Weight Managements Basics

eating less Calories than you burn will eventually cause you to LOSE weight

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eating more calories than you burn will eventually cause you to GAIN weight.

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An excess surplus of energy (Calories) will be converted and stored in the body as fat and/or new muscle tissue while a deficit of energy (Calories) will result in the body converting stored fat and/or muscle tissue into energy potentially leading to weight loss.

What basic principle of physics does this energy transformation follow?

• Relativty

• Gravity

• Thermodynamics

• Quantum Theory

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roughly how many excess calories do you need to consume to gain 1 lb of fat?

• 500 Cals

• 100 Cals

• 10,000 Cals

• 3,500 Cals

roughly how many excess calories do you need to burn to lose 1 lb of fat?

• 100 Cals

• 500 Cals

• 10,000 Cals

• 3,500 Cals

which of the following is most likely to cause you to gain 1 lb of fat?

• 3500 Calories of vegetables

• 3500 Calories of candy

• 3500 Calories of bread

• none of the above are more likely as they are all 3500 calories and so are all equally likely to cause you to gain 1 lb

the laymen term for "metabolism" is your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR). What does your RMR refer to?

• the amount of Calories your body burns at rest

• the amout of Calories your body burns any other time besides rest

More specifically what does your RMR refer to?

• the amount of Calories your body needs/burns to perform basic life-sustaining functions when at rest.

• the amount of Calories your body needs/burns when at home.

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In general, who will have a "faster metabolism" (ie a larger RMR), a thin 130 lb person or a larger 300 lb person.

• a thin 130 lb person

• a larger 300 lb person.

who will need to burn more Calories to lose 1 lb, a thin 130 lb person or a larger 300 lb person?

• a thin 130 lb person

• a larger 300 lb person

• both will need to burn an excess of 3,500 Calories to lose 1 lb.