IF EATING 700 CALORIES A DAY AND BURNING 5000 CALORIES BY EXERCISE, HOW MUCH WEIGHT SHOULD A PERSON LOSE IN A DAY?

Based on your questions, a person should lose 1.5 pounds a day.  A pound is 3500 calories.  A simple net balance puts you at -4300 calories per day or about 1.5pounds.  Depending on your baseline weight, fluid intake (fluid constitutes 60% of your baseline weight), the weight loss could be more or less.  Most diets aim for 1-2 pounds per week.  This sounds pretty aggressive and it definitely should be physician supervised.

POSTED BY:  Steven Ajluni, MD