Calories: How many to lose/gain per Pound of fat

[phuq you]

how many calories are in a pound?

and is that the same amount of calories i would have to burn to lose a pound?

AND is the amount of caloires in a pound of fat the amount id have to eat to GAIN a pound of fat?

just curious cuz i used the search but couldnt find these.

thanks ahead of time for any insight on the subject

 

[ebola?]

fat is not very dense.
3500.
I should note that as you lose weight, it will not necessarily be all fat.

ebola

 

[SvnLyrBrto]

^^^ And as you lost fat, you won't necessarily lost weight. Muscle weighs more than fat, and if you gain muscle while losing fat, you can actually GAIN weight from working out.

I had stupidly let myself forget that fact got really frustrated and disappointed in my apparent lack of progress; and slacked off pretty hardcore about going to the gym for several months there. Now I'm paying the price as I try to get myself back into the habit of working out regularly again.


cya,
john

 

[phuq you]

so would yall think id have to eat an extra 3500 to gain a pound of fat

AND

would i have to burn 3500 to lose a pound of fat?

im fairly active, do an hours worth of cardio before 30 minutes of heavy weight lifting which as said before muscles do weight more than fat but still curious to the fact of burning off .

 

[Amebix]

You dont have to burn it with cardio, you can just eat 500 less calories then your bodies need in a day.

 

[ebola?]

>>so would yall think id have to eat an extra 3500 to gain a pound of fat

AND

would i have to burn 3500 to lose a pound of fat?>>

It depends. Are you losing or gaining fat, or are you staying at the same point, on your current regime?

ebola

 

[Whatchamacallit]

Rely less on what the scale says and more on what the mirror reflects.

People get so wrapped up in that silly number displayed on a scale, when if they simply took a before picture and compared it regularly to what they are seeing in the mirror they would see undeniable progress.

 

[ebola?]

>>Rely less on what the scale says and more on what the mirror reflects.>>

But people often see a distorted picture of themselves in a mirror.
I would go by body fat percentage and waist size.

 

[Whatchamacallit]

Yes ideally body fat analysis, specifically hydrostatic testing, is the best indicator of body fat reduction. But really the vast majority of people on unsupervised diets are not going to do this.

On the other hand waist size changes are great indicators as well. Especially for men since that's the first place and sadly last place fat deposits begin to develop.

However for a decent portion of women, waist size is not the best indicator. My wife has a smokin' hot toned body but her waist size contradicts the rest of her body because she has these wonderful curvy hips. And it appears that more and more women have curves now.

I think we can both agree that the biggest misconception about losing weight is the number on a scale.

 

[chazmann]

. Muscle weighs more than fat


cya,
john

One pound of muscle weighs JUST as much as one pound of fat.

I think you're confused. Muscle is more DENSE than fat. Not heavier.

 

[Whatchamacallit]

It's the classic which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound bricks?

A pound is a pound unless one item is gold. Then the feathers would weigh more.

 

[SvnLyrBrto]

One pound of muscle weighs JUST as much as one pound of fat.

I think you're confused. Muscle is more DENSE than fat. Not heavier.

^^^ It's a figure of speech you'll hear from everyone from casual runners to fitness buffs to actual personal trainers.

But then again, you most probably knew that and are being a pedantic ass just for the sake of being an ass.

Would you care to correct me on my spelling and grammar next?


cya,
john

 

[phuq you]

well im currently cutting down in size

i started at 235 last sunday and am 230 this sunday, not easy eating between 1200- 1500 calories , i do have my days where i go over .

on a good day like the past 3 days i get on a eliptical machine and use it till i wipe out 2000 calories ( usually takes about 2 hours)

but yea thanks for the replies

im more in trying to lose my heavyweight championship belt ( a.k.a. love handle and the keg in front)


anybody gone by the calories burnt on eliptical machines? i give them the benefit of the doubt but burn off 25 or so more calories just in case its not on the dime.

 

[chazmann]

^^^ It's a figure of speech you'll hear from everyone from casual runners to fitness buffs to actual personal trainers.

But then again, you most probably knew that and are being a pedantic ass just for the sake of being an ass.

Would you care to correct me on my spelling and grammar next?


cya,
john

I don't understand how phrasing the saying "Muscle weighs more than fat" is a figure of speech.

It's like saying, "A bag of rocks weighs more than a bag of feathers."

Because I'm SURE you've heard of the expression, "Which weighs more? 100 pounds of feathers or 100 pounds of rocks?"

Now think about it.

They weigh the same.

Unless you were talking about mass or density.

Yes. I'm putting you on "watch", little man.

 

[nuke]

anybody gone by the calories burnt on eliptical machines? i give them the benefit of the doubt but burn off 25 or so more calories just in case its not on the dime.

Never trust a cardio machine's calorie meters for burning fat. Maximally you'll want to do 15-25 minutes of cardio daily as it tends to burn up fat about as effectively as it burns up muscle, and muscle is one of those things that effects your basal metabolic rate significantly (and BMR during work/rest is what burns up a lot of that fat you're wanting to get rid of).

The key is try really avoid any strong insulin inducers while you aren't exercising so as to keep your body burning fat (and a small bit of muscle) at that time. Insulin induction is good during or after workouts because it prevents muscle breakdown and enhances protein synthesis.

 

[phuq you]

The key is try really avoid any strong insulin inducers while you aren't exercising so as to keep your body burning fat (and a small bit of muscle) at that time. Insulin induction is good during or after workouts because it prevents muscle breakdown and enhances protein synthesis.

what would be a example of a insulin inducer?

 

[nuke]

Simple carbohydrates; maltodextrin and dextrose/glucose (same compound) are the big ones, fructose has calories but doesn't really cause insulin release and in some cases can partially inhibit the insulin release from dextrose if they're consumed together (like in the case of sucrose, or regular sugar, which is half fructose and half dextrose). Dextrose is also what your brain uses to indicate satiety aside from protein, so consuming sugar is an easy way to gain weight because you end up eating a lot more calories than you need to be satisfied because the fructose is in there too.

You can find low insulin inducing foods by looking up charts of the glycemic index of foods, which diabetic people use to avoid insulin release (the lower the number the less insulin released).

 

[fizzle]

I don't understand how phrasing the saying "Muscle weighs more than fat" is a figure of speech.

It's like saying, "A bag of rocks weighs more than a bag of feathers."

Because I'm SURE you've heard of the expression, "Which weighs more? 100 pounds of feathers or 100 pounds of rocks?"

Now think about it.

They weigh the same.

Unless you were talking about mass or density.

Yes. I'm putting you on "watch", little man.

He never said pound for pound, obviously a pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle, but muscle does weigh more than fat. If you took 2 people who weighed the same, but one was fat and one was muscular, the one with fat would obviously be much bigger in size.