Facts About Weight Loss

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Rapid Weight Loss Means Loss of Water and Muscles

Large weight loss in a short period of time means we have lost a lot of water, and that our body has started to use proteins from our own muscles as an energy source. We cannot afford to do that since muscles are a lot harder to acquire and they are very valuable – they burn a lot more energy than fat (the body needs approximately 50 Kcal to maintain 1 kg of muscles and 2.5 Kcal for 1 kg of fat).

Recommended Daily Energy Intake

Daily energy intake should not be less than 1200 Kcal, since this can cause a crisis in the body. If the energy intake is too low, the basal metabolism slows down or adjusts itself to this caloric intake, otherwise a collapse of the body would occur. The result is fast weight gain as soon as we start to eat larger quantities of food. The body registers it as excess and stores it.

Loss of 10 kg per Month – What does the Score Show?

The media often bombard is with different miracle diets, which promise the loss of up to 10 kg per month. To lose 10 kg in one month we would need to create an energy deficit in the amount of 70,000 to 80,000 Kcal. Daily deficit should, therefore, be 2,258 to 2,580 Kcal, which is impossible without total starvation and a lot of damage to your health.

In Linea Snella we recommend a daily deficit in the amount of 700 Kcal, which represents the top amount if we don't want our bodies to set up a defense mechanism due to an insufficient intake. This means that we can lose from 0.7 to 0.8 kg of fat or 3 to 4 kg in one month, which also improves the possibility of a long-term balancing of the body weight.