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xxZeromancerlovexx
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10 Nov 2014, 4:02 pm

A lot of people say that their metabolisms slow down when they get older. I think mine got faster. I'm 21 and have noticed that even if I were to eat a lot my pants still fall down instead of not being able to button. I don't know how many calories I eat a day, but I would say between 900-2000. That's just an estimate though.


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18 Nov 2014, 10:55 am

rainydaykid wrote:
lostonearth35 wrote:
I think that I gain weight when I eat more than 200 calories. When I work out on my exercise bike for 20 minutes, I lose around 200 calories. So I have to absolutely not eat anything over that amount or I'll stay obese or put on weight. Yes, I know doing other things also burn calories but not nearly as much unless its something that will put me on the verge of collapsing like pedaling for more than 20 minutes on my bike. You how snakes can swallow their prey and then not eat for weeks on end? That's basically how my own body works, so I am going to have to go without eating myself no matter what, even if it's really unhealthy. I don't feel hungry most of the time anyway. :(


You mean 2,000 calories a day, right? 200 is nothing, holocaust victims had about 700 a day and they starved to death.


No I really mean 200 calories. But I was really just joking. Sort of. :(



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28 Nov 2014, 2:03 am

Check out BMR - Basal Metabolic Rate. There are online calculators, some are advanced and ask you about activity, others just ask weight/height/age. I would take these as a guide. Each individual differs.