In 1 week I lost 13 lbs

**Beskar** · 03-05-2010, 11:00

Originally Posted by Sarmatian

1000 calories a day is way too little and extremely unhealthy. Try 2000, possibly 2500 depending on your activity. Also it's not just the amount of calories, it's also about the type.

It isn't unhealthy, it depends on your metabolism and your activity. If you have a high metabolism, you wouldn't even need to check, pretty much the same if you are active. If your job is at a desk all day, drive in a car, sit infront of tv/computer, you are not very active, would probably do the body well.

Obviously, you could do more exercise... so it is either less food or more activity and being honest, eating less is easier to do that actually being active.

The 2500 "average male" thing is a lie, by "average male" it doesn't actually mean average male, it actually means "you are fully active, 5-a-day, high fibre, completely fit and in health male". The average male doesn't even tick half those boxes. Only reason to have high calories is if you have a high metabolism or very active thus uses them up.

It is also amazing how metabolism affects everything and you don't have to be active either to have it. Such as "that person who can eat like a horse, never active, but is completely skinny" for example.

**Sarmatian** · 03-05-2010, 11:18

Originally Posted by Beskar

It isn't unhealthy, it depends on your metabolism and your activity. If you have a high metabolism, you wouldn't even need to check, pretty much the same if you are active. If your job is at a desk all day, drive in a car, sit infront of tv/computer, you are not very active, would probably do the body well.

Obviously, you could do more exercise... so it is either less food or more activity and being honest, eating less is easier to do that actually being active.

The 2500 "average male" thing is a lie, by "average male" it doesn't actually mean average male, it actually means "you are fully active, 5-a-day, high fibre, completely fit and in health male". The average male doesn't even tick half those boxes. Only reason to have high calories is if you have a high metabolism or very active thus uses them up.

It is also amazing how metabolism affects everything and you don't have to be active either to have it. Such as "that person who can eat like a horse, never active, but is completely skinny" for example.

During a decent intensity, 45 minute weight training you'll lose 400-500 calories. Half an hour of jogging, again depending on the intensity and terrain, 250-350. Calories are easily lost, even by walking. The only way you'd need less than 2000 calories a day is if you're a type of guy who gets up in the morning, walks to his car, drives himself to work, sits all day, drives himself back home and sits in front of TV, goes to sleep and does it all over again, but even with that lifestyle, I'd say 1000 calories is too little.

If you're average type of guy, who every once in a while walks somewhere, or cycles or plays footy, goes swimming... you need more than 1000 definitely.

**Tellos Athenaios** · 03-05-2010, 12:10

But Sarmatian nailed it: consisting for about 80% of water, Strike has basically sweat himself down to size and cut his sugar reserves a bit; and in so doing made himself a bit less edible to potential predators (levels of toxins in your blood will be up). Fat comes later, if at all.

**Louis VI the Fat** · 03-05-2010, 14:33

Humans have fat?

That's only possible if one refuses to eat enough food. Actual food, that is.

Teh simple principles for a healthy diet:
- There is no such thing as a diet. There is only a wonderous world full of fantastic foods of which you need to experience as much as possible. Stop worrying whether you eat too much food, or too unhealthy food. Rather, strive every day to get in as many great flavours as possible. Live to eat.
- You need to stop believing that humans are meant to eat out of buckets, like horses. *eyes the yanks*
- If it lives in your backyard, it is fit for human consumption. *eyes snails and frogs*
- Eat as much as you like. But eat food so great you'll want to keep it on your tongue forever, rather than just swallow it whole. Savour the tastes. You'll spend more time eating, but taking in less calories.
- 'Mericans spend two minutes to take in 1000 calories of 'smart foods', then spend an hour of hard physical labour to lose 500 again. Smart peoples spend an hour of exquisite bliss to take in 500 calories, then work out for two minutes.
- Respect what you eat. Know what you eat. If you can't identify all the ingredients of what's on your plate, don't eat it.
- Eat French food. Such as, erm, steak frites and frozen pizza.

**Subotan** · 03-05-2010, 14:54

You just followed one weird old tip discovered by a local mum in INSERT_LOCATION_OF_IP_ADDRESS_HERE

**Tellos Athenaios** · 03-05-2010, 15:00

I would submit the Italian food is better than the French version. <_<

**HoreTore** · 03-05-2010, 15:03

Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat

Humans have fat?

That's only possible if one refuses to eat enough food. Actual food, that is.

Teh simple principles for a healthy diet:
- There is no such thing as a diet. There is only a wonderous world full of fantastic foods of which you need to take in as much as possible. Stop worrying whether you eat too much food, or too unhealthy food. Rather, strive every day to get in as many great flavours as possible. Live to eat.
- You need to stop believing that humans are meant to eat out of buckets, like horses. *eyes the yanks*
- If it lives in your backyard, it is fit for human consumption. *eyes frogs and snails*
- Eat as much as you like. But eat food so great you'll want to keep it on your tongue forever, rather than just swallow it whole. Savour the tastes.
- Respect what you eat. Know what you eat. If you can't identify all the ingredients of what's on your plate, don't eat it.
- Eat French food. Such as, erm, steak frites and frozen pizza.

Would you happen to have a spare bedroom and a job for a poor, cultural refugee from the land of the barbarians, Louis?

And what the hell is HFCS?