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does 3,500 calories still equal a pound ?

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your doing good lisa, how are you feeling :)

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ive been at a stall for over 2 weeks ....just when i thought i broke it...the next day the scale goes up 2 numbers ...lol!!!I'm sure it may have to do with Fluid retention, but wondering is it possible to gain pounds from just the lil bit we eat, or is it just fluid related ? lol

i have heard that 3500 calories equals a pound at our "old" tummies , but what about our new" tiny "tummies ??? lol!

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The math is the same.

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with 80% of our tummies removed, i was just wondering if that still held true ? :)

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Well yes to gain a pound you still need to consume 3500 extra calories. I guess also though that any weight "gain" that we have has to be related to Water. I can eat 200 more calories than normal and gain 1.5 pounds! It is frustrating but I guess I keep my carbs low and my excess water is nil at this point. So water fluctuations it is!!

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Weight and calorie conversion is NOT an exact science. It does take 3500 EXCESS calories to equal a pound lof fat however the rate at which you burn calories may reduce a bit since you are eating a very small amount. Also of course as you lose weight, the rate that you burn calories reduces since you are not lugging around as much weight.

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It doesn't for me. I can up my calories by about 200 to 300 calories and gain a couple of pounds. It doesn't work the other way either. I can lower my calories by a couple hundred calories and lose a couple of pounds. The thing I need to do most to lose weight is get my Water in.

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It doesn't for me. I can up my calories by about 200 to 300 calories and gain a couple of pounds. It doesn't work the other way either. I can lower my calories by a couple hundred calories and lose a couple of pounds. The thing I need to do most to lose weight is get my Water in.

linda...how many calories do u consume a day ???? i know , i definatley need to up my water intake !!

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To lose weight, I need to keep my calories under 900 and drink at least 64 ounces of Water. If I don't do this, I don't lose.

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