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On a diet, why do we sometimes lose more than the "1 pound equals 3500 calories" standard?

by on Sunday, November 29th, 2009 | 4 Comments

is it really all a direct translation?

Because we may be losing water weight or even muscle mass. 1 pound of muscle equals only 600 calories.

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4 Responses to “On a diet, why do we sometimes lose more than the "1 pound equals 3500 calories" standard?”

  1. silverbullet says:
    November 29, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    You don’t. You’re being fooled by fluctuations in weight due to water and elimination.
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  2. Jennifer T says:
    November 29, 2009 at 6:17 pm

    water…
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  3. Nathan B says:
    November 29, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    everyone has different metabolism, these are standard. Individual varies.
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  4. Kym says:
    November 29, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    Because we may be losing water weight or even muscle mass. 1 pound of muscle equals only 600 calories.
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