Re:What 2,000 Calories Looks Like (2014)
by jlebrech on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:42AM
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your body's ability to metabolize will increase too as you eat more. that's why skinny people who eat massively for a single meal once a week don't really gain weight, it's the regular over eating that does it.
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I don't think that's why. Those people would gain weight, but it's hard to "massively overeat" for one week to the tune of "noticeable amount."
You're talking 1 lb, maybe 2 if you really go overboard.
Re:What 2,000 Calories Looks Like (2014)
by mikeash on Thursday September 29, 2016 @12:18PM
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A pound of fat is about 3,500 calories of overeating. Real hard to do that much in one sitting for someone who doesn't do it constantly.
Re:What 2,000 Calories Looks Like (2014)
by jlebrech on Thursday September 29, 2016 @02:33PM
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3,500 calories of fat, or 30% extra of carbs or protein. protein is also insulinogenic so eating too much fat along with similar amounts of protein will make someone balloon (i.e fried chicken)
Yes but how much of those calories are you burning off every day ? - you would need 3,500 above your daily burn rate