3500 calorie pound scientifically debunked

[jess9395 5,449]

This is an interesting read! I'm still digesting it, and more research def needed... But some validation for us who have never believed the calories in/calories out was cut and dried:

http://www.runnersworld.com/weight-loss/biggest-weight-loss-myth-revealed

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Great article. I agree that the underlying assumption is wrong. But, I am still not convinced you can accurately predict weight loss. It is all still an approximation.

This.

"The biggest flaw with the 500-calorie-rule is that it assumes weight loss will continue in a linear fashion over time,” says Hall. “That’s not the way the body responds. The body is a very dynamic system, and a change in one part of the system always produces changes in other parts.”

[Djmohr 6,965]

I agree! It might work for a short time but clearly my body is proof that over the long haul it simply is not true.

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

Thanks for the link to the article, it was a very interesting read.

I saw it was posted in the magazine "Runner's World". I try to think of my body is that of an athlete too, unfortunately it is that of a Sumo wrestler.

Edited January 5, 2016 by 4MRB4PHOTO

[PayItForward 207]

That's an interesting article.

I use an exel spreadsheet to track and predicate my weight-loss. According to my spreadsheet, I should lose another 83 lbs by June 6th if I consume 1,000 calories per day. When I used the Body Weight Planner, it says that I will lose that weight by Sep 1st consuming the same amount of calories. Guess I'll find out which is more accurate.

[Babbs 14,680]

When My Fitness Pal tells me "If I keep eating that amount of calories, I will weigh XX amount in 5 weeks", it's ALWAYS wrong.

Like @@Djmohr said, most of us are proof positive that the " calories in/calories out" theory just isn't true. Our bodies are SO much more complicated than that!

[crazythrees 0]

Is there a way to set my fitness pal

For bariatric use?

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

Is there a way to set my fitness pal

For bariatric use?

I would love to know this too! I hope so because I'm tired of being "reprimand " every day that I'm not eating enough because I'm doing pre op and consuming about 600 cal a day .

[lauriev 71]

I knew that had to be wrong....right up there with the muscle weighs more than fat argument. I hate that phrase!! A pound of fat, a pound of muscle - both one pound; they just take up different amounts of space.

[lauriev 71]

Is there a way to set my fitness pal

For bariatric use?

hey - I just found this article; maybe it would work for us with MyFitnessPal

http://www.dryadegar4life.com/using-fitness-pal-weight-loss-surgery/

[jess9395 5,449]

I knew that had to be wrong....right up there with the muscle weighs more than fat argument. I hate that phrase!! A pound of fat, a pound of muscle - both one pound; they just take up different amounts of space.

Well, or you could say the same volume of muscle weighs more than the same volume of fat--a square inch of muscle weighs much more than a square inch of fat. I actually find that concept quite helpful!