I’m trying to lose weight and was told that hwo I eat about 800-1000 calories a day is too low and lowers my metobolism which will prevent weight loss. I’ve looked up some meal plans and can’t really afford stuff like chicken breast, steak, or salmon every week. So that is why I’m wondering how I can eat 1500 calories a day. Are there some alternatives that I can do?

Also I’d like to ask, say I exercise and burn say 500 calories would I have to eat those calories back or no? I ask cuz I’ve been told yes and told no.

  • Valmond@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    It’s callef the yoyo effect (that’s why you should see a nutritionist when you want to lose weight). Also recent research hints at cells becoming more efficient when there is less energy available. There is even a Kurzhesagt video about it if you are interested.

    It seems it is not so easy as calories in, calories out.

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      1 month ago

      No…just no. You’re arguing against literal physical laws here. Most people do not accurately count their calories and end up posting antidotal garbage that gets passed off as science.

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        1 month ago

        Dude, cells are not using up 100% of the energy you ingest, if they did you could live off a sugar cube a year. I think it might be you that doesn’t understand how the laws of physics work lol.

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          1 month ago

          You have just argued that they do. You cannot magically create mass from eating less. That’s literally what you’re stating.

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            1 month ago

            I didn’t state something along those lines, ofc you cannot gain 100gram eating only 50grams.

            Let me expmain:

            If your body gets 100 “energy” out of a burger, that doesn’t mean getting “200” energy out of a burger is against physics.