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NotesMaeve · 09-13-2007, 04:44 PM

Um, you don't really understand how calories work. See, food density does not equal fat/true weight gained. So I might eat 5000 kcal of creme horns, and not see a weight change for days.

If you just eat "as much as you want" because your weight is a little lower, you're going to get stuck in a cycle of gaining/regaining. You actually have to eat less. If you eat "as much as you want of anything," you will probably stretch your stomach and GAIN. Ever notice most yoyo dieters are fat?

If your only goal is weight loss and you actually want to keep it off, try eating between 1200 and 1500 calories a day and exercising a little. For most people (unless they're already thin), they WILL LOSE WEIGHT.

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NotesMaeve Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 937	Um, you don't really understand how calories work. See, food density does not equal fat/true weight gained. So I might eat 5000 kcal of creme horns, and not see a weight change for days. If you just eat "as much as you want" because your weight is a little lower, you're going to get stuck in a cycle of gaining/regaining. You actually have to eat less. If you eat "as much as you want of anything," you will probably stretch your stomach and GAIN. Ever notice most yoyo dieters are fat? If your only goal is weight loss and you actually want to keep it off, try eating between 1200 and 1500 calories a day and exercising a little. For most people (unless they're already thin), they WILL LOSE WEIGHT. __________________ <jamariquay> I never understood the need for people to kill for their religion. Then I remembered, "Wait. If Optimus Prime tells me to gack someone, that ****er's going down."