If you go over your 1,200 mark for food intake...that’s okay...you simple up your total calories burned for the day by what you took it. So long as you burn off the over all calories to be more than your food intake. Just make sure you stick too it so you can reach your weight loss goals.

Fruits and Veggies

All you want on the schedule listed below.
Bananas are my favorite. They are very filling and can make a meal all on their own.

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Vitamins

My favorite is ONE A DAY WITH ENERGY...I am in love with this vitamin because I am just like everyone else who loves those quick fix energy drinks. But what people do not realize is that energy drinks can contain 120 to 440 calories in just ONE Can. If you think about it..That is HALF of your allowed calories for food intake. The best alternative I have found is One a day with energy vitamin. Easy to spot, it is packaged in a green label bottle. Just One vitamin a day will give you as much energy as approx. 1 1/2 cans of red bull...WITHOUT the calorie intake.
WoW..now your making progress already because you have made more room in your intake calories for actual healthy food.

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Soda/Carbonation

Carbonation is terrible for your system because it bloats your stomach. And when your stomach bloats, your jeans just don't fit. You can drop one pant size simply by NOT drinking any carbonated drinks all together..Take away the bloat and you have instantly just made it one pant size lower. Besides, Sodas dehydrate you and with that One a Day Vitamin, you won't need the Caffeine in the soda and it will also cut out those extra calories that you don't need.
So remove that soda and the energy drinks and just think how much calories you just instantly removed from your daily intake. I normally consume what...four sodas and two energy drinks in one day...that is a total of .... 900 calories. Of what??? Nothing...Those are horrible calories and calories that can be replaced by food which will fuel your body for your day and your workouts.

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Your Body

Your body is like a computer. You must program your body to do what it is suppose to do so it won't crash and leave you with a virus. Your stomach is only the size of your fist. So think about it right now, Look at your hand and close your fist. Not very big is it. That is how much food you actually ONLY need to eat, each time you eat for every meal. If you eat anything more than that, you will stretch out your stomach which causes overeating and overweight.

What you need to do is eat every three hours, approx 5 to 7 times everyday around the same time. If you are always giving your body healthy and better food choices (the size of your fist) every three hours, your body will know you are giving it food. It will use that food properly. It will not go into starvation mode or store food away for later because it knows...it will get more in three hours. So what does your body do...it flushes everything out of your system because it doesn't need it.. Now it knows...you wont' forget about it and that food is on its way.

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Walking Buddy

This is the best thing especially for woman. Get a walking buddy. One hour everyday. Just think about how much talking, venting and laughing two woman can do together while walking and yup, you guessed it...it just burns more calories and reduces your stress. You now are more relaxed because you can talk and free yourself of whatever is frustrating you while getting into shape.

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By: My own experience/Joyceeleann