If you are engaged in a serious battle with your bulges using a carefully devised weight reducing program, then it is necessary that you learn the basic information regarding calories and its relation to your weight reduction program. A pound of body fat is equivalent to about 3500 calories. Thus, if you are able to achieve a calorie deficit of about the same amount through exercise, diet or a program that combines both, then you are in effect reducing your body weight by about a pound. In general terms, this corresponds to 75% of fat component and 25% of lean tissue. A person who is able to achieve a calorie deficit of 7000 will lose 2 pounds. You can achieve your desired levels of calorie deficit either by restriction of calorie … Read entire article »