help question on weight gain - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

xfattyx · 07-15-2006, 04:29 AM

hi

basically i have a question and so many people have given me 2 different answers so im a bit confused

which of the following is true to gain weight?

1. you have to eat 3500+ calories a day to gain a lb

2.say i eat 1200 cals in a day and only burn off 700 .... i gain a lb?

im a little confused i always thought it was the first one but some people say different?

please help

Lenin · 07-15-2006, 05:08 AM

fatty,

The correct version of #1 is that you will gain a pound of fat if you eat 3500 calories more than you burn off, no matter WHAT the time frame. THus if you eat 1500 and burn 1400 that will add 100 calorie surplus or 1/35 of a pound...less than a half ounce. If you do this for 35 days, THEN you will gain the pound.

For #2...NOBODY who eats 1200 calories will gain weight because most of us use more than that just staying alive: breathing, keeping the body warm, keeping the blood circulating and the brain functioniing.

xfattyx · 07-15-2006, 05:10 AM

ah i understand now,thanks so much for helping