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The problem is that people consume 3300, 4400 or 5500 kcal, not 2200 :)

• gte910h 17y ago
  Then my argument is even stronger, and you're not consuming 330, 440, or 550 calories. Body mass of any type ups your daily burn rate. If you weigh 350 pounds, you may be burning quite a bit more than 2950 calories by just sitting there being fat. Here is one calculator: http://walking.about.com/cs/calories/l/blcalcalc.htm http://walking.about.com/cs/calories/l/blcalcalc.htm
  • rue 17y ago
    Baseline consumption does not raise linearly with body mass (otherwise no-one would gain weight.) While there is some truth to a larger gain, we are still talking about percentages in relation to existing mass and weight maintenance intake. I was merely making the point that at intakes sufficiently larger than the maintenance level, the 10% just means packing weight slower. Overall, I think eating slower is a good idea, preferably after cooking it yourself. Eating less is too. But, ultimately, increasing expenditure is probably the best of the options (unless you do something dramatic like combine the approaches;)