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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.

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[–] KikiCat ago 

Ohhh yeah, I never thought about how much strain the body goes through just to maintain all that fat. It technically is part of the body so it has to get blood flow, etc. so I guess carrying a back pack won't do it :P