Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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calories to pounds

acl15
acl15
Posts: 39
Joined: 2005/09/30
United States
2006/02/02, 05:56 AM
I dont really know how to phrase this question concisely but... let's say that I need 2500 calories a day to break even (not lose any weight). If I eat 1000 calories more, how many pounds gained does that roughly convert to if I have a normal diet (chicken breast, salad, maybe a coke, some junk food maybe, etc)? and let's just say that additionaly 1000 calories is chicken, rice, brocoli, milk, orange juice (I guess you could say 1/3 protien, 1/3 carbs, 1/3 everything else). Can you even look at it that way? just wondering...
asimmer
asimmer
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Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2006/02/02, 09:05 AM
1 pound is 3,500 calories.. but what your body does with the excess calories will depend on your metabolism and training.

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