I guess I should probably mention that it has a bit of a laxative effect. Just a heads-up! 🤮
Well, obviously.
I’m just asking because the whole thing felt kind of off to me. It seemed weird, I guess.
I mean, honestly, you could just go three days without drinking anything at all. It’s easy. You'd probably drop like ten pounds and feel so much better mentally, too. Just a total reset for your soul.
restlessmarlin6 said:Alright, you caught me slipping, so I guess it’s my turn to step up and be the resident know-it-all for once. 😁
So, I was doing some math earlier—and honestly, my head is still spinning—but apparently, one pound of fat is roughly 3,500 calories. So if you're looking at something like two pounds, you're talking around 7,000 calories. It’s just... wow. It's actually kind of insane when you sit down and really think about the sheer volume of energy we're talking about. I guess it makes sense, but it's still pretty overwhelming to wrap your brain around.
Look, if you actually want to see the scale move, you have to be aggressive about it. I mean, I guess the math is pretty simple: you need to be eating 1,000 calories less than your maintenance level every single day if you’re serious about losing weight. It’s not rocket science, but people love to overcomplicate it. You just have to hit that deficit. Period. One kilo a week... honestly, I don't know if that's even realistic or just one of those numbers people throw around to sound productive. I guess maybe it's possible if you're being super strict, but man, it feels like a lot to aim for consistently..
Look, here’s the deal: most women actually need about 2,000 calories just to function. So, if they want to lose weight, I guess they should be eating around 1,000 or maybe 1,500 calories, and then just go out and run off that extra 500. It’s pretty simple math, really.
It’s really not that simple, you know? I mean, 1,000 calories is basically nothing—it's such a tiny amount of food. And then you're expected to go out and actually run on top of that? I guess it's just not realistic.
A whole pound a week!!!
If you just use a little bit of common sense, you can figure this out: anything that goes down through your digestive tract absolutely CANNOT be fat.
Honestly, I think anyone who actually falls for those "lose 5 pounds in 5 days" diet scams are just straight-up idiots. Sorry, but I said what I said.
Well, obviously.
I’m just asking because the whole thing felt kind of off to me. It seemed weird, I guess.
I mean, honestly, you could just go three days without drinking anything at all. It’s easy. You'd probably drop like ten pounds and feel so much better mentally, too. Just a total reset for your soul.