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[–] Swole_is_life 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Be careful, there are actual studies that have been done on the maximum rate of fat loss. I believe it's around 1000 calories/day for every 30 pounds of fat.

This is why someone ridiculously huge can lose weight so fast, if you've got 120 pounds of fat on you, you can lose over a pound a day.

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[–] Jessee 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Yeah, that's why I always laugh when fat people are so proud they "lost 20 pounds"

When they're over 300-400 pounds they literally have to follow a human diet for 3 weeks and they could easily lose it without any exercise

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[–] dontdoxxmebro 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Much like everything else, their understanding of basic scientific concepts is distended.

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[–] Makattack 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

That sounds about right. A lot of wrestlers/powerlifters do this sort of water cut as well. It super sucks, but gets the job done.

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[–] KikiCat ago 

Is it because they're carrying so much? I know my basal calorie is around 1600? So even if I eat nothing and exercise I'm not losing more than a pound a day. Even that's a stretch. If I carry a back pack with 100lbs of stuff to simulate being fat will I burn more?

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[–] Swole_is_life ago 

Yes, the people losing a pound a day are usually immense, like 400 pounds overweight. Fat takes 3-4 cal/day per pound to maintain so that's a lot of extra.

For reference, muscle is estimated to take as many as 10 cal/day per pound to maintain, which is why gaining muscle mass helps long-term. 30 pounds of extra muscle can mean up to 30 lbs/year of fat lost or not gained.