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It's like treating an addiction by telling the addict "it's ok to have some, just pinkie swear you won't overdo it." People who are obese or grossly obese ofte

• rhino369 4y ago
  The amount of calories to add an extra 50 lbs isn't that crazy. It's around 300 calories a day. So more like 1 *slice* of pizza extra. That is why weight loss is hard to achieve. If you are hungry, it's hard to--over an entire day--avoid eating 300 extra calories.
  • thefz 4y ago
    ... nah. 1Kg of human fat is around 8000kcals give or take. 50lbs is 22Kg. 176000kcal. It's 586x "extra slices of pizza", almost two years of overeating every day.
    • rhino369 4y ago
      That's exactly what I said. 300 cals indefinitely. I obviously didn't mean you eat one slice of pizza and gain 50lbs. It's easy to say "put down the pizza," but pizza is just an example. 300 calories is also 1/4 a cup of rice (50 cals), 1/3 service of chicken (100 cals) an egg (78 cals), a teaspoon of olive oil (40 cals), and a toast (75 cals). There are lot of reasons its hard to cut weight. Measuring calorie intake to 300 calories is hard enough. But also, its easy to eat a bit more at each meal if you are hungry (and it adds up).