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How fast do we put on weight typically?


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Ok so if I were to let my diet and exercise routine slide for lets say 1 to 1 1/2 weeks and ate a little more than maintenance calories how quickly would that weight begin to appear?

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t17
Aug 01 2008 23:05
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3500calories over maintainence = 1 lb of fat, hope that helps

If you want to gain 1 pound per week then you would eat an extra 500 calories per day.
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