i am wanting to know about calories? ex. does 1lb of fat = to 3500 calories. if!
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i guess i am asking. if you walked for an hour a day. how many calories are you burning? or does it not go by time, but by the workout itself. meaning like if i done arobics instead of walking.
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3500 Calories in a pound of fat is correct.
Your best way to lose *FAT* is to use a combination of proper diet and exercise.
Dont go on the low-carb diet, its just a lazy way of trying to lose weight, and not get physically in shape. It will not give you a lean, tone "tight" body, nor increase your strength.
To lose fat, and tone your body up:
Just cut down your calories by. say 500 a day (give or take). Eat a lot of veggies, lean protein (grilled chicken, tuna, etc). Steamed rice is good too.I love it with Grilled chicken & some spices!
Exercise: Walk, run, bike, cardio, dance your butt off to your favorite music. whatever you enjoy most. If you burn an extra 500 calories a day, combined with cutting the calories..you will have a 7,000 calorie "deficit" by a week. That can be 2 pounds of fat!!
But the scale does not tell all. If you are doing these things properly, and notice your weight not dropping a lot.its probably because you are gaining muscle. Muscle weighs more then fat. So as you get into shape by doing these things..your body will tone up, youll look thinner, youll feel better.but you may not have lost as much actual weight as you wanted. Thats because you are gaining muscle.
Think of it this way: Imagine holding 1 pound of feathers. That would a lot, and be a pretty big pile, eh?
Now Imagine holding a 1 pound bar of gold. It would be pretty small, and you could probably fit it in your pocket.
Those feathers are fat. It doesnt weigh as much as muscle, so you need a lot more of it to equal 1 pound.
That gold bar? Thats muscle. A little bit can weigh a lot, but it doesnt take up as much room as the feathers (the fat).
It kind of makes sense if you think about it. How can a toned bodybuilder weigh around 250..yet some people who are 250 pds are fat. It all goes back to their body percentage of who has muscle vs who has fat.
You can buy heart rate monitors in any sporting equipment store to help you monitor how many calories you are burning doing what.
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If you reduce your calories by 500 a day, you will lose a pound a week. Lose calories by any combination of less food/more exercise to equal 500. Happy losing!
Yes, 3500 calories in a pound. To lose this weight it is best to do cardiovascular activity. You burn more fat running a mile than you do walking a mile. Walking is good but you can probably burn 500 calories in an hour of running or playing basketball.
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