Energy Balance. We typically start at a much higher weight. Therefore have a higher baseline calorie intake that will keep us at the same weight. As large me, the acts of getting out of bed burns calories. Breathing, etc. Based upon our resting metabolic rates, we can take in X number of calories a day and stay the same. For some of the real big boys - it might be 3500 cal per day.
We know (again due to science that one pound of fat = 3500 calories of energy. If you reduced your energy in below your metabolic rate calories, by 3500 calories for the week, (500per day) you will loose 1 pound per week. It is just math.
With a larger calorie differential, and all of us trying to consume 800-1000 calories per day. men just start faster. Energy and Physics. Simple. But we all hopefully end up near the same place 80% of our excess weight. That is the success goal we are all looking for.
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