Is it easier for fat people?!
Question: Is it easier for fat people.?
Is it easier for overweight people to lose larger amount of weight than people who are skinny or normal weight.?Health Question & Answer
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They have a higher percentage of "water weight"... Where a normal person might lose 4-5 pounds of water weight, it isn't unheard of from an obese person to lose 15-30 pounds of water weight initally...
Keep in mind, an obese person requires A LOT more calories to maintain their body weight... Let's theoretically say they need to eat 3000 calories a day to maintain 300 lbs. Therefore, the difference of them eating "healthily" may actually lead to a decrease in over a thousand calories a day, while a normal person eating more healthy may only cut out 200-300 calories. And because of that, they can lose more weight faster as they have a higher daily caloric requirementHealth Question & Answer
Keep in mind, an obese person requires A LOT more calories to maintain their body weight... Let's theoretically say they need to eat 3000 calories a day to maintain 300 lbs. Therefore, the difference of them eating "healthily" may actually lead to a decrease in over a thousand calories a day, while a normal person eating more healthy may only cut out 200-300 calories. And because of that, they can lose more weight faster as they have a higher daily caloric requirementHealth Question & Answer
The term "overweight" means varying things to varying people. It's a good idea to start at the beginning, and ascertain if you are really overweight for your size or not, by calculating your BMI (Body Mass Index). You can understand how to do it at the site in the box below, they have loads of instruction, I lost 9 pounds by following their helpful advice.Health Question & Answer
yes it is easier they will burn 50% to twice as much calories as skinny people, which is pretty cool. there bodys have to carry around more weight and when they excersise they just burn like crazyHealth Question & Answer
Commonly speaking it is only advisable to loose the weight very gradually. Health Question & Answer
Yes, the more you have to lose, the easier it is (at least at first).Health Question & Answer
the more unhealthy you are the more you have for imrovementHealth Question & Answer
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