Question

Does anyone know the calculation needed to loose 1lb? How many calories do you need to burn up compared to those you consume to loose 1lb?

It's really different for everyone - but the one cold hard fact is that 3500 calories = 1 pound. Now - the amount you burn depends on your basal metabolic rate - and that is determined by your height/weight, lifestyle and metabolism. You can pry google basal metabolic rate and find lots of calculators and ways to get a good ballpark. I know my BMR is about 2700 cals a day. (based on my weight and the fact that I sit on my fat bum all day at work). So basically...anything I eat below 2700 contributes to my weight loss. So if I only eat 1000 a day then technically I should "burn" 11,900 a week (1700 X7) and loose 3.4 lbs. Seems pretty accurate because I do loose 3 or 3.5 lbs most weeks. Do you use fitday? If so - go to the link on the right that says "activities" You can put in your lifestyle there and it will tell you your BMR - that's what I am going off of for myself. Of course - you also have to consider that with WLS it has changed things a lot for us biologically. We absorb less cals because of the bypass but I also think it slows down our metabolism. But that's just my opinion.

That's good info - thanks!

Thanks Amy Thats' really helpful