There are 3500 calories in 1 lb of fat! This is one of the most important numbers in weight loss. Surprisingly even after years of trying to lose weight, most people do not know this number. So to lose 1 lb per week you need to CUT 3500 calories! To lose 2 lbs per week you would need to CUT 7000 calories per week and so on!
You can CUT calories by reducing food intake or by exercising. It is far easier to CUT most of these calories by reducing your food intake. It would take the average person 7 hours of brisk walking just to CUT 3500 calories or 1 lb of weight, so you can see that tidying up food is the much better and faster option.
Exercise is very important for weight loss for many reasons, but its actual contribution to direct results on the scales is small in comparison with food changes. That is why it is true that weight loss is 85% food change and 15% exercise and there is such truth to the statement that you cannot out exercise your mouth! However I do repeat that exercise is still a very important part of weight loss, but mainly for other reasons and not the calorie burning!
Anyone who thinks you can lose weight through exercise alone will never succeed. You must be prepared to change your food. However here is another critical point about there being 3500 calories in 1 lb of fat! You have to eat to maintain health and energy, so there is a limit to how many calories you can CUT per week and so how much you can lose per week.
It is very important to know this limit as it can really affect your motivation, often people are actually doing great at weight loss, but because they have incorrect results expectations, they give up when they are really doing very well. The limit of what you can lose per week is primarily determined by your starting weight! The heavier you are to begin with, normally the more calories you can CUT and so the more you can lose weekly!
So let me give you some proper weight loss expectations based on your starting weight! For those who start under 10 stone, the winning weekly weight loss zone is 1.25 to 1.75 lbs weekly! For those who start under 12 stone, the winning zone is 1.75 to 2.25 lbs! For those who start under 14 stone, the winning zone is 2.25 to 2.75 lbs weekly! For those who start under 16 stone, the winning zone is 2.75 to 3.25 lbs weekly! If you start above 16 stone, your winning zone is 3.25 to 3.5 lbs weekly!
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